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A Strange Way to Make Friends

About 20 years ago, Tina and I started our business selling on eBay. This was back before we conducted our own online auctions, or in-person auctions or blended auctions with both live and on-line bidding, or even estate sales. Back then we sold on eBay. This was back in in the 1998-1999 timeframe. We had somehow picked up what the seller told us was a light from a St. Louis Bordello. When we sold it on eBay that’s exactly how we marketed it. We said something like “Lovely Victorian Light From a St. Louis Whore House” Our winning bidders were a husband and wife from a tiny town in New… Read More »A Strange Way to Make Friends

What to Consider When Selling A Collection

Want to Sell a Collection Yourself?                              Here are Some Factors to Consider Selling a Collection Yourself Can Be More Difficult than You Realize. Selling a collection is hard. It’s not only hard in the sense that a collection is hard to part with because it represents a lot of love, time, and money invested, but because selling a collection and getting value from it is difficult on a practical level. Here are a few things to consider when selling your collection or someone else’s that you have inherited. You will not get full value selling in… Read More »What to Consider When Selling A Collection

Comic Book Movies Are Doing Wonders for the Value of Bronze Age Keys

Marvel Bronze Age Key Issues on the Rise Marvel Movie Dominance Leads to Rising Bronze Age ValuesComic book history is split up into four principal periods: Golden Age, SilverAge, Bronze Age, and Modern. The Golden Age encompasses the early days from the late 30s until 1950. In the 50s and 60s, the Silver Age came and saw the birth of many of the superheroes and incarnations of superheroes we know and love today. The Silver Age saw the rise of Marvel Comics and the birth of iconic characters like Spider-Man, Hulk, The Fantastic Four, and the X-Men. TheBronze Age saw these iconic series expanded, with many beloved characters introduced. It’s… Read More »Comic Book Movies Are Doing Wonders for the Value of Bronze Age Keys

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