In the days before TV, families would often gather of an evening to play board or card games. Kids and collectors still love games, and there is a wide variety of playthings from which to choose. Chess Chess has been played for centuries, and chess sets...

History of the Pocket Watch The earliest pocket watches were so expensive that only the wealthy could afford to own them, and as they were unreliable and notoriously inaccurate, one has to wonder why anyone wanted them! The first watches were designed...

After the Snooter is one of the great graphic novels by Eddie Campbell, and right now it is available from Top Shelf Productions for three bucks during their massive three dollar sale . Eddie Campbell uses the word "wistful," in some context...

31 Club Blog I had the opportunity to spend the day hunting for antiques with 31 Club members, Mary and Ron, who traveled from Ohio to visit with me. One of the high points that day was the discovery of a Dedham Turkey plate. I was able to purchase it...

Popular with military history buffs, Zippo lighters have done their bit in every American war, and had a starring role in war movies since 1933. Zippo is Born George Blaisdell watched across the table over dinner at a country club as a friend struggled...

Chris McCallion has made an independent comedy about the antiques business. He has placed well in film festivals with it and is premiering the movie this Friday Sept. 05 at 6pm in the field known as Quaker Acres in the center of the Brimfield MA antiques...

Tim Lane's fascination with what he calls "The Great American Mythological Drama," comes along at the perfect time, the beginning of the end of the automobile era. The title Abandoned Cars couldn't be more resonant. I abandoned mine...

Daryle Lambert's 31 Club Blog To be in the Antique and Fine Arts Business, history must hold some interest for you; enough interest to search out things from the past. Perhaps this business takes you back to those times or the events when the items...

Hello, Sunday afternoon the focus of episode 27 of the Auctionwally Show will be selling with other online platforms in addition to eBay. I'm excited to announce that I'll have as a special guest, Ina Steiner of Auctionbytes.com the #1 online...

With the nomination of Governor Sarah Palin as VP on the Republican ticket, now we have a real election with definite choices. But, what’s important to us is -- can we make money with it? Yes, we can. Regardless of whom you’re rooting for....

Concluding my week-long look at my inner child's favourite Marvel Comics... Uncanny X-Men #141-142 It occurs to me that many of my favourite comics have gone on to infamy as the beginning of trends or plotlines that later went on to be vilified by...

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In October of 2006, Granville Ohio went into major sell mode. The Chamber of Commerce sponsored their annual Antiques Show, the Presbyterian Church held a rummage sale, Kendal of Granville , the retirement community had a garage sale, and numerous residents...

While lots of Halloween items were made of tin and later plastic, the bulk of the older pieces are pressed-cardboard, paper composition, or papier-mache. Papier-mache candy containers were handed out to children at parties, where the point was the candy...

iTaggit Introduces Premium Service to Assist Artists and Merchants with Online Sales iTaggit announced today the release of their Premium Service to help Artists and Merchants sell their items more easily online. This new Premium Service includes all...

Continuing my week-long look at my inner child's favourite Marvel Comics... Marvel Premiere #47-48 by David Michelinie, John Byrne and Bob Layton When these issues first appeared in early 1979, it seemed obvious to me that a regular Ant-Man series...

New York , Aug. 4, 2008 (Topps.com) – The Topps Company and CMG Worldwide (CMG), have s igned an agre ement giving Topps exclusive rights to produce the trading cards of Major League Baseball’s greatest legend, Babe Ruth. The exclusive Babe...

By the 1960's, everyone's mother, aunt, or grannie had a lady head vase somewhere in the house! These beautiful women were originally used by florists for small bunches of flowers the way glass bud vases are used today, but unlike their contemporary...

There's a misconception in some quarters that anyone who demands quality in comics -- especially superhero comics -- must be some sort of elitist artcomix snob. While I don't deny my firm conviction that historically the best and most vital comics...

The Power of Two – Partnering with 31 Club Nets Treasure Hunters an Easy 35% English Artist, Graham Hedges , "Storm at Sea" is one of two Hedges Paintings located by a 31 Club Member. Do you often find valuable antiques and art you'd...

Hi, Can anyone tel me where I can find/buy/trade basketball posters from the 1980s, such as the ICEMAN, the shortest guy toever slam dunk...spud someone, and the Sprts Jamz poster from the late 70's/early 80's featuring Larry Bird as a really...

iTaggit users have been very excited about the ability to chat live with an iTaggit customer support member. Live Assist operators give iTaggit users step-by -step technical support as users navigate the site. Live Assist is available Mon - Fri from 9am...

Fees, Fees, and More Fees. When Did Our Belongings No Longer Belong to Us? There was a time when a person could take his belongings to an auction house and pay a 5% fee on the final sales price for the service. That left 95% for the seller. That’s...

Ebay has, once again, presented changes in their venue , many of which I predicted months ago, that will be sending a good portion of their sellers elsewhere to do business and leaving their stockholders in a long holding pattern, or perhaps experiencing...

According to Eddie Campbell , "anyone who thinks there are more than a few dozen so-called 'graphic novels' worth reading is an idiot." Sorry, Eddie, I beg to differ. Here's my list of 100 Must-Read Graphic Novels. Funny part is,...