Zaldiva Experiencing Strong Demand for Merchandise Through Online Channels (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) Zaldiva(TM), Inc., a specialty and online retailer of new and vintage Pop Culture collectibles, comic books and memorabilia, is seeing strong demand for its collectibles on Internet auction sites, including eBay. The company is actively acquiring memorabilia from individuals looking to monetize their collections and quickly turning this merchandise around via multiple Internet auction portals....more...Sandwich offers huge variety of things to do (The Citizen of Laconia) There are some interesting-looking classes coming up at the Sandwich Home Industries. Stop in the gallery-shop on Main Street, across from the Post Office, for a brochure and complete list of classes. Or check out the descriptions online at: www.nhcrafts.org/center-sandwich.htm....more... The Dorks Behind Penny Arcade , an Obscure Webcomic Turned Vidgame Empire (Wired News) Webcomic superstars Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, creators of the Penny Arcade strip and videogame, are about to host the largest game conference in the United States. Here's the story of how two guys from Spokane, Washington, became ultra-powerful players in the videogame industry. ...more... In Sandwich: Tree identification walk set for Sat. (The Citizen of Laconia) If you would like to improve your knowledge of our local trees and forests, you will want to go on the Tree Identification Walk-Around this Saturday at 9 a.m., starting at the Rodger's saw mill on Mount Israel Road....more... What's Online (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Seattle Works connects 20- to 30-somethings to community projects....more... Savvy Product Sourcing and Hot Wholesale Suppliers (ECommerce-Guide) Lots of people sell things online that they are passionate about ? say, vintage toys or historic memorabilia ? that serve a narrow-niche customer base and shares their enthusiasm....more... Extravaganza showcases variety of vintage vehicles (Northwest Herald) UNION ? More than 300 classic cars rumbled Sunday into the Illinois Railway Museum for the 17th annual Vintage Transport Extravaganza....more... Unclaimed property goes to eBay (SaukValley.com) The state treasurer's newest stash of unclaimed personal property, including vintage coins and jewelry, will be auctioned beginning next week on the Internet site eBay, rather than at the Illinois State Fair....more... High-tech memory box (The State) Web sites are the new climate-controlled storage units for dead-end memories. Most blogs, of course, traffic in what?s hot right this minute (and what might be old news seemingly moments later). But there are many pockets on the Web firmly rooted in the past, clinging, remembering, cataloging. Just as eBay helped create a resurgence in the buying and selling of vintage objects, blogs and Web ......more... |