Archive for October, 2005

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Appraising Creepy Collectibles

Friday, October 28th, 2005

Paula F. Kelly of The News Journal writes this article about the TLC program called “Possessed Possessions”:

TLC will spin several eerie tales Sunday in a two-hour special called “Possessed Possessions,” taped on the Queen Mary in Long Beach Harbor, Calif. Owners will present their articles to an expert panel, including folklore expert and ghost-story author Ed Okonowicz of Fair Hill, Md. After examining the objects and hearing the owners’ stories, psychics on the panel will attempt to tell whether the objects have a spiritual connection.

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Get Paid for What You Know

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Ed Welch writes in this article for The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles that the more an antique dealer knows, the more money he or she will make:

The antique trade is so complicated that no one dealer can know everything about everything. The secret to success is to know everything about those items that you normally buy and sell. In order to do this, a dealer must buy an education and develop research skills.

It is acceptable for a dealer to look at an item and ask, “what is it and how much is it worth?” It is also acceptable for the dealer to purchase such an item. However, it is not acceptable for the dealer to sell that item until he or she knows exactly what it is and exactly how much it is worth.

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Cowboy Memorabilia to be Displayed

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Kevin Howe of the Monterey County Herald reports that there will be a display of old cowboy memorabilia at the Monterey Cowboy Poetry, Music Festival and Art and Gear Show:

Great-grandpa’s old stock saddle that’s been sitting on a rack in the barn for decades, or the long-tarnished set of spurs hanging in the tack room might just be what Bob Mattson and his friends Bruce Haener and Griff Durham are looking for.

The three have teamed up to assemble an exhibit of historic cowboy memorabilia for the annual Monterey Cowboy Poetry, Music Festival and Art and Gear Show, which will be held Dec. 9-11 at the Monterey Conference Center.

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Piece of Past Up for Auction

Monday, October 24th, 2005

Amy L. Edwards of the Orlando Sentinel reports on an auction to be held on November 19th in Davenport:

As grove after grove of orange trees are cleared to make way for development in Four Corners, it may seem as though the region’s rich citrus history is disappearing.

But pieces of the past remain.

Tucked off U.S. Highway 17-92 at 4 State St. in Davenport is an 80-year-old building that in its early years housed Holly Hill Grove & Fruit Co., the business that brought citrus to this part of Polk County.

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Alice in Wonderland Still Vibrant Industry

Sunday, October 23rd, 2005

Taiwan News posts this article by Chuck Schoffner of the Associated Press writing that even after 140 years, Lewis Carroll’s “Alice” is a thriving business:

In his day, Lewis Carroll was a writer, a mathematician, a photographer and a story teller.

From movies to video games to court opinions, Alice permeates modern culture. So naturally, there’s a Lewis Carroll Society.

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Yngwie Malmsteen Interview

Saturday, October 22nd, 2005
by Hugh Ochoa
Born Lars Johann Yngwie Lannerback, in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1963, Yngwie Malmsteen came from a family of talented musicians with an interest in classical music. In 1970 he developed an interest in the guitar after watching a news item the day that Jimi Hendrix died - September 18, 1970. The footage showed the psychedelic icon burning a guitar on stage and Yngwie was hooked. Even at seven-years-old, he knew he wanted to be a...

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Jewelry Big Seller on eBay

Friday, October 21st, 2005

National Jeweler reports that jewelry was a large seller on eBay during the third quarter:

Third-quarter sales of jewelry through online auction house eBay totaled $1.6 billion for the third-quarter ended Sept. 30, the company announced Wednesday.

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Get to eBay on Monday!

Friday, October 21st, 2005

Krista Desens of Net Music Countdown reports that there will be a rock fan’s dream auction starting on Monday, October 24th at eBay:

Rockers are uniting to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Green Day, No Doubt, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are among the bands donating items to the Unite the United Charity Auction, which kicks off this Monday, October 24th, at 12 pm PT on eBay.

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