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Atari Collectors
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NEW Atari Star Trek Online Collectors Edition - PC (28014) |  |
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US $9.89 | 25d 19h 24m |
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VIDEO GAMES COLLECTORS BOOK ATARI 2600 5200 7800 Coleco Mattel VCS Odyssey 2 | |
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US $34.95 | 4d 12h 53m |
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Ninja Gaiden III Lynx Atari Collectors!! Rare New Boxed | |
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US $19.95 | 23d 4h 45m |
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NFL Football Lynx Atari Collectors!! Rare New No B 2P | |
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US $9.95 | 28d 3h 18m |
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Ninja Gaiden Lynx Atari Collectors!! Rare New No Box | |
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US $9.95 | 5d 44m |
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Blue Lightning Dealer Demo Lynx Atari Collectors! New! | |
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US $12.00 | 23d 4h 45m |
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Jaguar Pro Controller/Thumbpad/Joystick By Atari New Mint Collectors Very Rare! | |
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US $125.00 | 13d 7h 7m |
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Atari Jaguar Console Box! Brand New Empty Collectors | |
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US $25.00 | 12d 15h 35m |
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Jaguar Atari T Shirt with Cat Eyes 800/7800/2600/XL/XE/ST Large New Collector | |
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US $29.95 | 28d 3h 18m |
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Varuna Force 2 CDROM Collectors Demo Atari Jaguar | |
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US $20.00 | 23d 4h 53m |
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Robotron Lynx Atari Collectors!! Rare New Boxed 1P | |
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US $19.95 | 23d 4h 53m |
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Daemon's Gate Cartridge Lynx Atari Collectors!! | |
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US $34.95 | 17d 7h 6m |
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Jaguar Atari Key Chain 800/7800/2600/XL/XE/ST New Collector | |
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US $19.95 | 28d 3h 18m |
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Jaguar Atari Banner with Cat Eyes 800/7800/2600/XL/XE/ST Collector NEW!! | |
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US $39.95 | 28d 3h 18m |
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Lynx Atari T Shirt with Game List 800/7800/2600/XL/XE/ST Large New Collector | |
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US $29.95 | 28d 3h 18m |
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Jaguar Atari Lapel Pin 800/7800/2600/XL/XE/ST New Collector | |
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US $9.95 | 28d 3h 18m |
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Hockey Lynx Atari Collectors!! Rare New Boxed 1 or 2 P | |
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US $29.95 | 12d 15h 35m |
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ATARI 2600 7800 GAME; REACTOR *R-2 MINT 1982 Parker Bros Collector Quality | |
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US $6.95 | 23d 19h 52m |
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Collectors Items - Atari Player On Board Sign & Patch | |
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US $11.05 | 23d 6h 45m |
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Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls (Jaguar, 1994) Atari Collector Very Rare Mint | |
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US $99.00 | 23d 4h 53m |
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Joust Lynx Atari Collectors!! Rare New Boxed 1 or 2 P | |
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US $29.95 | 23d 4h 45m |
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Hard Drivin' Lynx Atari Collectors!! Rare New No Box | |
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US $9.95 | 7d 11h 53m |
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Atari Jaguar CD Drive Box! Brand New Empty Collectors | |
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US $25.00 | 15d 4h 25m |
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Checkered Flag Lynx Atari Collectors!! Rare New No Box | |
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US $19.95 | 12d 15h 35m |
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Rampart Lynx Atari Collectors!! Rare New In Box | |
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US $9.95 | 12d 15h 35m |
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ATARI 2600 GAME; PIECE O' CAKE *R-5* 1982 US Games Rarity 5 Collector VGC | |
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US $12.95 | 12d 46m |
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ATARI 2600 GAME; MR. DO! DO *R-5* Near MINT 1983 Coleco Rarity 5 Collector | |
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US $29.95 | 12d 41m |
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ATARI 2600 GAME; BEAMRIDER *R-5* Near MINT 1983 Activision Rarity 5 Collector | |
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US $39.95 | 12d 38m |
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ATARI 2600 ASTEROIDS NEW FACTORY SEALED 1981 VIDEO GAME UNOPENED COLLECTORS ITEM | |
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US $19.50 | 10d 14h 9m |
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Collectors Avalon Hill Original 6-pack Box full 6 MSIB C64/Atari 800 Telengard's | |
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US $199.95 | 10d 4h 9m |
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Atari VIC 20 Video Controller VERY RARE Vintage Stick Collectors RGA | |
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US $13.95 | 9d 27m |
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Centipede Lynx Atari Collectors!! | |
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US $35.00 | 7d 11h 53m |
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Casino Lynx Atari Collectors!! Rare New Boxed 1 or 2 P | |
