collections

When collectors begin to call demanding repayment of a loan co-signed by your recently deceased relative, it's important for you to know where the collection agency's rights end and yours begin.

It’s the kind of story you’d expect from a movie script, not a museum logbook. A long-lost Renoir—stolen from the Baltimore Museum of Art in the early 1950s—vanishes for over six decades, only to pop up at a flea market in West Virginia for the low, low price of seven bucks. It’s a tale of luck, loss, and the laws that keep art where it belongs.

You negotiated a hardship pause to give you breathing space after losing your job. But now you find new late fees and interest charges on the paused account. We look at the legality of this and what you can do.

Barbie has always been more than a doll—she’s a lifestyle. From her sprawling mansions to her designer wardrobe, she’s built an empire of pink perfection. And as it turns out, some of those miniature accessories are worth a very pretty penny. Collectors are shelling out thousands for mint-condition items from the 1950s through the early 2000s, proving that even Barbie’s tiniest details can pack a major financial punch. Let’s dig into the treasures currently turning collectors’ heads—and wallets—upside down.

Back before flat screens and smart remotes, televisions had presence. They hummed, glowed, and looked like furniture—or sometimes like something out of a spaceship. Today, collectors are hunting these vintage beauties for their craftsmanship, nostalgia, and sometimes surprising resale value. From space-age spheres to wood-paneled wonders, here are twenty retro TVs that are truly worth collecting.

Nostalgia is part of the joy of bottle-collecting, but some vintage soda bottles can also be serious money-makers.