Monday, April 26, 2004

Heady days gone for can collectors
Beer: Serious collectors remain, but their ranks are dwindling and the hobby is changing.
baltimoresun.com
By Mike Bowler
"ST. LOUIS - Beer can collecting has gone stale.
Oh, there are still many serious collectors, people such as Jeff Lebo of York Haven, Pa., whose 50,000 cans (the world's second-largest collection) fill a two-story house."

although....

"...Like many collectors, Butterbaugh, 61, trades on eBay, where a Clipper pale ale from Santa Rosa, Calif., circa 1940, sold last year for a record $19,000 (only 12 are known to exist in good condition), and where five-figure sales are common."

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