The condition of movie paper–and how it affects prices (9/4/08)
Let’s start with the absolute basics: all serious collectors desire items that are as near perfect as possible, and the closer to perfect an item is, the higher the price it can command. More >>

Unprecedented movie memorbilia collection to be auctioned in December (9/4/08)
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that a movie memorbilia collection some say is second only to that of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be auctioned off in mid-December of this year. More >>

Invasion of the Body Snatchers Times Four (9/4/08)
Quite a few movies about invading aliens scared us during the collision of the Atomic Era with the Space Age in the 1950s. Only one, however, transforms like some space creature to fit the zeitgeist of each new generation. Several of those original 50s films about aliens have been remade once. More >>

Popular movie poster sizes (9/4/08)
Movie paper refers to cinema promotional material printed on paper. Movie display art also appeared on more durable card stock (LobX cards, half sheets, and insert cards, for instance). Common popular sizes (in inches) include the following: One sheet: 27” X 41” before the 1980s, thereafter, 27” X 40” More >>

Dinner in Camelot (8/31/08)
The date was June 20, 1959. John F. Kennedy, then a United States senator from Massachusetts, was campaigning across the country for the 1960 Democratic nomination for president. Campaigning with him was his wife, Jacqueline. More >>

Brimfield Antiques & Collectibles: An Indentured Servitude Contract (8/31/08)
At Brimfield, WorthPoint’s Tom Carrier finds a unique English document from 1799 for an indentured servant. Interviewed: Paul Norton from Hartco Trunks in W. Hartford, Conn. Videographer: Scott J. Shactman Editor: Sharon Levy WorthPoint – the premier Web site for art, antiques and collectibles More >>

From the Files of Wilcox and Hall Appraisers- Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedom’s (8/28/08)
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This Week in Geek 8/27 (8/27/08)
This Week in Geek is a weekly blog about new comics written by Worthpoint Comicbook Worthologist Matt Baum. Every Wednesday Matt takes a look at the week’s new comics from a collector’s point-of-view and discusses which books may be hard to find in the near future and why. More >>

old books (8/21/08)
I am looking for someone who can help me price out some old antique books. Here’s a list of 5: 1.title: writings of Mark twain volume 20, printed: by R. G. Newbegin Company, New York 1901, other info: Underwood edition, also signed by mark twain(authenticated) 2.title: Ben Hur, author:Lew Wallace, copyright 1880 by Harper & brothers, also copyrighted by Henry L. Wallace, More >>

This Week in Geek 8/20 (8/19/08)
This Week in Geek is a weekly blog about new comics written by Worthpoint Comicbook Worthologist Matt Baum. Every Wednesday Matt takes a look at the week’s new comics from a collector’s point-of-view and discusses which books may be hard to find in the near future and why. More >>