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Tag Heuer Watches: The Ultimate Luxury Watch

11-12-2010, 2:11 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tag Heuer Watches: The Ultimate Luxury Watch If you are even slightly familiar with luxury watches, then you know that the Tag Heuer brand is synonymous with luxury. The origin of the Tag Heuer legacy dates back to the mid-1800s. It began with a passionate...

Oh my Omega!

11-11-2010, 10:25 AM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Oh my Omega! For over one hundred years, Omega Watches have dominated the luxury watch market. The brand has come a long way since its founder and Swiss watchmaker Louis Brandt began creating his masterpieces one part at a time by hand. Throughout the...

Watch Yourself! A Mini-Guide to Buying a Luxury Watch

10-29-2010, 12:54 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Watch Yourself! A Mini-Guide to Buying a Luxury Watch It’s no secret that owning a luxury watch is a symbol of status in today’s society. Gone are the days of wearing a wristwatch simply for the convenience of knowing the time at a moment’s...

Crystal is a Collector's Best Friend: Collecting Swarovski Crystal

06-27-2010, 1:57 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: Collectibles, jewelry, swarovski, crystal, figurines

Crystal is a Collector's Best Friend: Collecting Swarovski Crystal Everyone knows that "diamonds are a girl’s best friend,” and there is no denying that diamonds are the mother of all precious stones. But what if there were a stone...

Spinning a Beautiful Collection: Collecting Antique Spinning Wheels

06-17-2010, 6:43 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: Antique, price, collect, guide, spinning, wheel

Spinning a Beautiful Collection: Collecting Antique Spinning Wheels It has been hundreds of years since the spinning wheel was a staple in ones home for its functionality. Even though we don’t have to spin our own thread for our clothing anymore,...

'Pas de bourrée' in a Bottle - Collecting and Valuing Antique Bols Ballerina Bottles

05-28-2010, 2:07 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: Antique, value, collect, values, ballerina, bols, bottle

'Pas de bourrée' in a Bottle - Collecting and Valuing Antique Bols Ballerina Bottles Antique make great gifts, great decorations, and great collector’s items! Although antique bottle collections do not have to be rare to be beautiful,...

Get Framed! – Collecting Antique Picture Frames

05-21-2010, 10:53 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: Antique, value, collect, picture, frame, frames

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Goodness, Gracious, Great Bowls of Fire! Collecting Fire-King Glassware

05-16-2010, 11:19 AM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: antiques, collect, fire, king, glassware, fire-king

Goodness, Gracious, Great Bowls of Fire! Collecting Fire-King Glassware Since their debut onto the kitchenware market in the 1950’s, Fire-King has been a sought after line of glassware. Thanks to Martha Stuart, the famed “Jadite” Fire-King...

From Records to Riches - Collecting and Maintaining Phonograph Records

05-09-2010, 7:13 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: value, care, price, collect, guide, phonograph, clean, records

From Records to Riches - Collecting and Maintaining Phonograph Records If you are a true lover of music, then you already understand the importance of a vinyl record collection. Dedicated music lovers everywhere insist that all music sounds better coming...

Skeleton Key to My Heart

04-29-2010, 2:05 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: Antique, value, price, collect, guide, key, skeleton

Skeleton Key to My Heart There is a certain mystery surrounding an antique key: Who owned it? What was it used for? What kind of valuables did it keep locked away, safe and sound? There is nothing more exciting about collecting something antique than...

Say I Do to Vintage Engagement Rings!

04-28-2010, 3:46 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: Antique, value, price, vintage, guide, engagement, ring

Say I Do to Vintage Engagement Rings! In today’s world of fashion and accessories, its all about Vintage, Vintage, Vintage! They say that history always has a way of repeating itself, but in the case of vintage jewelry, no one wants a reproduction...

Oh John Deer! Collecting Antique Tractors

04-21-2010, 4:18 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: Antique, value, price, collect, guide, tractor

Oh John Deer! Collecting Antique Tractors Nothing better represents of America’s agricultural heritage than the antique farm tractor. Although the hobby of collecting and restoring antique tractors requires much patience, dedication, and mechanical...

Ooh La La! Collecting Vintage Pin-Ups

04-08-2010, 6:49 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: price, vintage, collect, guide, postcards, posters, pinups

Ooh La La! Collecting Vintage Pin-Ups A History of Vintage Pin-Ups (courtesy of http://pinupferret.com) A roll call for the history of pinup would include such names as : Theda Bara. Dorothy Lamour. Betty Grable. Jean Harlow. Vivien Leigh. Greta Garbo....

