Collecting
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Could you be sitting on a rare book worth thousands?
Rare 20th century cookbooks, signed autobiographies, or even old racy magazines can fetch hundreds or thousands of dollars from the right buyer.
- Stephen Crafti
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The mystery over the rare $1m Ferrari that Angelina Jolie was trying to sell
Auction house Christie’s was selling the 1958 Ferrari 250 GT on behalf of the Oscar-winning actress but it has been pulled after questions arose about the ownership of the vehicle.
- Hannah Elliott
‘Gift from the thrifting gods’: $6 op-shop vase sold for $160,000
After two dedicated glass specialists came from interstate to inspect the vase, the suspicions were confirmed: the piece was very real.
- Timothy Bella
T. Rex skull sells for $6.1m at auction, well below estimates
The auction raises questions about whether the gold rush moment for dinosaurs is showing signs of ebbing.
- Julia Jacobs and Zachary Small
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Vinyl in revival as young listeners splurge on old mediums
While baby boomers long ago sold their extensive record collections for CDs, the twenty-something audience is rediscovering the joys of vinyl records.
- Stephen Crafti
Van Gogh’s Street Scene in Montmartre goes under hammer twice at auction
Sotheby’s said there had been a glitch with its online bidding system during the first sale of the painting, which had been out of the public eye for a century.
- Dominique Vidalon
Shelling out for gems of the sea can be a great investment
While some Australian cowries can be bought for as little as $40, they can fetch up to $50,000 and are in high demand from collectors around the world.
- Stephen Crafti
Boyish hobby that became an $18 million collection of Australian history
Media executive and businessman Trevor Kennedy's collection of 5000 Australian objects and treasures will find a home at the National Museum of Australia.
- Julie Power
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