VintageMeld

An interview with Vince Jelenic of Green Spot Antiques in Cambridge, Ontario Canada with a special emphasis of how he came to the business.

Inherited Values, a site about the passion of collecting the past without any e-commerce interruptions has launched and is looking for writers. Here’s what they want and what you get!

Notes on the release, but more fun, why I love Strat-O-Matic with mention of my old 1984 game set, the superb Rance Mulliniks and how Strato honed my math skills.

Can you trust antiques and collectibles dealers? I say you can. Here’s why and how you should contact dealers when looking to sell your collectible find.

The Collectors Weekly runs a spectacular interview with Movie Poster dealer and appraiser Rudy Franchi this week. This post is a condensed biography of Franchi’s fascinating career.

Dan Epp of magisterrex.com stops by to talk about collecting retro games. A retro gamer who built a business out of his hobby, Dan goes into all the details in this post.

Hillary DePiano stops by for several questions about collecting and dealing in My Little Pony items. Quite a bit of detail here for anyone collecting Ponies … then or now.

Janet Gaynor won the first Academy Award for Best Actress and later starred in A Star Is Born. Here we take a look at all that, but more specifically her post-screen passion: painting. Charles Triplett shares Blue Brazil, a Janet Gaynor painting that hangs in his home.

An interview with Bob of the Star Wars Magazine Reference Guide, a visual checklist to over 1,200 periodicals referencing the original Star Wars Trilogy.

JG Collectibles share their authentically signed circa 1910 Harry Houdini cabinet card with us. Includes a brief biography of Houdini as well as detailed information about this particular collectible.

While paging through the business section of the paper this week I happened upon a brief story about Norman Rockwell themed restaurants coming soon to Long Island.

An interesting look back in the history of collecting, this time in the form of fiction by Joseph C Lincoln. Let the buyer beware in The Antiquers, published 1906.

Charles Triplett, owner of the spectacular Judy Garland collection shown off recently on the VintageMeld, is back, this time taking us inside the Ava Gardner Museum in his home state of North Carolina.

Collector Charles Triplett shares his passion for Judy Garland which sprouted from his viewing The Wizard of Oz over 40 years ago, when he was just 6. Includes several photos of original Judy Garland gowns and movie collectibles.

Details from super spark plug collector Joe Cook about collecting plugs, sharing his collection through his mini-museum inside his home, and how he takes his display on tour to various conventions and meet-ups. Lots of photos!