by James rawlins | Apr 2, 2017 | blog
In 2015 it was reported that Houdini threatened retirement on Oct 14th just over two weeks away from the end of his life. This is not news to Houdini followers but if you have just a passing interest in Houdini this may very well be news to you. Since I own the...
by James rawlins | Mar 26, 2017 | blog
It is highly unlikely that there is anyone out there (including myself) that collects magic solely for an investment. We love the objects just as art collectors and chalk dog collectors love what they collect. Why we collect is largely unknown. Why do some people...
by James rawlins | Mar 19, 2017 | blog
I think many may take me to task on the business of collecting magic as an investment. There are those that truly don’t consider magic as an investment at all. They may collect items without value consideration to anyone but them. My contention is if you are...
by James rawlins | Mar 12, 2017 | blog
“If you collect magic for an investment, you’re doing it for the wrong reason”. “I never collect for an investment, I just collect what I like.” “Never collect magic for an investment”. You have heard all of those at some point in your life if you are a collector of...
by James rawlins | Feb 22, 2017 | blog
First a few thoughts about this auction. I was actually a little disappointed in the contents of this auction. I have seen Norm’s poster collection in person and it was simply magnificent. I began to think about three facts: 1. Norm still has a huge...
by James rawlins | Feb 6, 2017 | blog
Welcome to my first blog! I plan to post blogs an average of two times per week. I hope you find them interesting and that they lead to further thinking and discussion. I will be posting my thoughts on several different themes. I hope at least one of these appeals to...