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Magic Collectibles Acquires the 75 Year Collection of Dr. Richard “Doc” Mossey

by James rawlins | Jan 31, 2020 | blog

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...

The Day of Reckoning has come: The Countrybrook Conservatory of Magic is to soon be no more

by James rawlins | Aug 26, 2018 | blog

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

by James rawlins | Apr 1, 2018 | blog

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?

by James rawlins | Mar 7, 2018 | blog

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

by James rawlins | Jan 15, 2018 | blog

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

by James rawlins | Dec 4, 2017 | blog

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...