The Ultimate Vintage Gaming System: Atari

04-02-2010, 4:57 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: price, collect, guide, atari 2600, gaming, atari, console

The Ultimate Vintage Gaming System: Atari Once upon a time, there was a game. This game was not just any game, but a very special one indeed. One that would change the face of adolescent entertainment all over the world forever. This game was called Atari,...

Just Monkey-ing Around! - Collecting the Vintage “Monkey Playing Cymbals” Toy

03-26-2010, 2:53 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: Antique, price, vintage, collect, guide, playing, cymbals, monkey, toy

The Infamous Vintage “Monkey Playing Cymbals” Toy It doesn’t take a seasoned antique toy collector to recognize the value of a Vintage “Monkey Playing Cymbals” Toy. This popular toy has long been a classic – if not...

Just a Bunch of Bratz!

03-14-2010, 11:20 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: Games, value, collectct, bratz, dress up, dolls

Just a Bunch of Bratz! One thing is for sure, the Bratz dolls do it big - big eyes, big lips, big hair, and to millions if preteen girls out there – big fun! You can dress up your Bratz dolls in high fashion clothing, watch the Bratz characters...

Add a Little Spice to your Cookware with Vintage CorningWare

03-07-2010, 2:09 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: Antique, value, vintage, collect, corningware

It is a fact that the most popular room in a house is the kitchen. Its where we go to cook, eat, drink, and more often than not, socialize! Isn’t if funny how at any dinner party, the guests almost always ends up standing around the kitchen talking?...

A Toast to the Art of Collecting Antique Glass and Leaded Crystal

02-28-2010, 2:54 PM by collector95 to Price Guides

Tags: Antique, guide, glass, price, value, crystal, leaded

A Toast to the Art of Collecting Antique Glass and Leaded Crystal Antique and modern handcrafted crystal are some of the most beautiful, delicate, and precious items that one can collect. Producing it is a fine art and the product itself is truly an art...

Beyond the Beads: Collecting Mardi Gras Memorabilia

02-24-2010, 11:48 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: value, memorabilia, collectctibles, new orleans, beads, mardi gras

Beyond the Beads: Collecting Mardi Gras Memorabilia Now that everyone is recovering from their week of Mardi Gras mayhem, I thought it would be a good idea to talk about Mardi Gras Memorabilia! Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to collect Mardi...

Start a Collection, Help a Country

02-21-2010, 3:15 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: memorabilia, celebrity, fund, relief, we are the world, haiti

On January 12 of this year, the country of Haiti was struck by a magnitude-7.0 earthquake. The earthquake was country's most severe in over 200 years. The epicenter of the quake was just outside the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. And the devastation...

Hot Celebrity Collectibles and Memorabila

02-12-2010, 1:16 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: Collectibles, celebrity, autograph, famous, memrabilia

The Grammys, the Oscars, the SAG Awards – oh my! The world of celebrity is all around us. They line our magazine racks, flash across our televisions, and graces our mighty silver screens. The fact is, celebrities are everywhere, entertaining us...

Vintage Jewelry Price Guide

02-05-2010, 2:28 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: jewelry, value, price, vintage, guide

Vintage Jewelry Price Guide Now that you are on your way to having a fabulous vintage jewelry collection, it is important to make sure that each and every piece holds its value. Knowing what makes vintage jewelry valuable and the value of your existing...

Thinking About Buying it Used?

01-29-2010, 5:11 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: Tips, items, Money, guide, buying, used, save

In today's economy, everyone is trying to think about one way or another to save a few extra bucks. This means that we may not be able to afford everything we want brand new as soon as it hits the shelves. This is why millions of American's are...

From Used Gadgets to Gold: Be good to the environment and your wallet by trading in your old electronics for cash!

01-22-2010, 4:49 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: cash, Money, electronics, old, gadgets, recycle

From Used Gadgets to Gold: Be good to the environment and your wallet by trading in your old electronics for cash! It’s a fact of life: at some point in their lives, electronics are going to either break, get stolen, become lost, or die and go to...

Antiques Roadshow Announces Their 2010 Schedule!

01-15-2010, 4:41 PM by collector95 to Expert Opinion

Tags: Collectibles, antiques, roadshow, schedule

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