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The Transformers DVD is set for release next Tuesday, October 16th.
Looking towards collecting more, but just can't find new pieces? iTaggit has recently added an eBay sales tool option to simplify the process of selling your eBay collectibles or trading for new ones. Load your items into collections and add as much information as possible. Be sure to include pictures of your item as well. Then click the “Sell Item On eBay” button in your item view screen. Good luck finding your new additions!
When it gets cool in the fall, or in our case it looks like January this year, and you are looking for something to do, head out to your local museum. AOL has a great piece done by Forbes Traveler, which I have reposted for your enjoyment, on some of the nation's most visited museums. Most everyone has had a school or family trip to Washington D.C. and has seen the National Museum of Natural History, but check out some of these others. It's a great way to pass an afternoon and feel enriched when you're finished.
National Museum of Natural HistoryLocation: Washington, D.C.
Annual Visitors: 5.8 million
Scoop: The National Mall's Museum of Natural History is "dedicated to understanding the natural world and our place in it." In 2006, hordes of others shared that dedication -- free of charge. 5.8 million visitors, the most of any U.S. museum, came to gaze at the museum's more than 125 million natural science specimens and cultural artifacts.
Location: New York
Annual Visitors: 2.22 Million
Scoop: Started in the late 1920s by a trio of philanthropists including Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the midtown museum now houses more than 150,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, architectural models and drawings, and design objects. A recent renovation nearly doubled the capacity of the former facility.
Location: Los Angeles
Annual Visitors: 1.3 million
Scoop: The newest Getty Museum, which opened in 1997 on a hilltop in the Santa Monica mountains, draws as much attention for its architecture as the art within. Its sleek off-white buildings, designed by Richard Meier, house European paintings, drawings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts, and European and American photographs.
Location: Chantilly, Va.
Annual Visitors: 1 million
Scoop: Located near Washington Dulles International Airport, this companion museum to the National Mall's Air and Space center is actually larger than the main space in D.C., and displays aircraft on three levels. Highlights include the space shuttle Enterprise and the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay.
Location: Indianapolis
Annual Vistors: 1.2 million
Scoop: This 400,000-square-foot facility proclaims itself the "largest children's museum in the world." It's interactive exhibits include "Dinosphere: Now You're In Their World," a "one-of-a-kind immersive dinosaur experience."
Having trouble finding how much your items are worth? Our team will do research to value collectibles individually or value collections as a whole for you. All you have to do is include your items in the “What's My Item Worth” section of our Gallery. Our research might take a few days, but thanks to our plethora of value guides and resources, our estimate should be pretty accurate. Good luck finding your buried treasure in your closet!
iTaggit always stresses the importance of keeping the safety of your valuables a top priority. This includes storing your item's information, such as certificates of authenticity, in a safe place. But sometimes even the safest places can be compromised.
Early Sunday morning, five people forced their way into the Musee
Need help getting through your piles of collectibles? Let iTaggit help! We help manage collectibles for those who need it most. Organize collectibles by creating new collections on iTaggit to group them in. Show them off in our Gallery and send them to your friends to check out or add to. Research collectibles like your own through our search option and add to your collection or wish list. Whatever it is that you seek for your collectibles, iTaggit will help you out.
i Love these figures by trexi they are blind box collectibles in 8 sculpts with art by multiple designers. the heads have a sort of puzzle face which can make several different faces. they are going to start sellig blanks so you can make up your own designs. they cost around $6-8. i buy them at my favorite local toy store - Wonko'sDid you know that iTaggit has a fabulous feature that allows you to sell an item on ebay with just a few clicks? I have been using the feature for a few weeks - and am proud to say I've sold my first few items on ebay!
I decided to clean out my massive fabric stash (I sew a lot!) and kept a few really great pieces to try and sell online. After creating a collection on iTaggit, I added my items using our spreadsheet importer. I thought since they were all similar items, it would be fastest to do it this way.
Once my items were created, I chose two to sell first. In your item view, you just click on the Sell this item on Ebay button. The process is pretty simple, and I think iTaggit makes it even easier to use.
iTaggit's specific category fields make posting items with detailed information a snap. My fabric for sale is listed very clearly, and I think it helps people when shopping to see such a clear layout. If you want, you can embed a FREE picture in your item! When you are modifying it for ebay, click on the little TREE icon, and insert the picture's hyperlink. This really adds to the selling appeal.
Try selling on ebay today - it's fun and easy! Oh, and don't forget to see what other's are selling or trading!
This past weekend in college football had its share of triumphs and upsets, and this is my take on it:
As we reach the midpoint of the season, college football might as well put the AP poll in a blender because it seems everyone can beat everyone else at any given point, and that is what makes this season one of the most exciting in recent history. It is also why quite a few people believe the BCS is not fair across the board, as opposed to a playoff system of some sort, and that the rankings shouldn't even be posted until half way through the season.
Though there were some tough wins, and some even tougher losses, the
ESPN.com writer Mark Schlabach writes it best: “There's never been a college football season quite like this one. Half of the AP poll's top 10 and nine ranked teams lost in Week 5. Four more top-10 teams and eleven ranked squads fell in Week 6. During the first six weeks, Notre Dame couldn't win (until beating UCLA 20-6 on Saturday night); Cincinnati and Connecticut, of all teams, wouldn't lose. Ron Zook looks like a genius, Urban Meyer looks human. No one can slow down Kansas; Louisville hasn't stopped anyone.”
Stats to consider:
Of the 25 teams ranked in the preseason AP poll, 10 teams are now unranked. Seven of the now top 15 ranked teams, were unranked in the preseason. (Who lit the fire under Southern Florida?!)
Second ranked Cal, Boston College, South Florida and Cincinnati are ranked the highest they have ever been in school history. Missouri has its highest ranking since 1981, and Kansas is ranked for the first time since 1995.
Yes, this season has been one great roller coaster ride for those with iron stomachs, and it still holds a lot of promise. Let iTaggit help manage collections of your sports memorabilia, such as the rookie football cards of these rising collegiate stars. Then let Expert Eric help value your collections through our What's My Item Worth feature. Lastly, write me your thoughts and opinions on college football; they may even be featured in next week's sports blog!
A few years ago, a friend of mine told me about this bi-annual antique and collectibles show that takes over part of the Texas Countryside. Her name is Jen Perkins, and she and her family have been shopping this show for years...
Commonly referred to as "Roundtop" - the show takes over fields and fields of farmland in Roundtop and Warrenton, Texas every October and April. Dealers come from all over the country - and shoppers descend with trailers to take home their goodies.
My friends and I have been going for a couple of years - and the shopping just keeps getting better. The show continues through October 6th - so if you're in Central Texas - get on down there.
Look for lots of blogs about the treasures we saw and purchased at this year's show.... See more of my iTaggit Blogs here!
