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1959 Gibson ES-355 (Cherry, Stereo, Varitone)
Musical Instruments · Updated 2 months ago
## 1959 Gibson ES-355 (Cherry, Stereo, Varitone): The Pinnacle of Gibson's Thinline Semi-Hollow Era In 1958 and 1959, Gibson introduced what would become arguably the most influential family of electric guitars ever produced. The ES-335, ES-345, and ES-355 were thinline semi-hollow instruments t...
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook (1978, 1st Print)
Collectible Toys & Games · Updated 2 months ago
## Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook (1978, 1st Print): A Collector's Complete Guide The 1978 first printing of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook is one of the most significant documents in the history of game design. Written by Gary Gygax and published by TSR G...
1970 Hot Wheels Redline Seasider (Spectraflame Olive)
Toys & Figures · Updated 2 months ago
## 1970 Hot Wheels Redline Seasider (Spectraflame Olive): The Beach-Bound Rarity Hot Wheels launched in 1968 and immediately changed the toy car market with a combination of Spectraflame paint, low-friction axles, and designs that had genuine car-culture credibility. By 1970, Mattel was at the p...
1992 Bowman #302 Mariano Rivera Rookie
Sports Cards · Updated 2 months ago
## 1992 Bowman #302 Mariano Rivera Rookie: The Card of the Greatest Closer in Baseball History If you are building a collection of Hall of Fame pitcher rookie cards, there is a natural hierarchy: the closer the player's career was to transcendent greatness, the more the card matters. By that mea...
1959 Topps #10 Mickey Mantle
Sports Cards · Updated 2 months ago
## 1959 Topps #10 Mickey Mantle: A Centerpiece of Vintage Baseball Card CollectingAmong the dozens of Mickey Mantle baseball cards produced during his career with the New York Yankees, the 1959 Topps #10 occupies a special place in the pantheon of vintage collecting. It captures Mantle at the hei...
Casio G-Shock Frogman DW-8200 (First Frogman, 1993)
Watches · Updated 2 months ago
## Casio G-Shock Frogman DW-8200 (1995): The Watch That Made the Frogman a LegendThe G-Shock Frogman occupies a very specific position in the watch collecting world: it is the only G-Shock model certified to the ISO 6425 diver's standard, which means it is the only member of Casio's famous shock-...
Republic of Rome (1990 Avalon Hill, Complete)
Collectible Toys & Games · Updated 2 months ago
## Republic of Rome (1990 Avalon Hill): The Political Masterpiece of Classic Board Gaming The Republic of Rome, published by Avalon Hill in 1990, is one of the most intellectually demanding and historically rich board games ever designed. For collectors of classic strategy games, a complete copy...
Squad Leader (1977 Avalon Hill First Edition, John Hill)
Collectible Toys & Games · Updated 2 months ago
## Squad Leader (1977 Avalon Hill First Edition, John Hill): The Wargame That Changed Everything In the summer of 1977, John Hill walked into Origins Game Fair with a boxed wargame in a purple box. The original print run was 2,500 copies. By the time those copies sold out, *Squad Leader* had fun...
Egyptian Ushabti Figure (New Kingdom, Faience)
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 2 months ago
## Egyptian Ushabti Figure (New Kingdom, Faience): A Servant for Eternity Of all the objects that have survived from ancient Egypt, the ushabti is among the most numerous and, in its quiet way, among the most poignant. These small figurines -- typically mummiform, typically holding agricultural ...
BattleTech CityTech (1986 FASA Box Set)
Collectible Toys & Games · Updated 2 months ago
## BattleTech CityTech (1986 FASA Box Set): Urban Combat for Giant Robots In August 1986, FASA Corporation published CityTech, a box set that expanded the BattleTech tabletop game into one of its most visually dramatic and tactically complex environments: the city. While the core BattleTech game...
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989 Tommy Boy First Pressing)
Vinyl Records · Updated 2 months ago
## De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989 Tommy Boy First Pressing): Hip-Hop's Psychedelic MasterpieceReleased on March 3, 1989, 3 Feet High and Rising arrived on an unsuspecting hip-hop world like a bucket of sunflowers dumped into a coal mine. Where most rap records of the late 1980s were bu...
All-American Comics #16 (1940, First Green Lantern)
Comic Books · Updated 2 months ago
## All-American Comics #16 (1940): The Origin of Green Lantern and One of Comics' Greatest KeysThere are comic books, and then there are key issues -- the comics where something happened for the first time that changed the trajectory of an entire medium. All-American Comics #16, published by DC C...
1982 Topps Traded #98T Cal Ripken Jr. Rookie
Sports Cards · Updated 2 months ago
## 1982 Topps Traded #98T Cal Ripken Jr.: The Iron Man's First Solo Card Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig's consecutive games streak in 1995 and eventually played 2,632 games without missing one. He won two American League MVP awards, two Gold Gloves, was an All-Star 19 times, and is widely consi...
