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What do I Have and What is it Worth? |
How to figure out what I have how to find out values and what an items is worth

Selling Your Collection
Getting the best price depends on the venue chosen, e.g. don't sell autographs on a site that is heavy into toys or vice-versa. Do some research and find out where your type of collectors are hanging out and where they are buying.

10 Ways to Ruin a Garage Sale
Selling stuff at a garage sale and wonder why you don't make much money? Perhaps your strategy is all wrong.

Disney Tough Movie Trivia
How well do you know your Disney Movies? Take the Tough Trivia Test

Collecting Cookie Jars
Everyone smiles when they see a cookie jar collection! Many are transported back to their grandma's kitchen and getting home baked cookies from that special jars. And that's how many jar collections get started, collecting their childhood memories!

Baseball Card Prices
A sampling of prices realized at recent online auctions for rare baseball cards.

Index of Cookie Jar Pictures & Value Guides
An Easy to Use Guide of Cookie Jar Pictures, Pottery Companies & Value Guides

What's it Worth to You? -- Al Capone's Arrest Record Images
whats it worth to you online appraisals al capone record

Know Your Appraisers
Once upon a time, I was so fascinated by the Antiques Roadshow and how all the wonderful old articles bought in by thousands were adored and appraised by the professionals. Then, lo and behold, the show was coming to my town. Just by chance, my daughter was lucky enough to get 4 tickets, two for her and two for us. We were rather excited, not that we had anything of great value to be appraised, but just to be able to attend

Selling Beanie Babies?
I have quite a few of mint condition beanie babies, who can i sell them to for the best price for me?

Precious Moments: How Sweet
Valentine's Day Gift Ideas for Collectors

Elvis Presley Trivia Quiz?
Do you know your Elvis? Take the quiz

Collecting State Quarters
Coin Collecting, specifically the US State Quarters, has become of the more popular collecting habits to come along in years. This [i]non-fad[/i] collectible appeals to every age, gender or income group.

The Hulks
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art to 100 Green Hulks, this was a recent visit to New York City. Imagine turning the corner and seeing one hundred green inflatable hulks.

Garage / Tag Sale Tips
My top tips for having a successful Garage or Tag Sale. Selling online is not always the best answer.

Fleece Throw Pattern
Making a Fleece Throw -- A Quick & Easy Present

Rare Cards and Hot Prices
Find out what was hot in the eBay Sports Memorabilia Categories, shown are prices paid for a selection of baseball cards and the month they were sold. Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Honus Wagner and Babe Ruth are a few of the ones listed.

Cards Online Price Guide Index
Check out the Values with this Index to Online Price Guides for Non-Sports Cards

1931 Frankenstein Movie Poster
A new record was set for vintage movie posters by Heritage Auction Galleries.

The Lefton Company
The Lefton Company has always enjoyed a wonderful reputation amongst collectors and the company's different lines have been as diverse as collectors are.

M.I.Hummels Marks of Authenticity -- Dating Your Hummel Figurines
M.I.Hummels Marks of Authenticity, figure out when your pieces were made by using the chart marks to identify your figurines.

Online Auction Web Sites
There are numerous online auction web sites, these are just the tip of the iceberg. Try doing a search for your particular collectible with the term "online auction" to see if anything else pops up that might be more specialized.

Political Collectibles -- Campaign Buttons
Political Collectibles -- Campaign Buttons are a good start to collecting

Avon Collectibles
One of the more popular collectible searches continues to be Avon and avon collectibles. Here are some links that will help you in your search to find out more.

About Hobby Lobby Stores
From a humble beginning to a huge family enterprise today Hobby Lobby is always an adventure. There is always something to look for and usually something to buy. As my tastes have changed, so has the company. Although they have never lost sight of their beginnings and still have the largest, most complete crafts supplies anywhere, they have also evolved in a store for those that are no longer doing those crafts.

Beanies Online Auction Prices
Find out prices realized for online auctions of Ty Beanie Babies, a sampling of sold prices.

