Bill Cooper lives in Vancouver, B.C., and has been collecting “frisbees” since the late 70’s. Bill currently has 7,280 frisbees, and his collection is growing every day. He is no stranger to eBay, which has facilitated over 475 transactions for his flying toy habit. Bill’s collecting areas are primarily focused on topics such as alcohol (175), […]
Profiles in History Auction: Godzilla, Frazetta, Romita, Gwangi, and the Invisible Man
This weekend, Profiles in History is putting on an auction with an insane amount of unbelievable Hollywood memorabilia. You doubt me? Well here’s the proof… Lot #353: Original artwork for Italian movie poster Godzilla Furia Di Mostri (Godzilla vs. Smog Monster) – Lot #503: Frank Frazetta Ghost Rider #2 comic book cover original art (1950) […]
Halo Believe Diorama Up for Bid
Remember the incredible ad campaign Microsoft ran to promote the release of Halo 3? Profiles in History, the auction house featured on my current favorite TV show, Hollywood Treasure, will be auctioning off pieces of the diorama this weekend. I hate to see this huge diorama broken up and pieced out, but I sure wouldn’t mind […]
Vintage Japanese Batman Nodder sells for $7,835.00
Last week, I mentioned this eBay auction on my Facebook page. It was for a small Japanese Batman nodder that was selling for over $2,000 and I was surprised at how high the bidding had reached. Well, apparently the nodder was worth a bit more to one bidder, who ended up buying the bobble head […]
Christmas Morning 1956 – Robert the Robot?
Over the weekend, I was looking through some old family photo albums and came across this picture: My uncle is sitting in front of the tree playing with a new toy robot Santa brought him. I think this is a Robert the Robot from Ideal, but if it’s a rare Japanese import, worth tens of […]
American Pickers – A Banner Pick Episode Recap and Review
After a brief hiatus, American Pickers returned with some great stuff. This episode starts with Mike talking to the camera, sporting some nice, expensive new shades. The shop is looking pretty spiffy, too. Antique Archeology has benefitted from the success of the show, and it looks like Mike may have gone a bit Hollywood. Mike […]