eBay Top Ten Collectible Auctions/Categories
From Barbara Crews,
Your Guide to Collectibles.
May 25 2004
April 2004 - Top 10 Hot Categories
Hallmark Mary's Angels Ornaments
Lladro Animal Figurines
Longaberger Dinnerware, Baskets & Fabric
PartyLite Villages & Candles
Enesco -- This Little Piggy
Josef
Rein Poortvliet
Wedgwood Bells
ANRI
Halcyon Days"

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Cross market trends....
Vintage: is it getting old?
- Fashion - www.smh.com.au
"For hard-edged glamour, all manner of 80s relics are back. Hot items include Levi's 501s, quilted Chanel handbags, black denim and, for the sartorially brave, acid-washed jeans."

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How to Bet Smarty
TIME.com:
May. 31, 2004
Savvy ways to wager — without getting burned — at the Belmont Stakes
"STUFF IT AWAY ...
Thanks to a healthy collectibles market, if Smarty Jones is the victor, your winning ticket may be worth more if you never cash it in. Here's why: a $2 bet on Smarty Jones probably won't pay off more than $1.50. But if you put the stub in your sock drawer, experts say it's probable you'll be able to sell it as a collector's item for hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars in 10 or so years. Think that sounds crazy? Last week's winning eBay bid for an uncashed $2 Smarty Jones ticket from the Kentucky Derby: $167.50."

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EU fines Topps over high Pokemon prices
Forbes.com
Reuters, 05.26.04, 5:35 AM ET
BRUSSELS, May 26 (Reuters) - "Topps Co. Inc (nasdaq: TOPP - news - people) was fined 1.6 million euros ($1.94 million) by the European Commission on Wednesday for keeping prices high on Pokemon collectibles for children by discouraging distributors from selling across borders."

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COLLECTIBLES: New 'Garbage Pail' generation not just for kids
Pioneer Press | 05/26/2004 |
BY PHIL KLOER
Cox News Service
'Garbage Pail Kids,' those gross-out '80s stickers that once slimed their way into kids' hearts and parents' wrath, are back. And this time, they're working their maggoty magic on celebrities."

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Rare Tiffany lamp up for auction
Friday, May 21, 2004
By Linda Bien
Home & Garden editor
"If there's a 'Holy Grail' of Tiffany lamps, auctioneer Timothy W. Conroy thinks he's found it. What's more, if your pockets are deep enough, you can buy it on May 29.
That's when Conroy, president of T.W. Conroy & Associates Inc., will conduct an auction that includes a rare Tiffany floor lamp that he estimates will sell for more than $100,000."

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1913 nickel nets $3 million at auction
By Mary Foster
Associated Press
May 21, 2004
"NEW ORLEANS -- A 1913 Liberty Head nickel that was minted under mysterious circumstances, owned by royalty and celebrated in an episode of TV's 'Hawaii Five-O' was sold Thursday for $3 million."

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Interest in Hawaiiana memorabilia spreading far beyond islands
LIFE |Sunday, May 23, 2004
herald-dispatch.com
"In the movie 'Space Cowboys,' there is a vintage Hula Girl Doll attached to the dash of the space shuttle for good luck. It is a keepsake from the character's earlier flying days. Stuck to the dashboard, the doll in the grass skirt bounces and dances with the movement of the shuttle. "

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Yu-Gi-Oh!: Kids are crazy for card game
By Jake Grove
Independent-Mail
May 22, 2004
"...Once the equipment to protect the cards is put into play, many parents find themselves spending thousands of dollars on a game.
However, some cards can pay for themselves. The hard-to-get cards can be worth as much as several hundred dollars to collectors and dealers and many will trade for new decks or cash. Because of that, Mr. Lizza and others who run the tournaments suggest players and parents keep up on the current market through Web sites or price guides."

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