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TIAS.com releases their annual list of the top 20 antiques and collectibles that sold online in 2015. ...A few interesting items to note: Comic books and Dolls are back on the list after not making the top 20 in 2014. Vintage clothing dropped from #8 in 2014 to #16 in 2015. Books and music related collectibles dropped off of the top 20 list for 2015. The top 3 categories in 2015 were China & Dinnerware, Vintage Sewing and Glass. They retained the same rank they have held since 2014. 
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The Kenbak-1 launched in 1971, with no microprocessor, and only 256 bytes of RAM. Fewer than 50 units were ever made, but one of them is up for auction today in Germany. Via Skuuppilehdet
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Florida man discovers box containing map, coins and preserved human hand that may be linked to notorious pirate Jose Gaspar. WFLA's Jeff Patterson reports. Via F. Thunus
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Centuries-old vases, statues and frescoes to be returned to museums after being seized from Switzerland-based art dealer
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Watch the biggest sports memorabilia valuation in Antiques Roadshow history. The collection includes some of the first baseball cards ever printed, along with personal letters from members o...
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From Corvettes to Aston Martins, the rising prices commanded by classic cars — especially unrestored, mostly original examples — has created a goldmine for those who hunt for old vehicles rotting away unattended in some barn. Today, a French auction house revealed a discovery it called the King Tut of barn finds; a treasure trove of 60 European cars, including a rare Ferrari missing for decades, that had been slowly decaying in western France. Via Gallery225
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December 9, 2014 11:33 AM
This is an unbelievable find, which could be considered the same as winning the lottery. One of these cars is worth around the $15 million dollar range meaning it is was of the rarest cars to be found.
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Christie's hired an executive from shopping site Gilt last year, and the site is succeeding in attracting a younger crowd. Guess what the average price is on the website of the venerable Christie's?
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Derek Dahlsad, the hubby half of Fair Oaks Antiques / We Have Your Collectibles, was just featured in today's Fargo Forum -- on the front page, no less! The article features Derek's Dakota Death Tr...
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My husband & his history website make the Fargo newspaper!
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April 9, 2014 12:42 PM
My husband & his history website make the Fargo newspaper!
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A $14,000 jumble sale find turned into millions of dollars for a man who'd been thwarted in his attempts to turn a quick profit by selling the tiny ornament to scrap metal dealers. Via Joy Kinley, Skuuppilehdet
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March 20, 2014 2:29 PM
Wow - Imagine finding such a work. This particular Faberge Egg is small. These eggs were made for the Russian czar and his family and many were thought lost during the Russian Revolution and ensuing chaos.
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On Monday, online merchants felt the full impact of Sunday's USPS postage rate changes. In today's issue, we tackle some of the most important things sellers should know about 2014 rate changes that went into effect on January 26th.
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Buyers should know this as well
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January 28, 2014 4:53 PM
Mixed news; some good things, some not so good...
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Kate Middleton is in full nesting mode! With her July due date fast approaching, the six-months-pregnant Duchess of Cambridge is busy setting up house for herself and Prince William-- and it seems she's looking for something old to go with the something new they'll soon welcome into the world. On Saturday, April 13, the mom-to-be was spotted antique shopping in Fakenham, Norfolk, near Anmer Hall, the country home where she and her royal family will one day reside.
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The stars of the History Channel’s ‘American Pickers’ have picked up a tax break for their store in eastern Iowa. ...The owners had asked for a larger tax break than the council decided on due to a planned expansion that includes a museum.
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LONDON -- A Thai princess stripped the shelves and rang up around $40,000 through the tills of an English antiques center during an eight-hour shopping spree, storeowners said.
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The Luxor Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced in absentia six people to life imprisonment and five others to 10 years in prison for armed robbery of the antiquity storage area belonging to the German mission in Luxor and the theft of two ancient... Via Rene Nieuwenhuizen
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AFPSaudi man splurges $136000 on vintage bubbly in DubaiAFPDUBAI — A Saudi millionaire splurged $136000 on a bottle of champagne at Dubai's glitzy Cavalli club over the weekend, a UAE newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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Silas Weir Mitchell as Monroe on Grimm --and actual news on collecting antique & vintage watches.
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Beijing, March 17 : China has overtaken the US as the world's biggest market for art and antiques, according to a report. The historic turning point was.
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After 244 years, the Chicago-based company is shelving its venerable printed edition in favor of its Web-based version, marking the end of one of longest chapters in publishing history.
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