US Stamps Buying Guide - Collecting United States stamps allows you to bring home works of art that are also pieces of history. You can find a wide selection of US stamps to spice up your collection on eBay, from duck stamps and...
Beginning Book Collectors Guide Of Descriptive Terms - What follows is a glossary of terms that we use when grading or describing a book. Its our shorthand code that tells about its defects and other information. These terms are the standard in the trade and are...
"SuperO" Resources........... What You Need to Know - There are 6 quintessential works about Lionel "Super O" that are required reading for those interested in "the track"! This essay compiles the 6 works in one location for reference: 1. 'A History of Lionel...
A guide to Vinyl Record Grades - Here is a quick guide to vinyl record grade according to Goldmine Magazine: Mint (M) Absolutely perfect in every way. Certainly never been played, possibly even still sealed.(More on still sealed under "Other...
Top Minolta Lens Picks for a New Sony Alpha Enthusiast - You've just bought a Sony Alpha DSLR, maybe with the kit 18-70mm (or new SAM 18-55mm) zoom lens. For starters,this is a pretty good zoom lens, especially when you only pay about $50-$100 more to include the...
Basic 33 RPM LP Cover / Jacket Repair - Basic 33 RPM LP Cover / Jacket Repair Many times basic repairs to your LP jackets can really spruce up the cover and increase the grade a notch. For example, A VG- cover can increase to a VG grade, a VG moves...
Making the Most of Media Mail (Save Cents on Shipping) - Back in the old days - sometime after ponies carried the mail, but before the last couple of postage increases - there was a mail class know as Book Rate. If you don't remember it and have heard people asking...
Collecting Royal China Currier & Ives Dinnerware - Currier Ives Dinnerware is the most popular pattern ever produced by the Royal China Company of Sebring, Ohio. This dinnerware, with scenes from Currier Ives prints, was produced from 1950 to 1986. It was...