Barbara's Collectibles Blog

It's not the first time a fun collectible has gone into space, several years ago Astronaut Steve Robinson took his Tom Corbitt Space Cadet lunch box filled with his astronaut ... Read More

What a fun book for My Little Pony collectors! Hundreds of photos, checklists broken down by year/series and complete descriptions of sets, make this a book that every My Little ... Read More

Kids can acquire -- stuff to play with and soon to be discarded -- or they can collect. And as a collector it just makes me smile when they take ... Read More

Why Collectors Don't Redecorate Very Often . . . See more: Wordless Wednesday PostsWordless Wednesdays on About

Over the years I've mentioned that one criteria for my collections is to be worthy enough to be sold at a Hake's Americana & Collectibles Auction. Every time they hold ... Read More

From the Forums:He's only 1.5" high but he's really heavy - like cast iron or something. He also looks familiar but I can't remember where I've seen him before. ... Read More

I never considered Nintendo's Wii a collectible, but lately I'm beginning to wonder. Are people hoarding them? Why the heck can't I walk into a store -- still -- well ... Read More

From Business Wire: U.S. District Judge Graham Mullen has rejected a legal attempt to make famous Christmas ornament designer Christopher Radko pay off nearly $2.5 million in promissory notes from ... Read More

The World's Largest Fishing Lure See more: Wordless Wednesday PostsWordless Wednesdays on About

From Joe Caro: At one time or another, they were called britches, trousers, overalls, pants and finally jeans. They were guaranteed to shrink, fade and wrinkle and were originally made ... Read More

It was 46 years ago, May 19, 1962, that New York had a birthday salute for President John F. Kennedy. What a celebration it was. Marilyn Monroe sang Happy Birthday, ... Read More

Ty has a new Beanie Baby in their online store. Check out Heartland, an adorable dark red bear with a large embroidered heart centered on his chest. The heart has ... Read More

It's almost time for the annual Raggedy Ann & Andy Festival in Arcola, IL. This year's theme is "TOGETHER AGAIN" and celebrates Andy's induction in the National Toy Hall of Fame ... Read More

Wall-E is in the stores! See more: Wordless Wednesday PostsWordless Wednesday on About

Listen carefully to the next pottery piece you find for sale. Does it have a clear ring or does it have a flat sound when it's "flicked"? That's one quick ... Read More

The April 2008 Bertoia Auction items reached their predicted high estimates, with the 2,462 lot auction realizing $1.8 million. The highlight of the show was an early Erzebirge-style Noah's ark ... Read More

From Gifts & Decorative Accessories:"Gift vendor Enesco LLC inked a deal to design, manufacture, and distribute all The Boyds Collection Ltd. products. The contract is structured as an exclusive, long-term, ... Read More

The forum has been pretty busy the last two weeks with lots of questions. Can you help out with these folks out? Gold and Ruby TumblerReader needs help recognizing the pattern! Cat ... Read More

Anyone for a Garage Sale? Wordless Wednesday Posts (c)Barb Crews

If you're a history buff or just an avid viewer of the John Adams mini-series, you're probably quite familiar with the image of Ben Franklin's "Join or Die" cartoon published ... Read More

Many cookie jar collectors like to specialize in a certain type of jar and bear cookie jars are on the top of many collector's lists. There are old ones, new ... Read More

It's an interesting world for buyers and sellers, especially if you try and keep up with all that's going on. "Try" is the keyword here! The way I keep up ... Read More

If you're interested in getting the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, you can download it for $25. OR you can get it for free. From Heritage Auction Galleries: Be the winning bidder ... Read More

If you've seen a piece for sale and wondered if it was one of the "newer" Pixies, wonder no more. Here is the catalog sheet from the Grant Howard company ... Read More