Disney Store Displays - Auction Prices Alice in Wonderland Caterpillar
Disney Online Auction -- Alice in Wonderland Caterpillar Display

Shawnee: Facts, Collectibles
Shanwee pottery was in business form 1937 though 1961 and is a favorite pick of pottery collectors.

Precious Moments: Embraced
Precious Moments: Embraced in Your Love

Mattel's CARS the Movie
CARS is one of the hottest Disney/Pixar licensees in years and Mattel has certainly done the movie and the characters justice. The animated cars are wonderful in diecast, with great detail to satisfy the collector and enough fun to satisfy the kids who just want to play with them.

About Barnum Crackers
Animal crackers seem to a part of everyone's childhood - no matter how many years ago that was. They've also been written about, sung about and probably dreamed about by millions. Barnum's Animals crackers are just as popular with today's children as they were at the first Christmas in 1902.

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Snowglobes from Disney are highly sought after, even the contemporary pieces. Recently Disney has done a series of limited edition Snowglobes available via online auction.

Free Printable Collectible Holiday Gift Tags
Free Printable Gift Tags

Dating Collectible Porcelain
One of the fascinating things about collecting porcelain is getting it home, taking out a magnifying glass and deciphering the marks on its underside. Find out more about the markings and companies that made it.

Complete Guide to Corning Ware
Back in the sixties and seventies, who would have ever thought those simple white and blue flowered saucepans and casseroles would one day be a hot collectible? Well, perhaps they are not hot yet, but they are sought after and selling for more than one might expect. Prices should only go up. Luckily there are enough common pieces to satisfy the casual collector and for those incurable collectors among us -- Coroneos documents those rare and unusual pieces that are hard to find.

Three Little Pigs Jar
Disney Auctions limited edition jars are popular and they too can bring more than double the issue price for the more popular characters. Shown here are limited edition jars from Disney Auctions. Jars are typically limited to a production run of 250 or 350. Occasionally Disney will offer a prototype jar for sale that can sell for anywhere from $250. to $600.

Sell Your Items on Ebay
A simple How-To on selling your items on eBay from your About.com Guide to Collectibles.

Do You Want to be a Dealer Quiz Results!
Do You Want to be a Dealer Quiz Results

Little Red Riding Hood Jars
It's a confusing genealogy -- trying to figure out the true and accurate history of the Louise Bauer Little Red Riding Hood jar. Is it a Hull, Regal or Royal China and Novelty Company? Although not all the answers are known, hopefully this article will be a start!

The Ferrari Museum and Gift Shops
The Ferrari Museum and Gift Shops

Free USPS eBay Boxes
Order free priority mail boxes from the post office free. You can even get them with an eBay logo!

My Little Pony Patent - Page Three
Free Printable Patent of My Little Pony from Hasbro, Page three

Little Red Riding Hood Printable Patent
Free Hull Little Red Riding Hood Patent to Print June 1943

The Jeans That Won the West
When a young Levi Strauss arrived in a bustling, noisey San Francisco in 1853, the rush for California gold riches was still in high gear. The son of a Bavarian dry-good peddler, Levi expected that the mining camps would welcome the buttons, scissors, thread and bolts of fabric that he had brought with him, along with yards of canvas sail cloth that he intended to sell for tent-making and as covers for the the Conestroga wagons that dotted every stream and river.

Collectible Clip Art Index -- Free Scans, Patents, Ads and Catalogs to Use
Collectible Clip Art Index -- Free Scans, Patents, Postcards, Ads and Catalogs to Use

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Snowglobes from Disney are highly sought after, even the contemporary pieces. Recently Disney has done a series of limited edition Snowglobes available via online auction.

Presley Records and Prices
According to the official Elvis Presley web site he sold over one billion records, with 150 albums and singles. Presley had 14 Grammy nominations to his credit and starred in 33 films.

Queen Arwen Lord of the Rings
Most collectors are fun people! And when you're fun, you'll probably be one of those adults who like to get dressed up for Halloween. Check out these costumes to see if one of them fits your type of collecting.

