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The Collectibles Companies sites have all reached Number One in their fields in a very short time using a Back-to-Quality-Basics approach. Navigating the World Wide Web in search of collectibles-related information can be a little bit like driving down a Los Angeles freeway hoping to find a mint condition Shelby Cobra. With so many cars out there, you might never find your object of affection if you have to look at each car passing until you find the diamond within the coal. The ... Read The Full Story

The antique collections of three prominent old family estates from across the Deep South will be sold Saturday, May 2, by Stevens Auction Company, at 10 a.m. The auction will include rare antique furniture, fine clocks, lighting, china, silver, glassware, rugs and fine porcelains. The event will take place in the Stevens Auction showroom, at 609 North Meridian Street in Aberdeen. “Most auction houses would be thrilled to have any one of these fabulous consignments,” said Dwight ... Read The Full Story

A very rare 2-inch signed Daum Nancy toothpick holder, with a winter scene decoration and in fabulous condition, sold for $2,700 at a multi-estate sale held April 4 by Woody Auction, based in Douglass, Ks. The auction was held at the Holiday Inn Airport West in Earth City, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis. The toothpick holder was one of over 430 lots that changed hands at the sale. “For what it was – an unassuming toothpick holder you wouldn’t expect to sell for all that much money – ... Read The Full Story

Santa Fe, April 22, 2009 — When John Steinbeck wrote his first novel “Cup of Gold” he worked as a caretaker in Lake Tahoe on a large estate owned by the widow of a San Francisco surgeon. Steinbeck’s nearest neighbor was two miles away so he could write in peace. There was also plenty to read in the family’s well stocked library. Mostly he was content. When Steinbeck wrote he also listened to classical music. He said it improved the rhythm of his words. In deep ... Read The Full Story