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US $39.95 | 7d 11h 53m |
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Collectors Items - Atari Arcade Game Pencils - EXTREMELY RARE - 5 Total | |
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US $50.00 | 7d 3h 30m |
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Atari Asteroids Vintage Video Game Pint Glass 16oz Collector Series NEW | |
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US $14.99 | 6d 12h 1m |
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Road Riot 4WD Cartridge Lynx Atari Collectors!! New | |
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US $39.95 | 5d 44m |
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APB Lynx Atari Collectors!! Rare New Boxed | |
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US $9.95 | 5d 44m |
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Jaguar Atari T Shirt with Cat Eyes 800/7800/2600/XL/XE/ST X Large New Collector | |
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US $29.95 | 5d 44m |
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Vintage Retro Atari Collector Poster 22" X 10 1/2" | |
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US $14.99 | 4d 22h 31m |
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Atari 2600 QUADRUN Very Rare title in Excellent condition Collector Owned | |
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US $699.95 | 4d 5h 55m |
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Vintage Atari Jaguar Collectors Poster | |
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US $29.99 | 3d 6h 34m |
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Vintage ATARI 7800 ADVANTAGE COLLECTOR POSTER - 17" x 22" - Good Shape! - Mario! | |
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US $10.00 | 3d 55m |
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Skiing-Atari Game-New Never Opened-Collector | |
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US $14.99 | 2d 5h |
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Missile Command-Atari Game-New Never Opened-Collector | |
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US $14.99 | 2d 4h 52m |
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*SEALED, NEW* ATARI 2600 VIDEO GAME KANGAROO COLLECTOR | |
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US $17.49 | 1d 15h 1m |
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Atari Collector's Series Pint Glass 4 Pack Asteroids, Centipede, Tempest, Missle | |
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US $29.99 | 5h 11m |
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Star Raiders-Atari Game-Collector-RARE-New/Sealed | |
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US $39.99 | 1d 7h 10m |
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ATARI 2600 GAME; SPACE JOCKEY *R-2* MINT Collector | |
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US $4.95 | 21h 44m |
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ATARI 2600 GAME; NAME THIS GAME *R-3* Collector 1982 | |
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US $6.95 | 21h 42m |
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Kaboom! (Atari 2600) Cleaned, Tested, Works!! Attn Collectors:RARE BLUE LABEL!! | |
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US $12.00 | 2d 12h 55m |
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Every gamer has it; a stack of dust collectors sitting in the corner of the room or in the bottom of the entertainment center that will likely never again see the light of day. Sell used games and consoles to a trusted company that will resell them to others looking for great deals on used electronics.
Don't look at that same stack of unplayed or unwanted video games and say, "trash," "yard sale," or "donate." Consider reselling them. Odds are you're not going to make as much money selling them at a yard sale as you would selling them through a company that specializes in buying and reselling. You're certainly not going to make a return on your investment by donating them or trashing them.
You may not know this, but used games and consoles have a good resell market value. Companies that specialize in buying and reselling will pay you for what you don't want or don't need any more so you can buy new stuff.
Dust Collectors No More
That old Atari up in the attic you had when you were a teen doesn't have to sit in a box collecting dust. That old Duck Hunt or Sega Genesis can be turned into cash in your hand. It's as simple as logging onto a site that buys from the public and making the decision to sell used games to them.
Collectors
A lot of collectors scour used game stores looking for vintage titles they can't find at big chain retail locations. You may be one yourself. Regardless if you're a buyer or seller you're going to earn a little money by reselling or save a little by buying used games.
How Old Is Too Old?
There is simply no such thing as too old in the video game market. As long as it works it can be sold. Remember, there are collectors, aficionados out there who would love to have an old Pac-Man for Atari or something for Sega Dreamcast, the titles you will not find in retail stores.
Save and Earn
Who doesn't like those two words? Save and Earn! We're all looking for ways to make money and save what we have made. Who says you have to buy brand new out of the more expensive retail stores? Companies that specialize in buying and selling ensure that what you're looking for is in good working order.
It's just good business to work with sites that are willing to give you money for something you paid for and used yourself. It's also great that they sell items at deep, deep discounts for those who may not otherwise be able to afford those great titles.
It's Really That Simple
Forget having to make an eBay account and write all the descriptions of what you have to sell. Don't worry about having to deal with the customer or even shipping individual titles to different places when people buy things. The time to sell is now and the time to for it to be easy to sell is also here.
Go to a store that does it all for you. Just sell used games to them and forget about. Better yet, don't worry about where in the world you would even begin to find a game for the original Nintendo. It's as simple as logging on to the Internet and browsing through a selection of all sorts of vintage games, classified by system, and in alphabetical order.