Vintage T-Shirts Prices
Who would have thought those t-shirts we picked up at concerts years ago would be worth so much now? That is if you didn't turn them into dustrags or horrors -- something to wash the car! Today the vintage shirts from rock concerts in the seventies and eighties are hot, make that very hot! So it's time to dig through the closet and see if you still have one or two left. Or perhaps it's time to re-live those days with by buying back those carefree days.

WALL-E Toys at the Store
WALL-E Action Figures at the Stores

M.I. Hummel Figurines
There is no doubt what a Hummel is. And even though there have been hundreds of pieces with numerous figurines made in different sizes over the years and many other companies trying to cash in on their popularlity by making copies --the popularity of these charming Bavarian children has not diminished.

Beatles First Photo Shoot
Collecting Beatles Memorabilia and Prices realized for Beatles collectibles

Collecting the Unusual
How did you start your collection? Sometimes finding your passion is as easy as looking around and saving the item that has always fascinated you. Collecting DOES NOT have to be an expensive hobby, it can even be free. Some of the collectors listed below just took the time to save commonplace but usually not collected items or spent the cost of postage when trading items with others of the same mind

Made in Occupied Japan
Made in Occupied Japan

Index of Cookie Jar Pictures & Value Guides
An Easy to Use Guide of Cookie Jar Pictures, Pottery Companies & Value Guides

Free Clip Art Patents of Collectibles - Race Car Cookie Jar
Free Clip Art Patents of Collectibles Round Guild Cookie Jar

The Real McCoys Cookie Jars vs Reproduction or Fake McCoy Cookie Jars
The Real McCoys Cookie Jars vs Reproduction or Fake McCoy Cookie Jars

Collectible Illustration Index -- Free Scans, Patents, Ads and Catalogs to Use
Collectible Illustrations and Scans Index -- Free Scans, Patents, Postcards, Ads and Catalogs to Use

Disney Shopping
February saw the launch of the new Disney Auction web site as Disney moved away from using eBay as their vendor and now have their own privately branded marketplace.

Wordless Wednesdays on About
Wordless Wednesdays on About.com

24 K Mickey Mouse Gold Sculpture
24 K Mickey Gold Sculpture

Comic Book July 13, 2005
Comic Book Prices Realized, Auction Prices and Values July 13, 2005

Mattel's Wingo
CARS the movie is one of the hottest movie for licensees in years! Don't believe me? Try buying one of the little diecast cars. The suggested retail price of $3.99 might be available if you are lucky enough to be in a store when they are being put on the shelves.

What Does Your Favorite Celebrity Collect?
What do celebrities collect? Take the quiz

Mattel's Filmore
CARS the movie is one of the hottest movie for licensees in years! Don't believe me? Try buying one of the little diecast cars. The suggested retail price of $3.99 might be available if you are lucky enough to be in a store when they are being put on the shelves.

Collect Autographed Baseballs
Find out more about collecting autographed baseaballs, how to get them signed how to protect them and display the balls

Mickey Mouse - Prices Realized
Prices Realized: Mickey Mouse Collectibles and Memorabilia including illustrations, ceramic and tin toys.

"Doc" Holliday Gold Watch
Doc Holliday Gold Pocket Watch sold at May 2007 auction.

Vintage Valentine
Another Valentine very special gift would be a vintage card, perhaps framed? Valentine's Day Gift Ideas for Collectors

Antique Button Bracelet
Wear your collectibles! Use your old pieces to create wearable art jewelry.

Mattel's DJ
CARS the movie is one of the hottest movie for licensees in years! Don't believe me? Try buying one of the little diecast cars. The suggested retail price of $3.99 might be available if you are lucky enough to be in a store when they are being put on the shelves.

