What do we buy, you ask?
If you are looking for estate buyers, you’ve come to the right place. We purchase a wide variety of collectibles, books, comics, antiques, toys, vintage and new items, posters, fine art (paintings, sculptures, original comic art), and much, much more. In some cases, we also purchase full estates, liquidations or business inventory. As estate buyers, it’s difficult to describe the full range of items we purchase, however, here is a list of some of the types of items we look for.
Things We Buy
- Hardcover, softcover, spiral-bound, some rare or vintage paperbacks
- Non fiction, history, military and war, WWII or Civil War related, high level mathematics & science, technical, current, textbooks, etc.
- Science fiction (sci-fi), horror, terror, pulp fiction, bizarre and unusual
- Art and photography, Taschen, risque & sexy, vintage and antique illustrated
- Fine binding, leather-bound, smyth-sewn, (Easton Press and Franklin Library and similar publishers)
- Limited editions, signed or inscribed copies, first editions, rare printings
- Metaphysical, esoteric, occult, tarot, ESP, chakra and meditation, witchcraft, magic and illusions, black magic, hypnosis, magnetic
- Religion, high quality bibles and religious publications
- Dungeons and Dragons (and other niche games or sci-fi items)
- Old Magazines – Cosmopolitan, Vogue, 1920’s – 1940’s Time Magazine, 1800’s – 1920 National Geographic, old fashion and import / foreign magazines, vintage risque / sexy magazines and publications
- Antique books (1500’s – early 1900’s), children’s books, illustrated, historical, many genres
- Ephemera – military and other vintage or antique diaries and handwritten documents, artistic publications, beat generation pamphlets, rare or unusual printings
- Aviation and automotive, heavy equipment and other manuals, detailed how-to and hobby books
- And much more …
- Original art (fine art, paintings, sculptures, limited prints, artistic glass, etc.)
- Illustrated artwork (cartoons, Disney, comics, cover art, etc.)
- Vintage and new Disney and other cartoon related toys or advertising items
- Snow globes and music boxes
- Jewelry, precious metals (gold, silver, old and rare coins, rare and old currency, etc)
- Board games (Dungeons and Dragons, Avalon Hill, and similar)
- Railroad memorabilia, vintage / antique baseball cards
- Vintage or antique advertising (many industries)
- Mechanical banks, ink wells and rare pens
- Rare stamps or other similar collections
- Vintage and new musical instruments, gear and accessories (guitars, amps, pedals, etc.)
- Antique and vintage tools
- Fine glassware and crystal
- Signed pottery and Native American items,
- Risque / sexy (calendars, original photographs, posters, artwork and other collectibles)
- Vintage electronics and high end equipment
- Hallmark and other ornaments and trinkets, Department 56 and similar
- Vintage pocket watches, tobacco pipes, razors, fashion, and other unique or rare items
- Much more…
- Vintage (1930’s – 1960’s) golden and silver era comics – 1920’s and earlier, 1930’s, 1940’s, 1950’s, 1960’s, some 1970’s
- Antique 1800’s – 1930’s pre-comic types of publications
- All genres and eras of original comic and cartoon art
- High quality – CGC or graded, signed copies, raritie
- SDCC and Comic-Con variants
- Vintage (horror, sci-fi, terror, Disney, Action Comics, EC Comics, Tales From the Crypt, Detective Comics, Hulk, Superman, etc.)
- Graphic novels, limited printings and series
- Adult, unusual or bizarre comics
- Comic related advertising (posters, promotions, and much more)
- Men’s and Women’s – vintage and antique clothing and accessories
- Brand new with tags, unused
- Fine jewelry (sterling silver, gold, diamonds, southwest, turquoise, etc.)
- Watches, necklaces and bracelets
- Unique, vintage and high end hats, purses or clutches, scarfs, shoes, etc.
- Perfume and cologne
- Advertising (posters, art, displays),
- Brands Like – Gucci, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Dolce and Gabbana (other similar brands)
- Much more…
Music – Concert posters, Beatles, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stones, Otis Redding, Elvis, Bob Marley, Jefferson Airplane, Nirvana, Velvet Underground, Ozzy, Iron Maiden, Woodstock (many bands in that era), Andy Warhol designed posters, Jazz, Blues, Rock, Punk, Pop, many 1800’s – 1970’s, limited prints, and lots more
Movies – Vintage classics, original full sheets, theater advertisements, 3-sheet (larger) posters, Star Wars, horror and science fiction / sci-fi, Frankenstein, King Kong, Dracula, Phantom of the Opera, Casablanca, Superman, Vintage Disney, and much more
Advertising – Fashion, vintage / antique foreign advertising, toys, alcohol, breweries, John Deere and similar, metal or tin advertisements, old baseball and other sports, events, business, and more
Other – There is a wide variety of similar memorabilia related to posters, advertising, music, etc. If it seems interesting, old or unique then we may be interested in purchasing it.
- Antique and vintage toys of all types, tin toys (motorcycles, vehicles, humorous, robots, others)
- Cast iron, models (tractors, vehicles, aviation, ships, and other)
- Train sets, Lionel, HO, accessories, tracks, etc.
- Star Wars, Marvel, DC, superheroes (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Hulk, etc…), action figures
- New-in-box items and mint condition, Legos and other similar toys
- Old lunch boxes and thermos
- Japanese & German toys and other imports, steam engines
- GI Joe, TMNT Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Old Hot Wheels (red lines and rare)
- Comic-Con items, statues and figures, and other similar items
- Makers like Playmobile, Marx, Lehmann, Greppert & Kelch, Koyo Kinzoku, Fischer, Remco, Hasbro, Kenner, Legos, Lionel, etc…
- Much more…
WE BUY – lots of different items, products, vintage, antique, new, and other. We buy anything from historical photographs, documents and WWII, Civil War and earlier memorabilia to sexy and risque, bizarre, unique, strange or just fun and interesting. We also buy some business inventory like accessories, components, parts or manuals from many different industries like large equipment (John Deere, CAT Caterpillar, CASE, Kubota, similar), automotive, aviation, hobby and models, gunsmith / antique to new gun parts and accessories, and many other industries.
Things We Don’t Buy
Below is a list of some of the items we do not purchase. However, there are always exceptions to the rule. If you have signed copies, limited printings, 1st issues, old 1800’s – 1950’s, or other rare or uncommon editions we may still be interested.
- Playboy or Penthouse Magazines (except some pre-1960’s) – However, we do buy other less common risque / sexy publications and calendars, photographs, posters, signatures and other items related to Playboy
- Modern magazines – Life, National Geographic, National Lampoons, Automotive, Biker, etc.
- Readers Digest, Book Club Editions (BCE), romance novels, mass market paperbacks, western, travel
- General fiction – Steven King, Danielle Steele, Dean Koontz, Nora Roberts, Tom Clancy, western, Time-Life, etc.
- Travel and generic coffee table books, sheet music, clearance books (often have a discount or clearance sticker on the cover)
- Most Furniture – Except rare or high end items
- Modern (1970’s – present) comics or baseball cards except key editions or rarities, common independent publishers
- Fine China, generic household items, collectors plates, generic glassware or silverware (except sterling silver), Avon
- Generic or typical clothing, children clothing, knock-off products, plastic or lower end items (Target, Walmart or similar brands),
- Department store or cheap posters or artwork, reprints, poor condition
- Items that are damaged, in rough condition or loose parts and pieces
- Common toys like modern action figures, McDonalds toys, Beanie Babies, etc.