Buying and selling made super simple, at your fingertips, from the comfort of wherever you happen to be sitting. Sell used games to a trusted resource and you have a business partner for life. You'll always have the titles you want while letting those dust collectors go to others who will cherish them.
Take the hassle of out selling video games, The Old School Game Vault ( http://www.wcityauctions.com ) gives you great prices when you sell used games for cash.
Scripophily - The Gift of History
SCRIPOPHILY (scrip-af-il-ly), the collecting of canceled old stocks and bonds, gained recognition as a hobby around the mid-1970s. The word resulted combining words from English and Greek. The word "scrip" represents an ownership right and the word "philos" means to love. Today there are thousands of collectors worldwide in search of scarce, rare, and popular stocks and bonds. Collectors who come from the a variety of businesses enjoy this as a hobby, although there are many who consider Scripophily an good investment. In fact, over the past several years, this hobby has exploded.
Modern Dot companies and Scandals have been particularly popular. Many collectors like the historical significance of certificates. Others prefer the beauty of older stocks and bonds that were printed in various colors with fancy artwork with ornate engraving. Many autograph collectors are found in this field, looking for signed certificates of famous people like John D.Rockefeller of Standard Oil Company, Franklin Fire Insurance Company signed by famed economist Henry Carey issued in 1836, Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus, Atari Corporation, Eastern Air Lines with Captain Eddie Rickenbacker as President, Certificate signed by George Bush's Great Grandfather Samuel Prescott Bush, Broadband.com, Tucker Corporation and many others. As many certificates become harder to find, Scripophily is an exciting hobby with lots of challenges and potential. Since the hobby is relatively new (around 20 years), it prices are still very reasonable.
Where can you find a 100 year old piece of history with a an excellent engraving for under $40? Fortunately, the hobby hasn't hit the boiler room call centers yet! There are many reasons that contribute to the success of this hobby.
First of all, it is a worldwide collectible since almost all countries of the world have issued stocks and/or bonds through their governments or businesses. Each certificate is a different piece of history. It describes the company, the type of instrument (usually stock or bond), the year, signatures of officers or officials, who it was issued to, the printer, due date for bonds, and much much more. Many of the certificates have pictures or vignettes showing anything from cars to trains to Indians to leaders to nothing at all.
Due to the computer age, more and more stock and bonds are issued electronically which means fewer paper certificates are issued as a percentage of actual stock issued. During the past several years, the Internet has played a major role in the awareness of the hobby. We have been able to display and sell thousands of items from our inventory on our shopping cart at Scripophily.net. Our customers come from all over the world. We started in 1996 with a selection of 50 certificates and now have over 15,000. Without the Internet, this would not have been possible
The hobby of Scripophily is one of the most fascinating areas of financial history. Over the years there have been millions of companies which needed to raise money for their businesses. In order to do so, the founders of these companies issued securities. Generally speaking, they either issued an equity security in the form of stock or a debt security in the form of a bond. However, there are many variations of equity and debt instruments. The can be Common Stock, Preferred Stocks, Warrants, Cumulative Preferred, Bonds, Zero coupon bonds, Long Term Bonds (over 400 years) and any combination thereof. Just as each company is different, each certificate is different as well.
The color, paper, signatures, images, dates, stamps, cancellations, borders, industry, Stock Broker, name of company, transfer agent, printer, holder name all add to the uniqueness of the hobby. Each company needed to raise money to get into business. Each company had their own story as to how they did it. These certificates give us a piece of that story.
Some of the companies became major success stories. Some the companies were acquired and merged into other companies. Some of the companies and industries were successes for of time, but were replaced by improvements in technologies. The railroads are a good example of this. Most the companies, however, never made it and the certificates became worthless pieces of paper....until the hobby of Scripophily came along!
There were many bubbles that came and went. The mining boom in the 1850's, the railroad build out beginning in the 1830's, Oil Boom beginning in the 1870's, Telegraph beginning in the 1850's, Automobile Industry beginning at the turn of the 20th, Century, Aviation beginning around 1910 after the Wright Brothers, Electric Power Industry in the 1930's, Airline Wars and Takeovers beginning in the 1970's, Cellular Telephones beginning in the mid 1980's, Banks in the 1930's, Saving's and Loans in the 1970's, Long Distance Telephone Service in the 1990's, and most recently the Dot Com rags to riches to rags chapter.
There are many factors that determine value of a certificate including condition, age, historical significance, signatures, rarity, demand for item, aesthetics, type of company, original face value, bankers associated with issuance, transfer stamps, cancellation markings, issued or unissued, printers, and type of engraving process.