Elvis Presley Collecting
Collecting Elvis Presley Memorabilia and Collectibles

Reward for 1938 Comic Book
$1 Million Reward for Rare Comic Book Offered by Baltimore Business Executive

Marilyn Monroe Expensive Dress
Marilyn Monroe, A Most Expensive Dress, Auction Prices

The Clay Art Company Cookie Jars and Collectibles
The Clay Art Company Cookie Jars

Shawnee Pottery Cookie Jars
Seeimages of Shawnee Pottery cookie jars

Shirley Temple Prices Realized
Shirley Temple Dolls Auction Prices Realized May-June 2006 Shirley Temple hit the market in 1934, and no celebrity dolls before or since have captured the imagination of the doll-buying public in the same way."[

Ty Beanie Babies, It wasn't the End Still Collecting Beanies?
Ty Beanie Babies It wasn't Really the End Still Collecting Beanies

Guide to Sports Cards
Sports Card Collecting -- An Beginners Guide to Sports Card Collecting

Top Advertising Icons for Collectors
Top Ten Advertising Icons for Collectors include Keebler, Tony the Tiger, the M & M guys, the Campbell Soup Kids and more

Is it a Real McCoy?
McCoy and Cookie Jars go together and because they do, many unscrupulous sellers try to take advantage of collectors. This is especially prevalent through Internet sales when buyers think they are bidding or purchasing an authentic jar from the real McCoy company.

Mattel's Sarge
CARS the movie is one of the hottest movie for licensees in years! Don't believe me? Try buying one of the little diecast cars. The suggested retail price of $3.99 might be available if you are lucky enough to be in a store when they are being put on the shelves.

Robert Raikes Bears
Adorable Robert Raikes Collectible bears and dolls are popular with bear and doll collectors.

Elvis Presley Velvet Painting
Elvis Presley Velvet Painting

Sell Your Stuff: Online Malls - TIAS, RubyLane, GoAntiques
As a buyer, when looking for something specific, I always check online malls, along with eBay. And as a buyer, I have my favorites to browse -- I like a clean page, an easy search format and I don't like like to see mis-represented items.

mattel's The King
CARS the movie is one of the hottest movie for licensees in years! Don't believe me? Try buying one of the little diecast cars. The suggested retail price of $3.99 might be available if you are lucky enough to be in a store when they are being put on the shelves.

Kellogg's Pop-Tart Canister
Kellogg's Kitchen and Breakfastware

Prices Realized and Price Guide Information for the Campbell Soup Kids
Prces Realized and Price Guides for the Campbell Soup Kids Collectibles

Index of Cookie Jar Pictures & Value Guides -- A is for Abingdon, Appleman and American Bisque
An Easy to Use Guide of Cookie Jar Pictures Jars and Companies starting with the letter A

Raggedy Ann and Andy
Raggedy Ann and Andy have been around for over 90 years, but still appeal to kids of every age today.

Mattel's Lizzie
CARS the movie is one of the hottest movie for licensees in years! Don't believe me? Try buying one of the little diecast cars. The suggested retail price of $3.99 might be available if you are lucky enough to be in a store when they are being put on the shelves.

Howdy Doody Facts and Trivia
Original Howdy Doody collectibles can be pricey, but not too hard to find. His face was on everything from apple bags to twin pop bags.

Hallmark, Christmas Ornament
No matter what you collect, there is a Hallmark ornament that "fits just right". Advertising, cars, toys, racing, Star Trek, Barbies, Disney -- Hallmark has it all. From eighteen ornaments in 1973 to well over two hundred ornaments in 2005, Hallmark ornaments are one of the most enduring and endearing collectibles lines made today.

Boycott Olympic Games 1936
Swann Auction Galleries Poster auction held in February 2006 featured several vintage olympic posters. Prices realized are shown.

Toy Online Price Guide Index
Check out the Values with this Index to Online Price Guides for Toys

Free Wizard Bookmarks
Harry Potter Collectibles -- Free Wizard Bookmarks

Aunt Jemima - Soft Plastic
Collecting Black cookie jars

Shawnee Granny Teapot
A Gallery of Antique Teapot Pictures and Suggested Values

Olympic Mascots
What would the olympics be without mascots? Probaby a little less commerical and certainly a lot less fun. It's surprising to find out that the first official Olympic mascot was as recent as the 1972 Munich Games. But it's been a go since then, with sometimes as many as four mascots for a single Olympics.

