Music Collectibles...
By Jenny Huang : The Herald-Sun
chherald@heraldsun.com
Mar 29, 2004 : 6:06 pm ET
CARRBORO -- "Michael Burch was 12-years-old when he heard the Beatles for the first time. After seeing the Fab Four perform in 1964 on the 'Ed Sullivan Show,' the young Burch knew his life would never be the same.
While the popularity of items in the collectibles market depends largely on musical taste, dealers agree that the most valuable items are those that are unique and genuine.
What's hot in the collectibles market right now is hard-to-find collectible rock, hard-to-find collectible jazz," Burch said. "[Also], there's a rise in people wanting authentic, genuine, original autographs, particularly artists from the sixties, fifties."
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Top Ten Collectibles on eBay
Collectibles Blog
April 02, 2004
Top Ten Collectibles on eBay
What's hot and what's not? The answer is always a little surprising to me -- February had some new contenders in the Top Ten! Hummel wasn't even on the list last month and now it's number one. Radko, another surprise entry, came in at number ten. . . ."
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THE MISSISSAUGA NEWS
Knowing what's hot and what's not is the key to success in collectibles
EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS A Closer Look At City Shops
TOM MICHIBATA
Mar 28, 2004

Like the stock market, the collectibles industry has its fair share of both volatile and blue-chip commodities.

..."The industry is always putting out new stuff, like POGS a few years ago and more recently Bey Blades, that catch your interest but are fleeting. Some people get into it and some don't.

"The new things are these Mighty Beanz. They have faces on them and you collect them all."

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Holy Moly:
Christian Collectibles Gaining in Value
Reuters.com
Sun Mar 28, 2004 10:59 AM ET
By Richard Chang
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Christian-themed collectibles -- already in strong seasonal demand pre-Easter, and boosted by Mel Gibson's blockbuster movie 'The Passion of The Christ' -- are gaining in long-term value."