Reagan items hot on auction site
DailyBulletin.com - News
By LISA FRIEDMAN, Staff Writer

"WASHINGTON - Call it ghoulish. Call it tacky. Or call spending $2,300 for Ronald Reagan funeral memorabilia buying a slice of history, as Neil Funkhouser does."

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Paint-by-numbers guru looks back on craze

Posted on Sat, Jul. 03, 2004
AP Wire | 07/03/2004 |
F.N. D'ALESSIO
Associated Press

"CHICAGO - Long before Elvis's face first hit black velvet, the guardians of all that is good and serious in American art had something else to bewail. This heresy was called paint-by-numbers, and Dan Robbins was its prophet.
...The once-mocked paintings are a hot collectible on eBay, and Robbins, now 79, had the satisfaction of seeing his artworks hanging in the Smithsonian in 2001 and 2002 - even if other people actually filled in the paint."

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Stacked deck

al.com: Sports
Thursday, June 24, 2004
DENNIS VICTORY
For The Birmingham News
"Sports card collector and seller Rick Mirigian recognized the inherent risk when he purchased three packs of Upper Deck's Exquisite Collection of NBA basketball cards.
After all, he was forking over the all-time-high retail price of $500 per pack. "

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Pocket bikes zipping into area traffic, but not without a bit of controversy

Record-Journal
By Rachel R. Makwana, Record-Journal staff
"MERIDEN - A new trend is flying out of stores and cruising downtown streets.
They are pocket bikes - miniature versions of motorcycles - powered by small one-cylinder motors. They aren't easily found in local motorcycle or performance shops, mainly because shop owners don't want the liability that comes with them.
EBay, the top online auction site, lists more than 1,900 pocket bikes. Most have attracted multiple bids."

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The case of the missing scooter

TheStar.com
'You can import a Vespa that is more than 15 years old and put it on the road. Transport Canada says these old ones are collector's items. But surely the Ferrari scooter is 10 times more collectible. And surely a scooter made by Ferrari and Piaggi meets higher standards than some Vespa made 15 years ago.' He had a point."

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Heroclix - Superheroes becoming super popular
Hendricks County Flyer
By Amber Riggin
Staff Writer

"CLERMONT -- Spider-Man, Wolverine, the Hulk, and Captain America are superheroes that have remained popular for decades, but creators are no longer limited to comic books and television shows. The new generation of the popular characters are now part of a team of superhero collectibles designed for strategy play."

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10 Ways To Avoid Buying Fakes Online
The Web Is Swarming With Charlatans Trying To Sell Counterfeits. So, Arm Yourself With These Practical Tips For Safe Cyber-Shopping

TheBostonChannel.com - Money -

"No doubt, E-commerce is booming. Nearly 50% of Americans bought something online last year, according to market consultancy JupiterResearch. Unfortunately, as many as 10% of those consumers were fooled. Instead of buying what they thought were genuine products, they ended up with counterfeits."

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eBay's Top Ten Comic Categories and Prices

From Barbara Crews,
Your Guide to Collectibles.

"Jun 22 2004
Top 10 Hot Categories - May 2004
Silver Age Iron Man
Silver Age Silver Surfer
Superman Graphic Novels, TPBs
Bronze Age X-Men
Silver Age Journey Into Mystery
Silver Age Daredevil
Original Comic Strip Art
Silver Age Spider-Man
Silver Age Avengers
Golden Age Superman"

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Going Vintage

June 25, 2004
business-times.asia1.com

"What strikes the well-heeled when the collecting bug hits them?
GEOFFREY EU checks out the watches, pens and cars that catch their fancy, with focus on those from the vintage era.
WHAT makes a collector tick - or more precisely, what is it about the human condition that drives someone to possess an object of desire?"

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Clinton memoir sparks on-line price war

By JACK KAPICA
Globe and Mail Update
Globetechnology

"Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is still a hot property, if Internet sales of his book are any indication.
Mr. Clinton's 957-page memoir, My Life, has an initial print run of 1.5 million copies and sells for a cover price of $33 in the United States. But signed copies have sold for as much as $499 (U.S.), reports on-line bookseller Abebooks.com of Victoria, B.C."

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