Magic Collectibles Acquires the 75 Year Collection of Dr. Richard “Doc” Mossey
I am pleased to announce that Magic Collectibles has acquired the 75 year collection of Dr. Richard "Doc" Mossey. It was early September when I traveled to Milwaukee to meet this incredible man. I had seen him before at Collector meetings (he even performed at a...
The Day of Reckoning has come: The Countrybrook Conservatory of Magic is to soon be no more
MY MAGIC COLLECTION IS GOING TO AUCTION I always knew this was coming. If you have read my blogs on investing in magic you knew it too. Funny, I thought I would be much older. After 25 years of scouring the world for magic I have decided to sell my collection. It...
Houdini In His Own Words: His relationship with Walter Lippman and a possible change to Houdini history
I am sure you know the hero of our story but not so sure you know our supporting cast member Walter Lippman. I am sure you could ask any journalist and they would tell you exactly who he is (except maybe the folks at CNN and FOX news). Walter is known as “The Father...
Can Lightning Strike Twice In the Auction World?
As I write this it is 2:00 am and I am up writing this because I promised I would and I know at least one reader will be up tomorrow morning seeing if I kept my word. You all know that my Blackstone Sr. Dress clothes did quite well at the Potter Blackstone Auction....
Playbook For Becoming the Premier Magic Collectibles Website of Today
This week’s blog will focus on our progress from a fledgling internet site to what is arguably the Premier Internet site devoted exclusively to selling Magic’s Antiquities on a fixed price basis. No, we are not as big as some of the auction houses, but I do not...
McIlhany’s Magical Mysteries Auctions One and Two: September 16,17 and November 12, 2017
MCILHANY's MAGICAL MYSTERIES: The First Auction September 16 and 17, 2017 I knew Bill McIlhany and had visited his home on multiple occasions. He was a collecting friend. We were not extremely close but close enough to occasionally email each other and always take...
When the Stars Aligned: The Potter Blackstone Auction October 28, 2017
The Blackstone Magic Auction: Potter and Potter October 28, 2017 The word is out that the Blackstone Sr. Dress Tails in the Potter Blackstone auction were mine. Since that is the case I thought you might want to read about my thought process in listing that...
Sleight of Hand: The Jeff Busby Collection At Auction: August 19, 2017
For me this was a very interesting auction. I believe it was the first major test recently of letters written for some of the great close up guys on whose shoulders current close up artists stand. I was more than surprised at the results of some of this...
To Restore or Not to Restore: Not Always An Easy Answer
We're Back! Sorry for our absence. A big thank you to all who ordered this past weekend and especially for those who kept ordering during our absence. We were overwhelmed after the last newsletter which is why this blog is being written at 2 am Monday morning. We...
Collecting Autographed Books: A few Favorites from the CCM
Book Collecting If you ask me what I collect I always say apparatus, posters ephemera and costumes. I never say books. I don’t collect books as a rule and don’t think of myself as a book collector. I now have just over 3,000 titles in my personal library. Let me tell...