A general discussion of collecting cool things.
In 1938, the man of steel was introduced in Action Comics #1, and the world would never be the same. Earlier today, ComicsConnect.com sold an extremely rare, high-grade copy of that comic for $1,000,000.00, shattering all previous records for a comic book. Prior to this sale, the record price for a comic was a lesser grade [...]
Some posters just look better when they’re covered in Japanese writing. Some collectors believe the most valuable version of a movie poster is the one released in the same country that the movie was released in, but after seeing some of these Japanese one sheets, I tend to disagree. Check out the Army of Darkness or The [...]
Raise your hand if your mom sold your comic book collection when you went off to college. Nowadays, those same moms are selling off their kid’s video game collections. A woman recently put up an old Nintendo system with a few games she had stored in a closet. One of those games was an extremely [...]
If that headline made no sense to you, then this article probably isn’t up your collecting alley, but read on anyway and get a little education! Coins are graded like every other collectible, but they are graded on a scale from “poor 1″ to “mint state 70″ with many levels in between. The grading of [...]
Sideshow Toys recently announced their latest addition to the Star Wars collection: You’re Going To Regret This – Princess Leia VS Jabba The Hutt Diorama. This detailed piece captures the classic Star Wars scene as the enslaved Leia (in every fanboy’s favorite costume) fulfills her promise to the big guy. This sculpture would make a stunning [...]
This guy has a houseful of stuff that would give me a serious case of heebeejeebies. Seriously, you have got to see this VR tour of his place. The nooks and crannies of the nooks and crannies are filled with eclectic items ranging from skulls, to taxidermy, to minotaurs. I think every serious collector should [...]
Who knew zombies were popular in 1952? This incredible poster is up for auction this week at emovieposter.com. Zombies of the Stratosphere was a Republic Serial with 12 chapters. I am an absolute sucker for Republic movie posters, and this is a great one – zombies, spaceships, a robot a with fireman’s axe – I [...]
Living in the ‘burbs of D.C. doesn’t provide too may outlets for cheap treasure seeking. The D.C. big Flea is primarily a large antique show, but there are usually a few cool collectibles to be found. There were a few vendors who were selling vintage toys and pop culture collectibles. I stopped and chatted with [...]
Every time a mother goes to clean out her son’s bedroom and puts his comics in the trash, a heart is broken, a memory is made and collectors everywhere smile. Partly, because they remember the painful day it happened to them, and partly because the value of their collection just went up. Comic book collecting [...]
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