Welcome back to Hammer Drops! Every Monday, Back to the Past Collectibles shares with you the tips and tricks we’ve learned in thirty years of collectibles buying and selling. This week, we’re looking at why we included an item in an auction rather than why it realized a price at auction. Why? Well, simply put,…
Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Every week, we here at Back to the Past stop for a moment to share the histories behind the nifty stuff we handle every day. Today, we’re having a look at Lot #158 in our November 6, 2021 auction session: a Space Voyagers Lunar Roving Vehicle toy vehicle!…
NASA & Space Exploration Memorabilia Celebrate the wonder of space exploration with this timed, online only auction session! Its primary focus is on memorabilia celebrating the American space program. This includes: Toys and model kits based on famous space vehicles! Official NASA film reels! A Super 8 release of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, complete…
Celebrate the wonder of space exploration with this session primarily consisting of film strips, models, toys, patches, magazines, news clippings, and other pieces celebrating the American space program! Other collectible items in this session include vintage to antique household & office equipment (staplers, call bells, keys, juicers, flashlights, stampers, etc.), vintage to antique cameras, erector…
Are scares not your bag? Did looking at our Halloween-themed auction give you nightmares? Is the most horrifying movie you wanna watch “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken”? Then this is the auction for you! This session has 300 lots worth of Silver to Modern Age superhero comics, die-cast vehicles (mostly based on Disney’s Cars universe),…
We’re getting hyped up for our appearance at Motor City Comic Con (Oct 15-17) by auctioning off 200 lots worth of collectible goodness! This session includes comic books from the Silver to Modern Ages, toys based on Green Lantern comics & Disney/Pixar’s Cars movies, DVD series sets, and more – it’s like MC3 in miniature.…
Hey there, collectors and dealers! Your pals at Back to the Past are here to announce our next two live events. We’re Heading to Motor City Comic Con! We are going to be at Motor City Comic Con October 15-17! We’re super excited to see some old friends and meet a whole bunch of new…
If you love 50’s & 60’s collectibles, then you’re going to love our “Rockin’ Around the Clock: 50’s & 60’s Cards and Comics” auction happening in person in our showroom and streaming online via Proxibid on Saturday, October 2nd at 6PM (eastern time)! All the cards in this session are from an original owner collection who…
Welcome to the latest installment of Hammer Drops, looking at what collectibles sold at auction for how much and why they do. Today we’re looking at Lot #74 from our 7/8 Key Comics & Collectible Toys Appetizer auction, a VG/F copy of 1966’s Batman #179. Batman #179, sold for $40.00 The Lot The Riddler made…
Welcome back to Hammer Drops, where we discuss the how’s and why’s of prices we are seeing for items sold at auction! Today, we’re looking at how movie hype changes price over time with Lot #154 from our May 30th session. The Lot in Question The Lot 1986’s Legends #1-6 was DC’s second major crossover…