Frankoma Pottery
Frankoma Pottery -- an American pottery made in Oklahoma and started in 1933.

Little Girl Skipping Rope
Vintage and antique Valentine Card art and illustrations.

Company Profile: McCoy Pottery
McCoy Pottery never patented their designs, which today has opened a floodgate of copycats and fake-makers! The popular company's name is also used to sell auction items, not everything is a McCoy piece. Although it would be hard to prove to sellers.

Index of Cookie Jar Pictures & Value Guides, Disney, Dairy Queen and Donald Duck
An Easy to Use Guide of Cookie Jar Pictures, Pottery Companies & Value Guides

Coin Auction Prices Realized -- Coin Collecting
Coin Auction Release Prices Realized

Cape Cod Bowl
A sampling of Avon collectibles and current values.

McCoy Pottery Resources
The top resources for McCoy Pottery

Hot Comic Prices on eBay
Find out what was hot in the eBay Comics Categories by checking out the prices paid for a selection of comics and the date sold.

Avon Cape Cod Plate
A sampling of Avon collectibles and current values.

Mary Poppins Penguin Jar
Disney Auctions limited edition jars are popular and they too can bring more than double the issue price for the more popular characters. Shown here are limited edition jars from Disney Auctions. Jars are typically limited to a production run of 250 or 350. Occasionally Disney will offer a prototype jar for sale that can sell for anywhere from $250. to $600.

Barbie, Ken Bride and Groom
Several images from Christie's Barbie Doll auction in September 2006.

Olympic Memorabilia
Olympic Collectibles -- Collecting Pins, Torches and Medals

Electromatic Percolator
Corning Ware Floral Bouquet Electromatic Percolator

Little Mermaid Snowglobe
Snowglobes from Disney are highly sought after, even the contemporary pieces. Recently Disney has done a series of limited edition Snowglobes available via online auction.

Batman Prices Realized
A sampling of prices for Batman collectibles and memorabilia from eBay auctions. All auctions had multiple bidders.

Meissen Teapot
A Gallery of Antique Teapot Pictures and Suggested Values

Shawnee Prices
Prices or value guides are always subjective and in many cases argumentative. In the case of the following jars, Internet auctions, live auctions, antique mall prices and dealers input, all were used to come up with the values shown. Of course putting a price on something is always subjective and you need to two people to make it come true -- a seller and a BUYER!

Ronald McDonald Price Guide
Ronald McDonald is another one of my picks for the top ten advertising icons for Collectors! Instantly recognizable to kids world-wide, Ronald McDonald is more than a smiling face.

FAN-atics
Collecting electric fans antique fans collecting fan association general electric fans vornado fans

Mattel's Lightning McQueen
CARS the movie is one of the hottest movie for licensees in years! Don't believe me? Try buying one of the little diecast cars. The suggested retail price of $3.99 might be available if you are lucky enough to be in a store when they are being put on the shelves.

Shawnee Tea Pot
A Gallery of Antique Teapot Pictures and Suggested Values

Shawnee Pottery at The Auction Smiley Pig Cookie Jar, Winnie Pig Cookie Jar Pictures
Shawnee Pottery at Auction Pictures

Lionel Trains - Auction Prices Realized - Collectibles
Find out Prices Realized at Online/Live Auction - May 2003

Mattel's Chick Hicks
CARS the movie is one of the hottest movie for licensees in years! Don't believe me? Try buying one of the little diecast cars. The suggested retail price of $3.99 might be available if you are lucky enough to be in a store when they are being put on the shelves.

Index of Cookie Jar Pictures & Value Guides, I is for IGA
An Easy to Use Guide of Cookie Jar Pictures, Pottery Companies & Value Guides

Bubble Cut Barbies
Several images from Christie's Barbie Doll auction in September 2006.

Faberge Eggs
Faberge Eggs from Carl Faberge, Imperial eggs were the gifts of the Czars.

Antique Roadshow 2003
If you were in downtown Oklahoma City on August 2003 and didn't know what was going on, you would have probably thought it was the world's biggest garage sale. And judging by all that was carried in and out of the Cox Business Center, it must have been a good one!

