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Explore the World of High-Stakes Buying and Selling in 'Dealers'

Discovery Channel's fascinating new series, Dealers, explores the world of high-stakes buying and selling as ordinary people try to sell just about anything imaginable. From a comic book collection to a Russian fighter plane, sellers present their treasured items for consideration to five of the world's most well respected dealers, each with personal fortunes to spend. 'Dealers' premieres every ...

Rare penny fetches $1 million in Schaumburg auction

A Holy Grail for coin collectors was auctioned off in Schaumburg for exactly $1 million. The 1792-dated U.S. "experimental" penny got $1 million as set on the Internet; no bidder challenged it at the live auction at the Schaumburg Renaissance. "Too 'platinum' for me," said coin collector Barry Bruce.

Stamp lover’s passion for hobby thrives

Gary Haas squeezes between a pair of ceiling-high book cases, arranged to create a small office area and a central location for his stamp collecting hobby.

Pulp convention features author of ‘John Carter,’ ‘Tarzan’

Fans of the pulp magazines of the past will find a haven April 27-29 at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center. The 12th annual Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention takes over the hotel during that time, bringing with it a pulp art show, a festival of films adapted from the works of pulp authors and more than 100 dealers selling vintage magazines, paperbacks and other collectibles.

Eric Esquivel And His Unkillable Thunder Christ - Bleeding Cool News

Eric Esquivel And His Unkillable Thunder Christ Bleeding Cool News I'm from Gurnee Illinois—a fake-sounding Chicago suburb that, at least when I lived there, didn't have a single proper comic book store. Between the scarcity of stores and the fact that I grew up poor as Hell (in super ghetto “Section 8″ housing ... and more »