Collectors Weekly
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Collectors Weekly is an online resource for people interested in antiques, collectibles, and vintage items. The site pairs live auctions with original content, which ranges from encyclopedic essays to multi-sourced articles that aim to illuminate the cultural history of objects.{{cn|date=December 2022}}
History
Founded in 2007 by San Francisco-based antique-telephone collector Dave Margulius,{{cite web |title=Dave Margulius |url=https://digitalstrategies.tuck.dartmouth.edu/people/executive-fellows/dave-margulius/ |website=Glassmeyer/McNamee Center for Digital Strategies |publisher=Trustees of Dartmouth College |access-date=15 November 2023}} the site has since grown into a directory of more than 1,800 different types of objectshttps://www.collectorsweekly.com/categories {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}} people like to collect—from action figures to Zippo lighters.{{cite web |title=Barnebys acquires Collectors Weekly |url=https://www.antiquetrader.com/antiques/barnebys-acquires-collectorsweekly-com |website=Antique Trader |date=29 December 2017 |publisher=Active Interest Media |access-date=15 November 2023}} Until 2011, Collectors Weekly shared staff and financial resources with the Quizlet website.{{Cite web|title = Quizlet's Growth Puts It on the Top of the Edtech Stack| work = EdSurge| access-date = 2015-02-08| date = November 2012| url = https://www.edsurge.com/n/quizlet-s-growth-puts-it-on-the-top-of-the-edtech-stack}} In 2017, Collectors Weekly was purchased by Barnebys.com.https://www.barnebys.com/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}{{cite web |title=COLLECTORS WEEKLY, A SUBSIDIARY OF QUIZLET, HAS BEEN SOLD TO BARNEBYS |url=https://dp.oaklins.com/collectors-weekly-has-been-acquired-by-barnebys/ |website=Oaklins DP LLC |publisher=Oaklins DeSilva & Phillips LLC. |access-date=15 November 2023}} Its staff of three writers and editors share an office in The Grotto in San Francisco.{{cite web |title=SoMa's The Writers Grotto celebrates 25 years of writer community and co-working |url=https://hoodline.com/2019/12/soma-s-the-writers-grotto-celebrates-25-years-of-writer-community-and-co-working/ |website=Hoodline |date=7 December 2019 |publisher=SFist LLC |access-date=15 November 2023}}
Collectors Weekly uses a number of factors to determine how much a collectible is worth, the primary ones being the item's condition, authenticity, rarity, current market demand, and value.{{cite web |last1=Lazzara-Saari |first1=Kristina |title=Collectible values continue to skyrocket: Are you sitting on the next big seller? |url=https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/plunderattic-17108598.php |website=Journal-Courier |publisher=Edwardsville Publishing Company |access-date=15 November 2023}}
Collectors Weekly has three main areas of focus—its category pages, a community known as Show & Tell, and hundreds of long-form articles and interviews, which are presented contextually across the site. Each of its category pages features a written description known as an Overview accompanied by a selection of filtered eBay auctions, which can be sorted by highest bid, the number of people on eBay watching the item, or the time left in the auction. Users can also see about a month's worth of completed auctions in any category. The site's "Show & Tell"{{cite web | url=https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories | title=Latest Show & Tell for Antiques, Vintage, and Collectibles | Collectors Weekly }} section allows registered users to showcase items they collect, as well as to get feedback on their pieces from other collectors. Finally, Collectors Weekly writers publish articles that often delve into the technological and social histories of objects. Some of these articles are presented as long-form interviews with antiques experts, while others are shorter, photo-driven, blog-style posts. Recent examples include articles on the history of Hawaiian hula girls,{{Cite news|url=https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/how-americas-obsession-with-hula-girls-almost-wrecked-hawaii/|title=How America's Obsession With Hula Girls Almost Wrecked Hawai'i|work=Collectors Weekly|access-date=2018-01-04|language=en}} a 1960s rock band called the Charlatans,{{Cite news|url=https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/hippies-guns-and-lsd/|title=Hippies, Guns, and LSD: The San Francisco Rock Band That Was Too Wild For the Sixties|work=Collectors Weekly|access-date=2018-01-04|language=en}} and the 16th-century practice of using applied beauty marks to cover facial blemishes.{{Cite news|url=https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/sexy-face-stickers/|title=That Time the French Aristocracy Was Obsessed With Sexy Face Stickers|work=Collectors Weekly|access-date=2018-01-04|language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.collectorsweekly.com/ Official Website]