Welcome back to Hammer Drops, where we learn lessons about the collectibles industry from the realized prices our wares fetch at auction. For this installment, we’re looking back to March for a copy of Batman Adventures #12 that sold for $750 and a copy of Star Wars #42 that sold more recently. Specifically, they’re teaching…
Welcome back to Hammer Drops, where this week we’re departing from our usual format to look at a famous collectibles-related story. Every now and again, the story of the tasteless Toy Yoda/Toyota prank goes viral. When it does, some weisenheimer chimes in saying that the pranked waitress could afford a Toyota today (or more) off…
Welcome back to Hammer Drops, where we look at realized prices to glean lessons about the business side of collecting cool stuff. And this is the second part of a crossover with our sister column Consigned, Cool, & Collected examining the unlikely relationship between recent hit series The Mandalorian and some nearly forty year old…
Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected, where we look more deeply into the background of the stuff sold by Back to the Past! Today, we’re looking at Star Wars #68, a key issue from the original Marvel series that made its way into our January 16th auction session. This is also Part One of…
Welcome back to Hammer Drops, wherein we look at what can be learned from auctions blocks and collectibles sold both near and far. Today we’re turning our eyes toward another major headline, the “$225k Boba Fett Action Figure” that popped up on eBay, not too long ago. The specific Boba Fett prototype in question, which…