1977 Topps #476 Dale Murphy Rookie
Sports Cards · Updated 2 months ago
## 1977 Topps #476 Dale Murphy Rookie: A Collector's Guide to a Beloved Baseball Card The 1977 Topps #476 Dale Murphy rookie card is one of the most beloved baseball cards of the late 1970s. Murphy was a central figure in Atlanta Braves history and one of the brightest stars of the early 1980s, ...
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual (1977, 1st Print)
Collectible Toys & Games · Updated 2 months ago
## Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual (1977, 1st Print): The Book That Built a Genre When TSR published the *Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual* in late 1977, it accomplished something that no game company had done before: it released a standalone hardcover reference book...
2021 Pokemon Celebrations Classic Collection Charizard #4
Trading Cards · Updated 2 months ago
## 2021 Pokemon Celebrations Classic Collection Charizard #4: The Anniversary Reprint That Became a Collector's PieceIn 2021, The Pokemon Company celebrated 25 years of the Pokemon Trading Card Game with a special product line called Pokemon Celebrations. Among the cards included in the set was a...
The Cramps - Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980 IRS First Pressing, A-Label)
Vinyl Records · Updated 2 months ago
## The Cramps - Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980 IRS First Pressing, A-Label): Psychobilly's Founding Document There is something genuinely unsettling about *Songs the Lord Taught Us*, and that is exactly the point. The debut album from the Cramps, released in 1980 on I.R.S. Records, landed at the...
2017 Panini Prizm #269 Patrick Mahomes Silver Rookie
Sports Cards · Updated 2 months ago
## 2017 Panini Prizm #269 Patrick Mahomes Silver Rookie: The Modern Era's Most Valuable Football Card Few trading cards in modern sports history have generated the combination of auction drama, price volatility, and collector obsession as the 2017 Panini Prizm #269 Patrick Mahomes Silver Prizm R...
Audubon Birds of America Print (Havell Edition, Double Elephant Folio)
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 2 months ago
## Audubon Birds of America Print (Havell Edition, Double Elephant Folio) John James Audubon's The Birds of America is routinely described as the most expensive printed book in the world. A complete four-volume set in the original Havell edition sold at Sotheby's in 2010 for $11.5 million, setti...
2002 Masters of the Universe 200X He-Man (MOC)
Toys & Figures · Updated 2 months ago
## 2002 Masters of the Universe 200X He-Man (MOC): The Revival That Redefined He-Man for a New GenerationIn 2002, Mattel brought He-Man back from the dead -- not just as a nostalgia product for adults who grew up in the 1980s, but as a genuine children's toy line with a new animated series, a com...
Television - Marquee Moon (1977 Elektra First US Pressing)
Vinyl Records · Updated 2 months ago
## Television - Marquee Moon (1977 Elektra First US Pressing): Proto-Punk's Greatest Album on Vinyl There is a case to be made that *Marquee Moon* is the most perfectly executed guitar album of the rock era. Released in February 1977 on Elektra Records, Television's debut is nine minutes of the ...
Bosendorfer Imperial 290 (97-Key Grand Piano)
Musical Instruments · Updated 2 months ago
## Bosendorfer Imperial 290: The Piano With Nine Extra Keys There are grand pianos, and then there is the Bosendorfer Imperial 290. At 9 feet 6 inches long and weighing 1,217 pounds, the Imperial is the largest concert grand piano that Bosendorfer -- the legendary Viennese piano maker -- produce...
1973 Quick Curl Barbie (Original Styling Tool, NRFB)
Toys & Figures · Updated 2 months ago
## 1973 Quick Curl Barbie (Original Styling Tool, NRFB): The Doll That Could Actually Style Hair In the early 1970s, Mattel introduced a feature that had never been part of a Barbie doll before: hair that could actually be curled. The 1973 Quick Curl Barbie (#4220) was the first Barbie with this...
Pairpoint Puffy Rose Bouquet Lamp (Blown-Out Shade)
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 2 months ago
## Pairpoint Puffy Rose Bouquet Lamp (Blown-Out Shade): The Crown Jewel of American Art GlassAmong the most celebrated objects in American decorative arts, the Pairpoint Puffy lamp occupies a unique position: it is simultaneously a functioning piece of domestic utility and a sculptural artwork pr...
1986 Coleco Starcom Shadow Invader (Complete, Box)
Toys & Figures · Updated 2 months ago
## 1986 Coleco Starcom Shadow Invader (Complete, Box): The Collector's Prize from a Forgotten GemSome toy lines hit big, run for decades, and are remembered by almost everyone who grew up during their era. Others are genuinely excellent -- well-designed, well-produced, and beloved by the kids who...