I’m usually a stingy buyer; price has a heavy weight when deciding whether I should pick an item up. Sure, it results in me getting a lot of junk because it’s cheap, but it’s my junk, and I wouldn’t have bought it unless it was cool. …
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Collectors’ Quest
From vintage handkerchiefs to garden ornaments, it’s a picturesque journey into the world of collectors. Show us what's in your collection at the first online social network for collectors: www.collectorsquest.com/community.html
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Toy Printing Press
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Fin Fang Foom and My Quest For His Legs
http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2008/07/23/fin-fang-foom-and-my-quest-for-his-legs/True to Hollywood marketing form, every superhero-adventure-summer-blockbuster film has been accompanied by a line of collectible action figures. Mattel produced 2 lines of figures and vehicles to coincide with The Dark Knight (which were exceptionally hot due to the untimely death of Heath Ledger), and Hasbro gave us an array of Iron Man and Hulk toys for the selfsame movie. …
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Birthday Memories: Collecting Vintage Greeting Cards
http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2008/07/22/birthday-memories-collecting-vintage-greeting-cards/We had a double-birthday in the family last week. Our son-in-law Garth celebrates his special day with his one year old son, Nicholas! They had a huge party in their yard and the weather cooperated. My daughter and her husband are blessed with a large group of friends and being near the same age, they have quite a ‘gaggle’ of kids. …
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A Tad Too Much Tan For Taupe
http://tadtoomuchtanfortaupe.blogspot.comBirthday Memories: Collecting Vintage Greeting Cards - Val Ubell My Puzzle Box Estate Sale Find - Deanna Dahlsad Atari Rummage Sale Finds - Derek Dahlsad Drawing Words and Writing Pictures - Collin David Antique Hunting: This Day Was Shot - The Dean
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Kitschy Kitschy Coo
http://www.kitschy-kitschy-coo.comStill on my quest for more information about this ad, I discovered Chef Boyardee was real. Who knew?
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We Have Your Collectibles
http://wehaveyourcollectibles.com$1.99 Bargain Basement Odds & Ends Search WHYC We Accept: 1980s Topps Garbage Pail Kid Cards Are Here! As I wrote at Collectors' Quest, we've a large lot of original (and very retro) GPK cards. We offer some cards still in the packages, as well as single cards in excellent conditions -- and we are very happy to hear your offers on multiple purchases. Just
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The Dust Test
http://textblock.blogspot.com/2008/07/dust-test.htmlSporting things don't require both to participate (especially if seen as a 'guy thing'), organized groups aren't always couples events, but shopping for books is better when you can go, "hey, come look what I found!", much like love for antiquing the wifey and I share. "The Dust Test" is part of a series at Pop Matters called "Secondhand Wonderland: The World of the Used Book" -- the whole series is a good read if you're a fan of old books and used bookstores.
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A Tad Too Much Tan For Taupe
http://tadtoomuchtanfortaupe.blogspot.comFreakazoid : Season One on DVD - Collin David Children’s Fashions: Collecting Attire of Days Gone By - Val Ubell What Was New In 1959 For 1960? - Deanna Dahlsad The Top Ten Most Valuable Star Wars Figures, Part Two - Collin David The Top Ten Most Valuable Star Wars Figures, Part One
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Make ‘Hey!’ while the sun shines
http://harwood-leon.com/thoughts/make-hey-while-the-sun-shin...Its such a modern phenomenon, especially the friendly ‘2.0′ web phenomenon that sites are now using the word ‘Hey’ (usually with an exclamation mark) to convey a sense of friendliness and approachability. It does remind me of the simple, direct marketing of the 50’s
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You'd think museums are the safest place for items, but it's not always the case -- things...
http://blacksunn.net/11111001111/2008/7/quick.1216214195museum curator's convention as press, and a large part of the seminars were about repair, preservation, and insurance against damage; places like the Walker send curator-guards to make sure the works survive when loaned. Other places, however, let local bars get their patrons
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Kitschy Kitschy Coo
http://www.kitschy-kitschy-coo.comBecause I've been digging through & scanning old issues of The Saturday Evening Post, be prepared for a number of scans from them. Up now, Remember When? Pictures With A Past. Text reads: Recognize the smiling lad at right? Frank Sinatra was just one of a New Jersey quartet, the Hoboken Four, when he got his start on the
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A Tad Too Much Tan For Taupe
http://tadtoomuchtanfortaupe.blogspot.comThe Ballad of Mingering Mike - Collin David Deep Pockets Collecting: Classic Cars - The Dean The “Why” Of Collecting Paint By Numbers - Deanna Dahlsad Craft Master: The History Of Paint By Numbers - Deanna Dahlsad Batman : Gotham Knight DVD - Collin David
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Kitschy Kitschy Coo
http://www.kitschy-kitschy-coo.comWorking on part two of the paint by number article, I discovered this amazing paint by number bird fabric. Designed by Erin Michael for Moda Fabrics & released in 2007, this fabric is now sold out - in all of the colors. We can see why; but we're still pouting.
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