My name is Bill, and I am an irritant... so my wife says. I make custom knives and I also collect and restore old straight razors. I have written a comprehensive book on CD telling you how to restore them. It...
The Fenton Art Glass Company has been in operation for more than 100 years and has produced thousands of quality art glass products from lamps to collectible animal figurines. Over the years, many cat lovers...
Cigar and tobacco care has been the subject of hundreds or even thousands of tortured, sometimes totally useless and sometimes actually harmful methods and theories. Tobacco and cigar care is simple. The...
BUYING PACKS AND BOXES OF SPORTSCARDS - HOBBY VS. RETAIL - WHAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW! Collecting sportscards is a great hobby. You may decide to persue collecting your favorite player, favorite team, try to...
I am an avid Teddy Bear collector and historian, and was the Boyds Tracker Editor for the 2004 Boyds Tracker book by Bangzoom Publishing. I currently write for Teddy Bear Review magazine and have a regular...
Buying Mineral Specimens and Crystals on eBay The purpose of this guide is to help the collector and buyer of crystal and mineral specimens use eBay to add to their collection in a safe and satisfying way....
There are many ways to collect First Day Covers. This guide will discuss several major options, available resources, general pricing advice and more. How you collect is your choice. Whatever your choice, you...
Now that my vintage audio acquisition has turned into a major illness, it's time to put 'pen to paper' and bequeath my observations and advice to the general public. Previously, I had written a guide entitled...
Learn how to make your favorite buddy, your gold fish live a longer and healthier life. Believe it or not, a goldfish should live for 10 to 25 years or longer if it's given the proper care. The Guinness Book...
How When Why To Retract Your Bid If you have bid on the wrong item, bid too much, or just simply changed your mind, you can retract your bid without any penalty or disgrace, but you should do so as soon as...