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BLEEDINGCOOL.COM – “A huge WCAX.COM – A
haul of toys, collectibles, and old Windsor woman
comics worth over $666,000 were is looking for a
stolen from an online retailer’s family featured in
storage unit. Thieves swiped goods some old photos.
including Marvel, Star Wars, and It all started when
Transformers action figures in the raid Krystle Wells, an
on the Wolverhampton unit last month. area professional
The stolen haul was later retrieved photographer in
by cops investigating large-scale Vermont, pur-
burglaries across the Black Country chased a vintage
and Cheshire, which are believed to be camera at the
linked. Raids carried out by the West Vermont Antique Mall in Quechee. That camera had exposed film
Midlands force uncovered tens of thou- in it and this led to the current search for the photo’s family. If you
sands of boxes filled with stolen goods including action figures, Game recognize the family in the photos, you can contact Krystle Wells
of Thrones souvenirs, board games, imported collectibles from around through Facebook.
the globe and comics dating back decades. The haul had been stolen
from an industrial unit owned by Diamond UK and from an associated
distributor’s warehouse in Runcorn.” The Mail reports that police found ART & OBJECT.COM –
$266,000 worth of stock inside trailers in a storage yard after they After being holed up for over
were told about other stolen collectibles being sold online which led to 70 years in the basement of a
a raid on a business in Yorkshire, seizing thousands of stolen goods and the closed museum, the most
arrest of a 42-year-old man on suspicion of handling stolen goods. important private collection
of ancient sculpture in the
world is back on display. An
VOGUE.COM – Fashion spending plummeted a record 79% in exhibition currently on at
April, early on in the pandemic. Those of us who were fortunate Rome’s Capitoline Museums
enough to work remotely had little reason to shop for new clothes, let brings out of storage ninety-one pieces of Greek and Roman marble
alone buy anything discretionary in such uncertain times. Lyst’s sculpture belonging to the famed and rarely seen Torlonia collection.
annual Year in Fashion report, a data-heavy distillation of the most The entire collection comprises an impressive 620 pieces and is the
popular brands, products, people, and last of the great collections of ancient art assembled by the Roman
movements of the past 12 months, aristocracy between the 17th and 19th centuries which is still in
confirmed a rising interest in used private hands. The Torlonia Marbles: Collecting Masterpieces, curated by
clothes. In September, when many of us Salvatore Settis and Carol Gasparri, is at the Capitoline Museums in
were thinking about our fall wardrobes, Rome until June 2021, after which it will travel to the Louvre, Paris.
“vintage fashion” generated more than
35,000 new searches on Lyst, while
entries for secondhand-related keywords AFP – Over four decades after terrorizing beachgoers in Jaws, the
increased 104%. In October, Levi’s blockbuster movie’s 25-foot shark model has been installed at Los
unveiled a new website, Levi’s Secondhand. Angeles’ long-awaited Oscars museum. “Bruce the Shark,” rumored
Coach’s spring 2021 collection was styled to have earned its nickname from director Steven Spielberg’s razor-
with items from seasons past to make a sharp lawyer, now lurks
statement about longevity, and there were 30-feet above the third
handbags upcycled from archival ’70s floor of the Academy
purses and recycled plastic. Museum, which is set to
open in April. The fiber-
glass predator is the only
remaining version created
for the classic 1975
movie, but with jaws
measuring nearly five feet wide, was too large for the building’s
elevators – and had to be levered in by crane through the window.

DALLAS, TX – For the second time in 2020, the Super Mario Bros.
have set a world’s record for the highest price paid for a video game
at auction. Heritage Auctions sold a sealed
copy of the 1990s Super Mario Bros. 3 for
$156,000. The previous record was set in July
when its predecessor sold for $114,000. While
the condition of the game is remarkable, what
ECOMMERCEBYTES.COM – eBay opened an Authentication makes this copy even more singular is the
Station drive-thru in LA. For three days, people had their luxury layout of the packaging itself: Exceedingly
watches, sneakers, and collectibles authenticated at no charge, and rare are sealed copies with the word “Bros.”
without getting out of their vehicles. The event is a marketing gimmick formatted to the left, covering one of
highlighting eBay’s new Authenticity Guarantee program, which uses Mario’s signature white gloves. Collectors
independent experts to fully vet and verify sneakers and watches have spent years looking for such a version—
through comprehensive inspections. the earliest in Super Mario Bros. 3 production.

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