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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.

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