Condition - The grading scale that could be used in stocks and bonds is shown below. Generally speaking, however, the grading is not used in the hobby as strictly as it is in coins and stamps. Most people acquire certificates for the artwork and history. Fortunately, the hobby has not made it to the slabs yet.
Uncirculated - Looks like new, no abnormal markings or folds, no staples, clean signature and no stains
Extremely Fine - Slight traces of wear
Very Fine - Minor traces of wear Fine - Creased with clear signs of use and wear
Fair- Strong signs of use and wear
Poor- Some damage with heavy signs of wear and staining Age - Usually the older the more valuable, but not always.
Historical significance - What product did the company produce? Was it the first car, airplane, cotton gin, etc. Did the company make it? Was it a fraud? What era was the item issued i.e. during a war, depression, industrial revolution?
Signatures - Did anyone famous or infamous sign the certificate? Certificate Owners Name - Was the certificate issued to anyone famous or a famous company?
Rarity - How many of the certificates were issued? How many survived over the years? Is the certificate a low number?
Demand for item - How many people are trying to collect the same certificate? Aesthetics - How does the certificate look? What is in the vignette? What color of ink was used. Does it have fancy borders or writing on it?
Type of company - What type of company was it issued for? Does the industry still exist? Has the industry changed a lot over the years?
Original Face Value - How much was the stock or bond issued for? Usually, the larger the original face value, the more collectible it is.
Bankers associated with issuance - Who worked on the fund raising efforts? Was it someone famous or a famous bank? Is the bank still in existence? - Who worked on the fund raising efforts? Was it someone famous or a famous bank? Is the bank still in existence?
Transfer stamps - Does the certificate have tax stamps on it - imprinted or attached? Are the stamps valuable or unusual? Cancellation markings - Are the cancellation markings interesting to the item. Do they detract or add to its history and looks? Issued or unissued - Was the item issued or unissued.
Was the certificate a printer's prototype usually stamped with the words specimen? Usually the issued certificates are more valuable and desired.
Printers - Who printed the certificate? Was it a famous printer? Type of engraving process - How was the certificate made? By hand? By Wood engraving? Steel Engraving? Lithograph? Preprinted Form?
Paper - Was the paper use in the printing high quality or low quality. Has it help up over time? Does it have a watermark used to prevent counterfeiting?
As you can see, Scripophily is more than just collecting another piece of paper. It is collecting history. It is something everyone from all ages and all parts of the world can enjoy. The more you see, the more you collect, the more you appreciate that stocks and bonds were the monetary fabric that built the world as we know it today. Bob Kerstein is the founder of Scripophily.com and has been active in collecting stock and bond certificates since 1990.
We hope you enjoy this hobby as much as we do! It's not just a job for us, it's an adventure in financial history!
About the Author
Bob Kerstein (Bob.com) is the Founder and C.E.O. of Scripophily.com L.L.C. Bob has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1978 although he has been out of Public Practice for many years. He had worked as a Chief Financial Officer and in other capacities for both Public and non Publicly held companies prior to founding Scripophily.com and Old Company Research. He has more than 20 years experience in the communications and entertainment industries including Cellular, Satellite Communications, Internet Development, Cable TV, Motion Pictures and Professional Sports. Senior positions held by Kerstein include Cellular Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President at McCaw Cellular Corporation (Now AT&T Wireless), Chief Financial Officer at American Mobile Satellite Corporation, Chief Financial Officer at Falcon Cable TV, Director of Financial Reporting at Warner Brothers and Chief Information Officer at Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment (owners of the Vancouver Canucks and Grizzlies).
Bob is a Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, International Bond and Share Society and the Washington Historical and Autograph Certificate Organization.
Where can I sell vintage 80's items to collectors? (i.e. Atari set, nintendo set, Lionel trains)?
These items are in mint condition, still in their original boxes.
EBay is your best bet to sell them and you can watch the vintage collectors fight tooth and nail over the items you wish to sell. Who knows, you might walk away with over 5K in your pockets rather than just going to an auction house where the crowds there may not be the right type to fight over your old gaming systems. Just put them up for sale, and watch the bids just roll on in and how high they'll go! If they're willing to pay it, they'll shell out thousands for your systems! Good luck in selling them! (One thing: DON'T PUT A BUY NOW OPTION! YOU'LL LOSE THE MONEY MAKING BY DOING THAT!!
Man sells old video game for $31,600 after reading CNN.com
While reading a story on this site about rare video games, Tanner Sandlin of Austin, Texas, recognized one of the games -- Air Raid for the Atari 2600. He found the thirteenth known copy of the game in his garage and put it on eBay.
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