Recent Notable Antique and Collectible Auction Prices Realized
June 27th- A
rare vintage WDE (Walt Disney Enterprises) Mickey Mouse
Sneakers pinback from Converse brought a very nice $1,576
on eBay after 32 bids
June 9th- A
first UK Gold stereo pressing of the Beatles LP Please,
Please Me brought an astounding $16,115.59(US)
after 59 bids on eBay.
June 2nd- A
vintage Hudson-Ross "Three Little Pigs" cathedral tube
radio brought a nice $4,351.99 on eBay after 19
bids.
May 9th- A
vintage Lone Ranger miniature camera from Victory Manufacturing in the original box
sold for $225 on eBay after 14 bids.
April 28th- A
vintage Lone Ranger(?) Whistle Atomic Bomb Ring
brought a nice $1,100 on eBay after a fierce 36 bids.
April 1st- A
superb vintage Fanny Brice Baby Snook Pops tin sand pail
sold for $157.50 on eBay after 14 bids.
Mar. 28th- A
fantastic 1965 Jonny Quest Magic Ring electric store display
unused in the original mailer brought a very respectable
$1237.88 on eBay after 27 bids.
Mar. 25th- A
single 1962 Mars Attacks card #37 (Creeping Menace)
PSA graded 9.0 (mint) brought a whopping $2024
on eBay after 23 bids.
Mar. 22nd- A
CGC 1.5 graded copy of Superman #1 from 1939 brought
a very nice $27,100 after a fierce 36 bids on eBay.
Mar. 8th- A
complete near mint set of 1967 Topps Baseball gum cards
sold for $4161 on eBay after 15 bids.
Mar. 3rd- A
spectacular 1938 Shelby Flying Cloud bicycle with
the original paint brought $1913 on eBay after 8 bids.
Feb. 25th- A
very colorful Roy Rogers Quaker Oats Sheriff's Badge store poster
from 1950 sold for $312.75 after
19 bids on eBay.
Feb. 25th- A
nice Cox .049 gas powered Eliminator II dragster in the slightly worn box
brought $351 after
13 bids on eBay.
Feb. 25th- A
good copy of the paperback book Promise Me Tomorrow by Nora Roberts (1984)
brought $100.98 after
21 bids on eBay.
Feb. 9th- A
Sally Rand fan dancer lamp from the Chicago World's Fair
(likely the Century of Progress Exposition of 1933) with the
original feathers still intact went for $910 after
9 bids on eBay.
Feb. 9th- A
very rare 1963 UK Parlophone pressing of the Beatles LP
"Please Please Me" brought $3040 on eBay after
51 bids.
Feb. 8th- A
spectacular 1932 salesman sample lot of 66 Green Duck pinbacks
in the original mailing envelope went for $1,624.99
after 21 bids on eBay. Many of the pins were from the Hoover/Curtis
or Roosevelt/Garner presidential campaigns and included many
special varieties.
Feb. 4th- A
"Roar the Lion" Pez candy container with red face, blue
mane and cream crown sold for $345 after 16 bids
on eBay.
Dec. 28th- An
unrestored fine to very fine copy of Famous Funnies #211
with cover by Frank Frazetta went for $516 after
25 bids on eBay.
Dec. 24th- A
1955 Topps baseball 5¢ wax gum wrapper brought $277.77
after 15 bids on eBay
Dec. 21st- A
beautiful pair of Roseville Pottery Blue Magnolia Jardenieres
brought $1725 after 13 bids on eBay.
Dec. 21st- A
full Joe Louis Vs Max Schmelling ticket for the June 23rd,
1938 fight at Yankee Stadium professionally graded at PSA5
(exc) sold for $1,040.50 after 27 bids on eBay.
Dec. 19th- A
1931 edition of the 2nd Hardy Boys book, The House on
the Cliff with the dust jacket brought a nice $500
after 20 bids on eBay.
