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 King Edward Collectible Brass Compass With Glass top Hard wood Box Vintage Repro $20.88 Time Remaining: 11h 8m |
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 PSYCHE OPENS GOLDEN BOX BY WATERHOUSE VINTAGE POSTER REPRO 11X16 $4.95 Time Remaining: 16h 48m |
 CORGI No419 FORD ZEPHYR Motorway Patrol Car +Free Repro Box $19.68 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 16h 58m |
 CORGI No258 VOLVO P1800 The Saints Car +Free Repro Box $28.23 (13 Bids) Time Remaining: 17h 22m |
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 DINKY ARMY AMBULANCE 626 WITH REPRO BOX $28.15 Time Remaining: 1d 8h 27m Buy It Now for only: $28.15 |
 1959 BARBIE DOLL Repro Mattell stock 850 Blonde w box $6.50 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 12h 14m |
 Whitby Towns Three Story Signal Box North Yorks C 1964 Repro Print $1.55 Time Remaining: 1d 13h 57m |
 SCHWINN Black Phantom TANK repro NEW IN BOX $125.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 16h 23m |
 Original Dinky Toys Shado 2 Mobile TV Series UFO EXC + Repro Box Instructions $15.67 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 16h 39m |
 Bugs Bunny Hes 50 Folks Box Office Bunny cel $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 8m |
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 repro 1927 SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS vintage wall phone telephone crank box $19.99 Time Remaining: 1d 21h 53m |
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 28FT Buddy L Outdoor 7 CURVED TRACK AL T Repro Boxed NICE $222.50 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 11m |
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 VINTAGE UNCUT 1959 SANDRA DEE PAPER DOLLS BOXED SET 1 REPRO ORIG SIZE PRETTY $19.99 Time Remaining: 2d 11h 42m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
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 GI Joe Collector Club Talking Marine plus Talking Pilot repro box $19.99 Time Remaining: 2d 17h 55m |
 NEW W O Box Repro Deadstock Retro 1980s Style Converse Sneakers Sz 105 5900 $9.99 Time Remaining: 2d 18h 15m |
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 MEGO GREEN GOBLIN FIGURE DATED 1974 REPRO BOX $1.25 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 18h 24m Buy It Now for only: $100.00 |
 SET MAGNIFIER COMPASS TELESCOPE IN WOOD BOX REPRO $60.00 Time Remaining: 2d 18h 24m Buy It Now for only: $60.00 |
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 35th ANNIVERSARY Original 1959 Brunette Barbie Doll Repro 11782 NEW in BOX NRFB $46.95 Time Remaining: 2d 19h 2m Buy It Now for only: $46.95 |
 MTH repro of LIONEL 9E in ORANGE in BOX Standard Gauge Tinplate $350.00 Time Remaining: 2d 21h 46m Buy It Now for only: $395.00 |
 Great Vintage Hi Power Shot Shell Advertising Box Copyright 1929 NOT A REPRO $63.20 Time Remaining: 2d 22h Buy It Now for only: $63.20 |
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 MTH repro of LIONEL 208 TOOL SET w METAL BOX 10 TOOLS $59.00 Time Remaining: 2d 22h 51m Buy It Now for only: $65.00 |
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 1961 Repro Wedding Day Barbie Collector Edition MIB NRFB 1996 box damage $28.49 Time Remaining: 3d 3h 15m Buy It Now for only: $28.49 |
 1960 Repro Solo in the Spotlight BarbieSpec Edition MIB NRFB 1994 box damage $27.49 Time Remaining: 3d 3h 27m Buy It Now for only: $27.49 |
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In Search Of My "Holy Grail"
Collecting Collectibles and When is Enough, Enough
In The Beginning...
For over 40 years I have collected and my passion started with my mother who had an antique shop in our home. I collected boxes, copper items, snowglobes, African Art, Native American Art and most recently little spelter souvenir buildings.
If you are a collector, you are always a collector. Our collections may change with time and as we leave one collection in search of the next, we still have our eye in the rear view window looking for additions to the collections we left behind. But the age old question has always been, when is a collection complete and how do we know it.
As with every type of collection there is that one "holy grail", you know what I mean... that one piece that if found you could die tomorrow a "happy camper". My most recent holy grail was finding an authentic 1930's Chrysler Building souvenir. I could find all of the Empire States, Eiffel Towers and yes alot of repro World Trade Centers, but the epitome of art deco architecture, the Chrysler Building was NOT to be found. Ever antique shop, flea market, garage sale I went to I searched high and low in hopes that that little shiny silvery "spire" would be poking out from under the plastic dolls, broken Tonka trucks and soiled bed linens... but it was not to be. I tried eBay after seeing their TV ad showing hundreds of rare vintage Corvettes all on one street and I though I will surely find it there and again no luck. Well I basically gave up and realized the amount of time I was spending for something that had obviously alluded me for over 8 years was taking my bliss for the experience of being surrounded by some other pretty neat things.
I moved on, I started looking for 19C. Staffordshire Transferware pottery in mulberry and that had become my newest passion. I was particular, however, since I still had my fascination with architecture I wanted historic buildings and ruins with Oriental Asian or Greco Roman detailing. So far I haven't yet found my "holy grail" for this collection but with time I am sure it will raise its "ugly & delicious head".
Well years have passed since my Chrysler Building search and I had truly given up hope of ever having my own. I did see one in a home magazine featuring some celebrity not quite out of puberty and all I could think of was "did she really know what she had?" I truly doubted it.
In the end...
It has been twelve years since my search has been "on hold" for the elusive Chrysler Building and I go through each day thinking about other things like birdhouses, watercolors and more. This past week, a friend I have known for years called me and said to "watch my mailbox". Well taking her literally I have been running out to the box everytime the mail lady drives by and low and behold a small brown cardboard box arrived today. I opened it and you guessed it... there it was. Not only was it the exact Chrysler Building from the right timeframe in the right spelter material but stamped on its base in raised letters there it was "Chrysler Building 1930 The World's Tallest Building". Wow... not only was this the "holy Grail" but the Holy Grail tenfold as it was just 11 months later that the Empire State Building surpassed it in height.
Well there you have it ...my "Holy Grail" story has a happy ending and it is truly my hope that all of your "Holy Grail" hunts end as well.
About The Author and VBMShops:
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I am a 14 year veteran and Powerseller and buyer at eBay and I know what sellers and buyers are looking for and this is why VBMShops took flight. VBMShops is geared to meet the needs of the small boutique buyers and sellers of Vintage, Antique and Newer merchandise. These sellers and buyers have been forgotten in the new philosophical direction that eBay has adopted. Quite literally eBay has turned into a wholesaler like Kmart or Walmart, pushing tons of new cheaply foreign made things into the marketplace and “wanting to be all things to all people”. The small boutique buyer and seller are looking for more…they want a one of a kind selling and shopping experience from the convenience and comfort of their own home.
VBMShops has the “bones and body” of eBay but the “heart and soul” of a fine specialty store boutique, each having a qualified “shopkeeper” to share their expertise and trends that are occurring on the horizon.
The first three boutiques are opened and ready for sellers and buyers and include
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About the Author