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WorthPoint Indices: Lobby Cards

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Detailed Index Trend Components of Monthly Total Volume Sold and Total Prices Paid for Lobby Cards between January 1, 2020, and May 31, 2024. Values depend on age, artwork, quality, and popularity of the movies or actors they depict. million in sales since 2020. percent increase in transactions from 2020 through 2023.

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Types of Chinese Art: A Guide to Valuing & Collecting Chinese Art

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The rarity of the material, as well as the beauty and intricacy of the decoration, represented status and wealth during the Qing dynasty. Much like the majority of artwork, a Chinese painting’s monetary value will align with its time period, rarity and condition – and of course, the artist. June 2020).

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S.O.S. (Surplus Old Stuff) with Amy Moyer: Puzzles

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The Puzzle Paradox While puzzles used to be hobbies reserved for the very young or old, they saw a massive resurgence in popularity during the 2020 pandemic. Those with deeper pockets preferred the wooden versions, which were generally of higher quality. Only in 2020 did puzzles become super popular again during the COVID lockdown.

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How to value your collection of porcelain figurines (Hummel, Meissen and more)

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RarityRarity usually equals value. Prices for Meissen pieces, as with most porcelain figurine brands, depend upon condition, rarity, and size. Meissen and the sportswear company Adidas paired up to make these elaborate porcelain embellished sneakers in 2020, which sold for $126,000. Raynaud markings vary.

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Banknote Collecting: A Brief Introduction to Notaphily

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Factors That Make Banknotes Valuable Rarity 5 Livres Syriennes note circa 1948. Sold for $550 via Stack’s Bowers Galleries (January 2020). Read up on the history of banknotes by country, review what’s been sold recently at auction (easily done online) and make a list of the qualities you feel drawn to.