Resisting this auction would be futile. The penultimate collector’s items for die-hard “Star Trek” fans — Captain James Tiberius Kirk’s phaser and communicator, used by actor William Shatner during the filming of the ’60s series’ 79 episodes — will be up for grabs next week, along with over 200 other props, costumes, scripts, and conceptual … Read more
These are the ulti-mutt trading cards. Topps, Fanatics’ trading card company, is most well-known for their baseball trading cards, as well as other sports and non-sports themed trading cards, and now they’re going to the doghouse — literally. Partnering with Westminster Kennel Club, the companies have partnered to release a line of trading cards featuring … Read more
Meet the Disney superfan who has spent more than £8k (nearly $10,000) on plushies, pins, vinyls and films. Ronni Carter, 19, has been a fan of Disney since she got her first plushie of Eeyore when she was one. She found comfort in Disney films, and enjoyed knowing that every story she watched would have … Read more
How old is too old to play with dolls? For smitten Gen Z fans of the 3-inch tall Sonny Angel — a Japanese mini-figure stealing the hearts of young adults everywhere — the limit does not exist. Young New Yorkers nutty for the compact cherubs have been known to endure lengthy lines for the latest drops — … Read more
He’s in his terribly talented twos. A diminutive da Vinci from Germany is selling his paintings for up to $7,000 — and they’re flying off the shelves. Young Laurent Schwarz’s appreciation for art was first noticed on a family vacation last fall, when his family found it difficult to wrest him away from the activities … Read more
Art can provide a stunning addition to your house and home — and it can also make you cash in the years while it hangs on your wall. Collectible art, just like any other investment, is not guaranteed to make you money. All investments have some risk involved, but this risk could be worth the future reward. … Read more
One person’s analog trash is another person’s vintage treasure. If you have a pile of VHS tapes that haven’t been touched since the dawn of digital media, you might be able to make a fortune on them. Blockbuster video cassettes are obviously a relic of yesteryear, with technology moving from VHS to DVDs and Blu-Ray … Read more
Life with plastic is fantastic for this collector. Duane AJ has been a doll collector since he was 5, despite relentless bullying while growing up. Now, at 35, the former 2006 “X Factor” contestant still spends his spare cash on the figurines — even splurging on miniature Jimmy Choo kicks for the dolls. “I don’t … Read more
In the market for a creepy collectable, one that may hug you back? Sarah Smith Gunter of Pinckney, Michigan, is selling a Jester Harlequin doll that’s “definitely not haunted” for the low price of $30 on Facebook Marketplace. “It is vintage 1980s, in the style of Madame Verte but I don’t see any tags or … Read more
Accio money. A worn-out original copy of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” purchased for less than $1, is now estimated to be worth a whopping $6,300. Experts confirmed the novel was one of only 500 copies of the beloved book published in 1996 by Bloomsbury and one of only 300 sent to libraries around … Read more
Book collectors tend to look you in the eye. They are passionately curious, in love with beautiful narratives, and generally undeterred by the shiny and two-dimensional. Unlike traditional art collectors, dyed-in-the-wool book people seek the whole story, scrutinizing every printed page. To the untrained eye, books on a shelf may appear unassuming, but to a … Read more
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John Travolta’s iconic white suit from “Saturday Night Fever” will take center stage Saturday when it hits the block at Julien’s Auctions with a high sale estimate of $200,000. But, despite the hefty price tag, this garment’s origins are as humble as that of Tony Manero, the blue-collar disco king played by Travolta. Fever” costume … Read more
A man in Connecticut believes he holds the world record for having the largest collection of Crocs. Doogie Lish Sandtiger, 32, has collected the iconic rubber shoes since he was 16 years old, spending thousands of dollars to amass 2,131 pairs of Crocs. “There’s so many things I could say about them: they’re so stylish, … Read more
There was a time when no respectable casserole or Jell-O salad was served in anything but a brightly colored piece of Pyrex glassware — and every cupboard was stacked high with the functional mixing bowls, baking dishes and storage containers. Now, Pyrex dishes are fetching big bucks as dealers make rare finds they call the … Read more
That’s a lot of coin. A Lincoln wheat penny minted in 1955 sold this month for $2,050 on eBay because it contains a rare feature known as a “double die error.” The manufacturing error occurs when the design on the die is mistakenly doubled in the hubbing process, resulting in two identical images on the coin that … Read more
The ordinary brown brick building, tucked within a nondescript block on a street in Delaware, would probably not garner much attention if it weren’t for the razor wire and armed guards outside — hints that something important lay inside, possibly even precious. Fort Knox it is not. But the stash of collectibles the building holds … Read more
Hard of hearing, Thomas Edison found a unique way to appreciate piano music. As someone played, the great inventor would lean in close to the instrument, right above the keys, and he’d bite the piano. Pressing his teeth into the wood of phonographs and pianos helped Edison experience the vibrations in his skull. Or in … Read more
Check your pockets and behind the couch cushions — you could be sitting on millions! A century-old nickel — minted in 1913 — recently sold for a cool $4.2 million. It is one of only five known five-cent-denomination coins that are 1913-dated and have the Liberty Head design. Two of these extremely rare coins are … Read more