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Disney superfan spends over $10K collecting merch — including 700 cuddly toys
"The world we're in now is so dark and Disney is such a light place to be."
Owner of Europe's largest collection of bedpans gets no relief after odd auction is a dud
Mary Jacobs, of Newmarket, England, started her 163-piece collection back in 1984, when she bought a slipper bedpan for just 64 cents while helping out at a rummage sale at...
Beanie Babies founder Ty Warner unveils the 'Beanie Bouncer' -- a plush ball that 'bounces as high as 50 feet'
“This is a totally new product that has never been seen or manufactured before.”
First edition of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' sells for $843K after monster bidding war
An auction of collector William Strutz's library fetched whopping prices for some of the rarest books -- topped by a monstrous sale price of more than $840,000 for a first-edition...
Century-old, 'ultra-rare' $500 bill featuring William McKinley to be auctioned off
An “ultra-rare” $500 bill from the Roosevelt era will be auctioned off in England on Wednesday — and it could fetch twice as much as the number printed on its...
Grown-ups surpass preschoolers as the biggest toy consumers: 'Most important age group'
Toy enthusiasts over the age of 18 accounted for $1.5 billion in sales from January to April, according to data from Circana.
VHS making return as Gen Xers turn cellars into mom-and-pop video stores
A pair of VHS aficionados have transformed their basements into their own private mom-and-pop video rental shops -- with thousands of tapes, neon lights and more.
Elderly man's prized antique Corvette stolen from his home in broad daylight: 'No consequences in this city'
"There are no consequences in this city. People can steal and rob."
Eagles' Don Henley gets peeved as he's forced to deny being 'drug-filled zombie' at NYC trial over stolen 'Hotel California' lyrics
Eagles co-founder Don Henley denied being a “drug-filled zombie” as he was grilled about his cocaine use during the Manhattan criminal trial surrounding handwritten lyric pages he claims were stolen...
Eagles' Don Henley 'regrets' cocaine-fueled night with 16-year-old prostitute who suffered seizure: 'I wanted to escape'
Don Henley recounted the cocaine-fueled night when he was busted with a 16-year-old prostitute — calling it a "regret" he still lives with more than four decades later as he...
Eagles’ Don Henley targeted by collectors in brazen scheme to sell frontman his own stolen, handwritten 'Hotel California' lyrics: prosecutors
Three collectors conspired to sell the handwritten lyrics of The Eagles' hit "Hotel California" back to Don Henley in a scheme to make thousands off the "stolen" manuscripts, Manhattan prosecutors...
Is buying art a good investment? A guide to what makes art valuable and where to buy
Art can provide a stunning addition to your house and home — and it can also make you cash in the years while it hangs on your wall.
Eccentric uncle leaves behind over 2K fact-filled, Snapple caps
Manhattan resident Susan Grimbilas and her husband George inherited 2,200 Snapple lids from an "eccentric" uncle -- and now she’s unloading them.
Posh NYC wine shop faces panicked customers who fear their prized vintages are now lost or sold
The 25-year-old business has stonewalled numerous panicked customers who have been trying to get their wines out of the unfinished basement of a shuttered TGI Friday's.
Dentist's collection of toothpaste tubes breaks world record with wacky flavors
Guinness World Records says Alpharetta, Georgia, dentist owns largest collection of toothpaste tubes.
Here's why your childhood VHS tape collection could be worth a fortune
If you have a pile of sad old VHS tapes that haven't been touched since the dawn of digital media, you might just be able to make bank.
I spent $1,700 on incandescent lightbulbs after ban — I'm set for 75 years
This collector had a light-bulb idea.
Trove of ancient artifacts stolen by 'tomb raiders' sent home to Italy from US
A collection of more than 260 stolen antiquities have been shipped back to Italy, including priceless pieces seized by the Manhattan DA's Office from a storage unit owned by a...
I'm a doll collector — it doesn't make me any less of a man
"Collecting dolls doesn't make you any less of a man."
Woman caught selling a 'definitely not haunted' doll online — no returns
The seller alluded to the doll playing music "on its own out of the blue in the night."