About a week or so ago, a very nice lady emailed me asking what she and her siblings should do with a bunch of collectibles her Mother had collected over the years now that she had passed on.  The listing of items she sent was like an estate sale dream.  Lots of great old pop [...]

Looking for WWF VHS tapes? You are not alone.
Back when I was growing up, I was pretty into the whole wrestling scene. That was back in the late 70’s and into the 80’s. I didn’t realize at the time, but the whole wrestling thing was just about to explode commercially. Bruno [...]

If you like coffee and have been around for a while, you have probably owned a Farberware coffee pot at some point.  If not, then your parents might have.  This is the coffee pot I remember from my days growing up.  I could hear it percolating in the morning and smell the fresh brewed coffee [...]

I’m one of those people who really likes to watch educational shows on television.  If it is on Discovery or the History Channel, there’s a good chance I’ll stop to watch it.  When I find antique collectibles related to science, they almost always catch my attention.  That is how it was with lightning rod balls.

If [...]

Wilton cake pans are something that I pick up whenever I see them at garage sales or yard sales.  I learned that it can be hard to find specific pans a few years ago when we wanted a special character for a birthday cake.  I can’t remember which one it was at this point, but [...]

Name just about anything and you will find someone, somewhere who collects it or something related to it.  People love the romantic image of Hawaii and there is an entire area of collecting surrounding the 50th of the United States.  Known as Hawaiiana, collectibles from the far off tropical paradise have exploded in value.  There [...]