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eBay Advice for Collectors

Saturday, October 14th, 2006

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Antiques and Collectibles Still Huge Market

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

TMCnet.com posts this report that the antiques and collectibles industry continues to grow:

“Collecting is like an addiction; it’s in your blood. People who are collectors will always buy no matter how they are doing financially. It’s just a matter of quantity.”

Given the industry’s recent growth, Shepard might be right.

Sales at Christie’s auction house totaled more than $3 billion last year, an increase of 25 percent from the year before. And eBay, which sells collectibles, antiques and other goods, reported that $44.3 billion worth of merchandise changed hands last year, a 30 percent increase compared with 2004.

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WWII Engima Auction up to $30k on eBay

Friday, March 31st, 2006

InformationWeek posts this article by Gregg Keizer of TechWeb that an Enigma machine from World War II is currently $30,000 on eBay:

eBay bidders have offered more than $30,000 for a World War II-era German Enigma cipher machine, a sum that’s “on the high side,” according to a dealer who has sold other models.

The online auction, which is scheduled to close Monday, is for a three-rotor Enigma machine manufactured in 1941, said the eBay listing. The unit, however, is missing a serial number, and the rotors — which typically are stamped with the same serial number as the Enigma itself — appear blank.

“Serial numbers has [sic] been removed,” the listing states.

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eBay and the Supreme Court

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Yahoo! News posts this article by Toni Locy of the Associated Press reporting that a suit filed by Thomas Woolston against eBay is now being heard by the Supreme Court:

Justices were hearing a dispute between the popular Web-based marketplace and a small Virginia patent holder over an idea for selling products on the Internet.

MercExchange, founded by patent lawyer Thomas Woolston, sued eBay and its subsidiary Half.com Inc. in 2001, alleging infringement of patents dating to 1995, shortly before eBay’s launch on the Web.

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Cleaning Out the Garage

Monday, March 27th, 2006

The News-Sentinel posts this article by Nicole Tsong of The Seattle Times writing that with spring comes the sales:

There’s a horde out there that prowls the streets on weekends, searching for signs that flutter on poles, classified ads and Internet postings, and arrows pointing to bargains.

With any luck, you’ll be one of their targets.

Spring has sprung, so that must mean it’s garage sale season.

Garage or yard sales may not seem worth the trouble to some, but they can be a very effective tool for getting rid of clutter and making a little money in the process – if you do it right.

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Vintage Advertising Now Sells Itself

Sunday, March 26th, 2006

The Columbus Dispatch posts this article by Ralph & Terry Kovel about how an old forms of advertising have become a very collectible items:

Vintage advertising, especially tin signs, is being treated like rare folk art by some collectors.

Hundreds of each sign were printed or lithographed on a tin backing and sent to stores to be displayed. The images were sometimes just the brand name or logo, but signs made before the 1920s featured detailed pictures of famous people, sites or colorful pictures of a product.

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He Will eBay For You

Friday, March 17th, 2006

Morgan Kriz of the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza writes that Nicholaus Harris of Incline has started his own eBay business:

What started as a volunteer service, helping friends and family sell their old items on eBay, has become an upstart business for Incline resident Nicholaus Harris.

“I had a friend who had bought a new computer. She was just going to throw away her old computer because it had a non-functional hard-drive,” Harris said. “The old computer just needed someone who was willing to put the time into it, so I posted it on eBay in its exact condition and sold it for $315.”

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eBay Express Coming in April

Tuesday, March 14th, 2006

Ina Steiner reports for AuctionBytes.com eBay Express is coming in April:

eBay Express will contain Store and fixed-price listings from U.S.-based sellers on eBay.com that can be purchased right away. eBay Express will contain a shopping cart, and buyers will be required to use PayPal or a credit card to make a purchase. Only sellers with a 98 percent positive feedback score of at least 100 will be eligible to sell on eBay Express.

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