Kovels Antique Trader

Whether you're looking for a trusted place to bid in auctions, buy or sell, Antique Trader is the top resource to find online auction sites, auction houses, and expert advice about antique furniture, jewelry and collectibles. Thousands of antiques and collectibles are for sale in each issue as well as hard to find items to buy, sell, or trade. Antique Trader also contains the most current and comprehensive information on antique shows and stores and earns best-selling honors year after year by providing precise descriptions and current pricing.

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Antique Trader

Pokémon card sells for $840K

BURN BEFORE READING • An auction brings to light book banning

Out of this world • Rare Boba Fett action figure prototype sells for world record $236K at Hake’s Star Wars auction

Super Duper Auction

‘Back to the Future’ Sets Record • Sealed VHS tape of the classic ’80s movie sells for $75,000 at auction

Drink in the Wonder of their Work • Seven designers who fashioned a century’s worth of the finest costume jewelry

LOST AND FOUND • Call it good fortune. Divine intervention. Whatever. Something guided a collector captivated by pictures of cars once owned by his great-grandfather as he brought those long lost cars home.

heavy weights • Not to be taken lightly, collecting cast iron manhole covers has mass appeal. Our writer weighs in on the history of what’s underfoot.

Writer Finds An Old ‘Pal’ On the Road • Sure, the vintage Evinrude outboard motor is dented and rusty, but aren’t we all? Our intrepid traveler takes home a new, old friend with patina to spare.

Carving out a Tradition • History and artists flock together to make Maryland’s Havre de Grace the Decoy Capital of the World.

Batman’s Best • Original Dark Knight cover art sells for record $2.4 million

Events Calendar • To list your antiques-related event (show, auction, convention, etc.) for free in Antique Trader, send event information (date, location, contact information, times) at least six weeks in advance to: AT Calendars, C/O Antique Trader Editors, 5225 Joerns Dr., Suite 2, Stevens Point, WI 54481 OR email to ATNews@aimmedia.com. Listings will be included on a space-available basis. Antique Trader assumes no responsibility for any show not listed in our print editions, but it will be listed in our online calendar.

And away WE GO • Launch into summer fun with these ten antiquing hot spots guaranteed to quench your adventurous spirit.