This exclusive excerpt is from the new book Harry Potter Collector’s Handbook by William Silvester (Krause Publications, 2010). Silvester lives in Victoria, British Columbia, and has more than 250 published articles to his credit.
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AuctionZip launches new Net bidding
BEDFORD, Pa. – AuctionZip Live is the new online live bidding destination that provides a direct link between bidders and the action on the auction sale floor.
No-reserve antiques auction carries shop inventory, Continental antiques cache
MARIANNA, Fla. — A major on-site auction featuring over 150 items from the estate of the late Floye E. Brewton — former owner of The 1840 House antique shop — will be held Aug. 28 by The Specialists of the South, Inc.
Two major comics sites team up to offer pricing
InvestComics.com and ComicsPriceGuide.com (CPG) have teamed-up to better inform collectors and serious investors regarding the comic book market and collectible field.
10c comic book brings $657,250 to lead $4.33M auction
DALLAS – Led by the $657,250 “Aloha” copy of a 1939 Detective Comics #27, the legendary first appearance of “The Batman,” and the $862,513 debut of The Kerby Confer Collection of Disneyana, the $4.33 million Heritage Auctions Aug. 5-6 comics and comic art auction propelled the Heritage comics category past a lifetime total of...
20th century works by Nakashima, Evans and Lalique headline at White’s
MIDDLEBORO, Mass. — On Aug. 29, 2010, White’s Auctions will offer some exciting pieces from artists and designers of the American crafts and studio artist movements. These artists and craftsmen worked with traditional materials, such as woods, metals and glass, in unconventional ways to produce functional, creative pieces.
Collect.com Auctions now live with McGwire 500 homerun ball
After a successful consignment period, including an East Coast tour, Collect.com Auctions is ready and picking up steam towards its Aug. 12 close date. Collect.com Auctions Sports and Americana Auction No. 5 will feature more than 700 lots, which includes a great deal of significant items.
Pulp Renaissance: Hard-boiled, cliffhanger stories viewed as collectible American fiction
Blazing six-shooters and galloping horses. Screams in a fog shrouded alley. Green-skinned aliens towering over a scantily clad woman. Sleek silver spaceships cutting a path across the star specked universe. Tales of adventure in the far-flung Orient. These are but some of the indelible images that thrilled a generation of pulp magazine readers during...
Could space be collectors’ final frontier?
Human conquest of the cosmos has the ability to inspire humans like little else and, in the brief time we’ve been slipping these surly bonds, we’ve done remarkably well, all things considered.
Hake’s milestone 200th brings impressive prices
The latest Hake’s Americana & Collectibles auction has closed, and the staff at Hake’s is currently dealing with all the necessary post-auction excitement and procedures. Here is detailed overview of the auction, which yielded some wonderful results.