From The Associated Press:
NC memorabilia dealer selling Salinger’s toilet

You can pick up a toilet at Home Depot for 79 bucks. However, if you crave to sit on the same throne that author J. D. Salinger once set his derrière upon, you may have to fork over one-million bucks. We kid you not. Someone is hawking it on eBay with an asking price of $1 million.

From The New York Times:
No ‘Lost’ Left to Unravel, Fans Buy It Piece by Piece

Fans of the TV series “Lost” showed up to bid last weekend on props and costumes. The owner of auction house Profiles in History has deemed “Lost” as the new “Star Trek” in terms of collectibles. One man spent $3,000 for a piece of the downed airplane’s fuselage. Outdoing that was a copy of “Watership Down” that was perused by one the characters. It went for $3,300.

From The Daily Journal (Vineland, N.J.):
Resident created museum out of vast car collection

So you think you’re a collector. You might want to think again. Everett Marshall III? There’s no questioning his collecting creds. After years of acquisition, the former mayor of Newfield, N.J., finally opened a museum in a converted three-car garage to show off what he amassed. All told, he has more than 35,000 Matchbox cars, not to mention all the various and sundry Matchbox games and dolls.

From The Associated Press:
Copper cast of Lady Liberty’s nose up for auction

In the 1980s, the Statue of Liberty got something of a makeover. As part of the face-lift, four casts of her nose were made. And now, one of those casts will be auctioned off along with a pair of sunglasses once owned by James Dean and a motorcycle that rode in the Dallas motorcade when JFK was assassinated.

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I believe that toy model cars will become even greater collectibles than they are today. You see, as designs of yesteryear disappear, these toy models will keep the exciting features of these older cars alive and fresh in our memories. Young people today will never be able to drive in a Cadillac that’s as long as a train, or ride in a Gull-winged Mercedes Benz. In fact, I doubt they’ll ever know they’ve missed something special, and what a shame that is.

Collectible toy and model cars keep climbing in price every day. I’ve written about this before and at that time, I mentioned a toy VW Bus that sold for over $18,000. It seemed to me that this was the exception, until I looked on eBay and found a toy car that sold for $7,200, as well as many others that brought in over $4,000.

Many companies made these toy cars such as Wyandotte, Hubley, and Dinkey Toys. Tooties and the more modern line, Hot Wheels and Matchbox Cars can substantially fatten your wallet. Plus, when you add in the valuable and collectible tin toys made in Japan, you’ll have an unlimited supply to find. If you find one along with the original box, it’s even more valuable. Often, the box is worth as much as the toy. Condition is very important, and the closer it is to mint condition, the higher the price.

There are plastic cars from the 50’s and 60’s that are collectible, tin toys from Japan, German tinplate cars, diecast models, and many more. If you’re a 31 Club Member and you’d like a listing of over 1000 Toy Car Brands E-mail Cindy with your Member Password in the Subject at cindy [at] 31corp [dot] com. She’ll send it by e-mail to you.
If this is an area in the Antique & Collectible world that holds great interest to you and you’d like to focus in this area, there are many collector clubs. These collectors clubs are a great place to sell your items, so you might want to add them to your list and start making contacts. And who knows, you might even meet collectors who are looking to sell their collections. As I’ve said before, forming relationships in this business is essential.

I still have a cast iron racer my Uncle Warren Dee brought for me soon after returning home from serving two terms as a tank commander in the Pacific during the war. He died in a motorcycle accident shortly after his return, so I’m not likely to part with it. It keeps his memory alive for me, but I imagine is has great value today for collectors.

Toy cars are where its at, no upkeep or gas required just pleasant memories and money in your pocket. You can’t beat that no matter how hard you try.

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