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All Blog Posts Tagged 'collecting' (9)

Bookmark Collectors Virtual Convention

February 20th and 21st there’s an online event which is rather like a

Valentine’s Day celebration for collectors: The first annual Bookmark Collectors Virtual Convention.

I'll be presenting, Are You An Embarrassed Collector? Don’t Be!, even though… Continue

Added by DPopTart on February 11, 2010 at 6:09am — No Comments

I Start A New Collecting Site!

I've started a new site, Inherited Values, because I wanted a place where I could, with other moms and pops in the biz, focus on sharing the joys of collecting old things with collectors. Dealers, after all, have plenty of matchmaking tales ;)

As the site tagline says, we don’t do antiques and vintage collectibles by the book!

* At Inherited-Values.com the focus isn't on… Continue

Added by DPopTart on December 19, 2009 at 4:15am — No Comments

Ephemera Carnival News

The History Is Ephemeral carnival, the only blog carnival devoted to ephemera, has been getting major props!

The carnival has been picked up at the History Carnivals Aggregator (with yours truly being asked to participate) and the History Is Ephemeral carnival has been regularly mentioned at George Mason University's Cliopatria's Blog -- including a… Continue

Added by DPopTart on October 30, 2009 at 11:36pm — No Comments

Ephemera Carnival #5

The 5th edition of the carnival has been published -- I'd appreciate it if you would post/tweet etc. -- especially if you were included in this month's carnival :)

And please submit your posts for the next edition!

Added by DPopTart on August 31, 2009 at 3:57pm — No Comments

Looking for collectors to Share their Collection on the VintageMeld

Hey gang,

I'd posted a couple of these over here, the one about the Spark Plug collector and the other on the Judy Garland collector, but I've since widened my net from customers and am looking for anyone who'd like to share their collection on my site, the VintageMeld.

Added bonus if you have your own site, http://vintagemeld.com has a Google Page Rank 4 and your site would definitely be getting linked to in the post, so I might be able to pass some good Google juice your… Continue

Added by Cliff Aliperti on August 7, 2009 at 1:08pm — No Comments

Looking For...

Last call for this month's History Is Ephemeral Carnival -- pls submit something! (And continue to submit things -- it's monthly!)

Also, I'm currently looking for ephemera on the following topics/themes for articles & posts I am working on (so check your sites & inventory & let me know if you have something & I'll try to include it in my… Continue

Added by DPopTart on July 24, 2009 at 6:36pm — 3 Comments

Another collection on display, Charles Triplett's Judy Garland collection

I got lucky enough to have another customer allow me to share a fantastic collection pretty quickly on the heels of my last find (the spark plug collection). While there's a lot of ephemera to be found in the background of these photos, the highlights of Charles Triplett's Judy Garland Collection are… Continue

Added by Cliff Aliperti on July 8, 2009 at 11:37pm — 1 Comment

Interview With Ephemera Dealer/Collector Cliff Aliperti

Just published my interview with fellow TEN member Cliff Aliperti at CQ -- would love to hear what you think!

Added by DPopTart on April 30, 2009 at 5:43am — 1 Comment

International Reply Coupons (IRC)

Again, in my never ending wanderings around the Internet, I have come across yet another collectible item that I never knew of, let alone knew it was collectible.

International Reply Coupons per Wikipedia: