https://www.ecommercebytes.com/author/michele-alice/ Ecommerce Industry News Sat, 11 Dec 2021 15:22:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/EB_site_icon-150x150.gif https://www.ecommercebytes.com/author/michele-alice/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/11/collectors-corner-odds-and-ends-to-close-out-2021/ Sat, 11 Dec 2021 20:02:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226766 As we near the end of 2021, we can’t help but reflect upon what a strange couple of years it’s been. And not just due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As Boomers retire, collecting is undergoing a generational shift. But nothing Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/11/06/collectors-corner-collectible-holiday-catalogs/ Sat, 06 Nov 2021 19:04:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226610 There’s something satisfying about flipping through a paper catalog, but they don’t have to be old to be collectible. When Amazon first released a printed catalog in the autumn of 2018, there were the inevitable comparisons to the old Sears Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/10/09/collectors-corner-skeleton-keys-haunt-collectors/ Sat, 09 Oct 2021 19:26:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226437 Unless you’re from another planet, you must be familiar with the literary (and cinematic) trope in which a detective peeks through the keyhole of a locked door only to spy a body lying on a blood-soaked carpet or slumped in Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/09/11/collectors-corner-in-the-news-for-september-2021/ Sat, 11 Sep 2021 21:01:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226304 A new documentary is keeping interest in the artwork of Bob Ross alive, and there’s anything but a slowdown in the collectability of video game cartridges following the pandemic-induced boom. Here’s what’s “in the news” for collectors. Bob Ross Revisited: Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/08/07/collectors-corner-pop-up-greeting-cards/ Sun, 08 Aug 2021 01:31:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=225864 Judging from the vast number of pop-up greeting cards that you can find online and at shops these days, you might assume that the format is a relatively recent development, but the cards actually made their first popular appearance during Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/07/10/collectors-corner-hawaiian-aloha-shirts/ Sun, 11 Jul 2021 01:01:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=18654 The Aloha shirt appears to be making a comeback. Many aver that it never disappeared in the first place, and any web search will establish that the shirt appears to have made periodic “comebacks” in the past, but a recent Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/06/12/collectors-corner-pokemon-cards/ Sun, 13 Jun 2021 01:03:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=18325 Considered one of the most successful media franchises in history, the Pokémon universe is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and it’s creating a marketing problem for some retailers. The characters made their first appearance in Japan in February 1996 Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/05/08/collectors-corner-marvin-the-martian/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/05/08/collectors-corner-marvin-the-martian/#comments Sat, 08 May 2021 21:01:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=18127 If you’ve never seen a Looney Tunes cartoon, you’re not from Earth. Begun by Warner Brothers in 1930 to compete with Walt Disney’s Silly Symphonies, Looney Tunes (along with its sister series Merrie Melodies) introduced the world to the lunacy Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/05/08/collectors-corner-marvin-the-martian/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/04/10/collectors-corner-collectibles-go-digital-with-nfts/ Sat, 10 Apr 2021 22:42:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=17995 If you’ve been paying any attention to the news, you’ve probably heard about NTFs and how they’re affecting the art and collectibles markets. But you won’t find NFTs at yard sales, rummage sales, or thrift shops. In fact, like Bitcoin, Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/03/13/collectors-corner-funko-toys/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 22:01:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=17844 It was 1998 and the year was witnessing the height of the Beanie Baby craze, but all toy collector Mike Becker of Washington state wanted was a Bob’s Big Boy Restaurants coin bank. Failing to find one that was suitable, Read more]]>