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...recently taken off as a hot commodity and subject of scholarship: the first book on trench art was published in April by Nicholas Saunders of University College London, and an exhibition opened in May in France. Three exhibitions are planned for the U.S., and prices are climbing on eBay: shell casings are going for as much as $1,000. Why now? Saunders isn't sure, but he advises anyone with trench art to dig up its story. "This isn't just a weird bunch of objects. It cuts across social, cultural, military and art history...
...STARTED After prices on eBay rose for old models, toymakers created exact replicas...
Kids may not watch them on TV anymore, but vintage superheroes from the '80s, like Voltron, He-Man and the Transformers, are hot items in toy stores once again. They have been popular for years on eBay, where nostalgic adults buy boxed He-Man figures for $60 or a complete Optimus Prime, the truck leader of the Transformers' Autobot heroes, for upwards of $150--eight times its original value. Sooner or later the toymakers had to notice and start making the items again. Trendmaster's mini-replica of the robot Voltron ($29.99) has completely sold out since its release...
WILD CARDS Apparently the folks at Topps were cleaning out the attic and found a bunch of collectible memorabilia--in other words, they struck eBay gold. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the company's first baseball card, Topps will be auctioning off the contents of its archives on eBay throughout July, including such priceless treasures as a 1966 Green Hornet sticker featuring the young Bruce...
...Suspicions about prices limit the market," says Hans Neuendorf, a well-known German art dealer who heads artnet.com, an Artprice.com rival that is listed on the German Neuer Markt. "Providing a degree of fairness and realism is good for all the participants." Artnet.com recently struck a deal with Ebay, which will provide its customers free access to part of artnet.com's database. The site displays pictures of the artwork and links to galleries. Artprice.com, in contrast, doesn't use images to avoid copyright issues and does not provide links to galleries or sell art directly. An expert at Sotheby...