Comic Prices March/2006
The following is a sampling of price from online completed comic book auctions in March/April 2006. Note: Online auctions are not always a true measure of value, it all depends on timing of auction, bidder competition, wording and auction placement. For the purpose of this list, all the comic book prices shown had both multiple bidders and books were said to be in at least good - excellent condition.

Photo Studio-In-A-Box
American Recorder Technologies has one of those products that you wonder why no one has done it before. Actually it's been done before in a much bigger and costlier version. But American Recorder's Photo Studio In-A-Box is a perfect fit for me.

A - Z Prices Online: TOYS
Toy Price Guides online -- Find out what it's worth or what the toys sold for.

Marilyn Monroe Fake Autograph
an edition of The Antiques Road Show aired in which one of their so-called experts made a major error with a person's Marilyn Monroe signed photo. Now anyone can make an occasional error when authenticating, especially when the authentication is done in a hectic venue like the Road Show.

Clever Cufflinks
Wear your collectibles! Use your old pieces to create wearable art jewelry.

Collecting Clubs and Associations: Abingdon - Avon Collectibles
Collecting Clubs and Associations: Angels - Bush Collectibles from Collecting.About.com

Kellogg's and Tony the Tiger
company profile of kellogg's and advertising icon, Tony the tiger

Typewriter Key Pendant
Wear your collectibles! Use your old pieces to create wearable art jewelry.

Rare Collectibles sold on eBay
Find out what was hot in the Collectibles Categories over the years. Shown are a sampling of prices paid and date sold on eBay.

Hopalong Cassidy Collectibles
Collecting Hopalong Cassidy Collectibles is hot -- Take a ride back to the days of our youth, to the time when the values that Hoppy espoused were real and the good guys didn't always wear white!

Disney Store Displays - Auction Prices Mad Hatter Alice in Wonderland Story
Disney Online Auction -- Mad Hatter Alice in Wonderland Story Store Display

Mardi Gras Pony
Incredible Collectors! What else would you call someone who has over two thousand My Little Pony collectibles. Over a thousand Ponies, along with another 1000 accessories and go-withs. More than enough to fill an entire room!

Index of Cookie Jar Pictures & Value Guides -- C is for Cavanagh, Campbells, Clay Art
An Easy to Use Guide of Cookie Jar Pictures, Pottery Companies & Value Guides

Comic Book Prices Realized Auction Prices
A few prices realized for recent online comic book auctions

My Little Pony Celebration Castle
My Little Pony Makes Comback in 2003

Collecting Novelty Teapots
For a new collector just starting, it would be wise to log onto ebay's auction site and just keep your eye on things for a few weeks to get a feel for what is happening and what is being paid for certain items. Usually, the majority of the world's collectors will know what's what and if a new collector follows their guidance, they won't go far wrong.

Mattel's Sally
CARS the movie is one of the hottest movie for licensees in years! Don't believe me? Try buying one of the little diecast cars. The suggested retail price of $3.99 might be available if you are lucky enough to be in a store when they are being put on the shelves.

Teapot Gallery and Values
All prices on in this pictorial guides are estimates of values, using a combination of online auctions and malls, antique shows and prices paid over the years.

Barnum Carousel Cookie Jar
Nabisco's Barnum Animal Crackers

Mattel's Sheriff
CARS the movie is one of the hottest movie for licensees in years! Don't believe me? Try buying one of the little diecast cars. The suggested retail price of $3.99 might be available if you are lucky enough to be in a store when they are being put on the shelves.

John F. Kennedy Memorabilia
President John F. Kennedy's rocking chair from his White House bedroom is being offered for auction at Heritage Auction Galleries. The chair was made by P & P Co. of Asheboro, North Carolina and over the years he had approximately fourteen identical chairs that were used in numerous places, such as Air Force One, his offices, bedroom etc.

Warman's Little Golden Books
Warman's Little Golden Books Identification and Price Guide -- Little Golden Books are one of my top picks for folks looking for a fun and affordable collectible.