Figurines

This is a reminder to make sure that your figurines are properly insured against theft, damage, and destruction. We regularly follow the news related to figurines and collectibles, and have noticed a disturbing trend of stolen figurines lately. At the beginning of the month in a San Francisco mall, a woman was found to have [...]

I thought that I had seen it all after the wave of merchandising surrounding the Presidential campaign and the Inauguration Ceremony in Washington, D.C. Memories of Sarah Palin, the Republican candidate for Vice President on the ticket with John McCain, as an action figure have long since been banished from my thoughts. But it seems [...]

If you are a lifelong collector, there will come a point in time where you will need to choose between two figurines. Whether the decision is which figurine to buy, which one to display, or which figurine to sell to a new home, you will eventually (whether on purpose or without realizing it) develop criteria [...]

This weekend marked more than the rain delayed conclusion to the U.S. Open tennis tournament and the first weekend of the 2009-2010 football season. In Buffalo, NY, hundreds of Hummel collectors celebrated the restart of manufacturing of Hummel figurines by new owner Manufaktur Rodental at the M.I. Hummel Club’s North American Convention. Fans attending also [...]

In the last decade, the internet has fundamentally changed the way that antiques and collectibles are bought and sold. The tried and true method of hunting for bargains and rare pieces at antique malls, auctions and yard sales has given way to a fourth method for buying and selling – online auctions and classified listings. [...]