During the holidays, we dress in our best clothes, shoes, and hats. Yet, when it comes to jewelry, albeit fine or costume, a big statement piece makes a holiday outfit stand out.

1970s television offered viewers some of the most memorable characters in American TV viewing history: Arthur “the Fonz” Fonzarelli from Happy Days; Mork from Ork, of Mork and Mindy fame; Tattoo from Fantasy Island; the entire Brady Bunch; and Jack Tripper from Three’s Company, to name a few.

With the presidential campaign of 2024 ending soon, collectible objects associated with the race for the White House are at their height of popularity. Toys associated with play and politics are bought and sold to keep the candidates in front of voters’ minds.

For nearly 25 years, I have helped people all over the U.S. downsize from expansive mansions to cozy townhouses.

For nearly 25 years, I have helped people all over the U.S. downsize from expansive mansions to cozy townhouses.

I appraise my fair share of antique and vintage clocks via my public appraisal events and through photo submissions to my website. Some of the most intriguing clocks of all types are from the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries.

Many antique lovers ask me about glass of all types: Murano, Depression, EAPG, American Brilliant, Pyrex, and the list goes on. One of the most popular and exciting glass types for collectors is uranium glass. I like to call it “the green glass that glows.”

The portable record player has reached middle age.

Did you have a dollhouse as a child? Do your children or grandchildren have one?

Movie memorabilia and film collectibles are known to bring big bucks in the vintage collectibles markets, but objects associated with the history of television are just as popular but often overlooked by comparison.

Recently, I was interviewed to discuss the significance and value of newly discovered 1960 presidential campaign video footage of John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy.

Functional objects are not often viewed as collectible, mainly because we rely on them in our daily lives and don’t consider them to be precious or rare.

Jade has been a longtime symbol of status in China since ancient times. An important material often used in carvings, jewelry, screens, and decorations, jade is held in high regard as valuable and culturally and artistically significant.

Along with shoulder pads, fingerless lace gloves, jelly shoes, parachute pants, add-a-bead necklaces, oversized hoop earrings, giant scrunchies, neon headbands, Sony Walkmans, Swatch watches, and Rubik’s cubes, one of the most popular and inclusive trends of the unforgettable 1980s was bell charms.

With the new Barbie movie coming to a theater near you this summer, complete with a top-secret plot, collectors are ready to buy, sell, and trade America’s favorite doll.

After more than two decades appraising art, antiques, and collectibles and training my followers to identify valuables and resell for profit, I want to share some of the most successful tips that people have used to cash in on items available at estate, yard, and garage sales.

Today’s jewelry trends cater to designs that are dainty, diminutive, demure. That was not the case in the 1980s. Big, brash, bold, powerful statement jewelry was popular in the decade when Michael J. Fox went Back to the Future.

Today’s jewelry trends cater to designs that are dainty, diminutive, demure. That was not the case in the 1980s. Big, brash, bold, powerful statement jewelry was popular in the decade when Michael J. Fox went Back to the Future.

Spring cleaning has its drawbacks and its advantages.

Spring cleaning has its drawbacks and its advantages.