Dec. 18th- A
1938 8x10 Lone Ranger Gum premium picture in the original
mailing envelope went for a respectable $765.55
on eBay after 15 bids. The large picture, Tonto Saves
the Lone Ranger, was #1 in a series of 5 that were offered
as a premium from Gum, Inc. One picture was obtained by sending
5 Lone Ranger Gum wrappers and 3¢ in coin.
Dec. 15th- A
rare Mutoscope arcade card, "My Diver's License", went
for $406.20 on eBay. As a side note, this particular card sold for
$987 in 2005 on eBay. The recent auction would likely have
brought much more had it not been mistakenly listed as "My
Drivers License"!
Dec. 14th- A
Daisy Annie Oakley pop gun brought a very nice $434.99
after 28 bids on eBay.
Dec. 13th- An
unused matchbook depicting an electric (trolley) car that
operated in Atlantic City/Ocean City, NJ ended at $175.87
after 11 bids.
Dec. 10th- A
scarce $25 casino chip from the Las Vegas Flamingo sold for
$4,437.98 after 23 bids on eBay.
Dec. 5th- A
1922 Kathe Kruse Schlenkerchen Doll in pristine condition
went for $8580 after 24 bids on eBay.
Dec. 4th- A
colorful 1940 Superman Gum wrapper from Gum, Inc. went
for $458.40 (includes 15% buyer's premium) on the recent
Hakes auction.
Dec. 2nd- A
covered green depression glass butter dish made by Indiana
Glass in the Horseshoe pattern brought $769.38
on eBay.
Nov. 24th- An
exceptional Art Deco Sparton tube radio with red cloisonné
face and butterscotch catalin body brought a very nice
$6865 after 17 bids on eBay.
Nov. 24th- A
beautiful gold finish Wyandotte Hopalong Cassidy cap gun
in near mint condition with the box went for $411 on
eBay.
Nov. 23rd- A
single Anchor Hocking Fire-King Rose-ite 7 oz. Restaurant
Ware extra heavy cup brought $1125 on eBay after
15 bids.
Nov. 22nd- A
1909 Honus Wagner T-206 Sweet Caporal cigarette card
brought $700,000 on an eBay/Phillip Weiss Live
Auction after 44 bids. The card was SGC graded at 40 (VG).
Nov. 21st- In
a James D. Julia/eBay live auction, a very rare Roseville
Peacock Umbrella Stand ended at $4500.
Nov. 20th- A
rare Turkish pressing of Pink Floyd's Columbia 45RPM Point
Me To The Sky b/w Careful With That Axe Eugene
brought an amazing $2605 on eBay.
Nov. 18th- A
Shephard Fairey hand signed artist's offset lithographic
proof of Barack Obama "Hope" went for $6889
after 61 bids.
Nov. 18th- A
complete Dale Evans cowgirl outfit with two matching George
Schmidt cap guns with holsters- all in excellent condition
went for $942 on eBay.
Nov. 16th- A
large Hubley cast iron America Tri-Motor airplane in
excellent to near mint condition went for $4500 in
a Noel Barret/eBay live auction.
Nov. 15th- This
is a perfect example of color making a big difference in value.
A set of three Lionel 2626 GREEN O scale Manhattan cars
(the usual color is tuscan) went for $21,000 on a Heritage/eBay
live auction.
Nov. 14th- A
super 1930's Jadite glass and brass art deco ceiling light
fixture brought $325 on eBay after 14 bids.
Nov. 14th- The
original cover painting group (front and back) by Norman
Mingo for Mad Magazine #30 brought a whopping $170,000
on an eBay live auction in conjunction with Heritage Auctions.
Nov. 13th- In
another Heritage/eBay live auction Dell Four-Color Comic
#16, Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot, CGC graded
at NM-9.2 went for a spectacular $55,000!
Nov. 13th- A
1950's Marx Linemar Popeye and Olive Oyl Playing Ball
mechanical tin litho windup toy with the complete original
near mint illustrated box brought $6,766.66 on eBay.
Nov. 12th- A
1927 pinback depicting Santa Claus in an airplane from
Mabley & Carew Co. toy department brought a nice sum of $3550
after 19 bids on eBay.
Nov. 10th- After
41 bids an American Fostoria Fancy Handle Syrup pitcher
went for $680 on eBay.
