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How to Add to Your Vinyl Record Collection

By Rubba Ducky

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Vinyl is on the comeback, especially now with the development of technology, like USB turntables, that allows a music fan to turn his or her records into digital files. These tips are for the beginning vinyl record collector... more »

How to Be a Lego Fan

By Virginia Allain

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So many adults are fans of Lego blocks, the phenomena merited an article in the Washington Post. If Legos were a favorite from your childhood, you don't need to give them up. Here's how to enjoy these as a grown-up... more »

How to buy and sell discontinued china

By iSeeHowNow

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Heirloom china is an age-old tradition celebrating and commemorating time around the table with friends and loved ones. However, passed down china is oftentimes discontinued china, meaning the collection or pattern is no longer carried or sold by ... more »

How to Buy Rare Pokemon Cards

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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Many people collect cards from the Pokemon series; kids of all ages and even adults. Many of these avid collectors collect the cards because they love the show. In the past, finding rare cards was difficult, however with modern technology via the ... more »

How to Care for Samurai Swords

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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As the characters in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" note, there's nothing quite like "Japanese steel." Maintaining your samurai sword takes some time and effort. Giving your samurai sword some regular tender love and care will keep the weapon ... more »

How to Collect Books by a Specific Author

By Kat Yares

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Some authors are so much fun to read that you want to find all of their books for your personal collection. Often, you discover the author when he’s already written several or a dozen books in the past. Finding these books can be a challenge, ... more »

How to collect national geographic magazines

By Jonathanw

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National Geographic Magazine is the only magazine that people collect and display prominently in their house.. more »

How to Collect Toys

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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Many people that collect toys started their toy collections without even realizing it. It can start when they clean out their attic and find a treasured childhood toy. Others may simply buy a miniature car model, a tiny replica of a car they ... more »

How to Display Your Beer Coaster Collection

By xtraordinary

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Beer coasters, also called beer mats, are fun to collect (if you're a packrat like me!), but what do you do with all these momentos of beer you've drank and places you've been? After my drawer o' coasters started overflowing, I looked for ... more »

How to FIND FIRST EDITION BOOKS WORTH HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ( FOR JUST A FEW DOLLARS)

By Bernard Levine

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Everyday, there are people leaving the country, moving from a large house to a small apartment, getting divorced, being transferred to another city….a lot of these people don’t want to take all their boxes and boxes of books with them …..so they ... more »

How to Find Pirate Treasure at the Beach

By Gladys Goose

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Why should pirates have all the fun? With your own metal detector and a shovel, you can go into the treasure-finding business yourself. But keep a close watch out, mateys! You never know when you may run into a real pirate! Arghhh!.. more »

How to Find Scrap Gold

By Bobbi Holmes

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One way to get some quick money is to cash in your scrap gold. But where can you get scrap gold?.. more »

How to Find Sunken Treasures

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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Seventy-five percent of the earth's surface is covered in water. This underwater world hosts sunken treasures that have accumulated over hundreds of years due to shipwrecks and other disasters. Imagine having the adventure of a lifetime and ... more »

How to Find Yard Sale Treasures

By Amber Dillon

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If yard sale shopping (or "yard sailing" as my grandma called it) were an art, I'd be a connoisseur. Not only is this a enjoyable way to spend a Saturday, but it can also be thrilling to find things for your home or wardrobe without ... more »

How to Get Free Stuff and Make Money

By iSeeHowNow

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In today's market, taking advantage of a free offer or exploring a money making endeavor on the side is all-to-often too good to be true. With so many on-line scams or participation requirement offers, most people have grown weary and albeit ... more »

How to Go Pebble Hunting

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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Pebbles are uniquely round rocks that are slightly different from the average rock. There are people who enjoy seeking and collecting these unique and interesting pebbles. They are not very hard to locate if you know what you are looking for. ... more »

How to Haggle and Dicker for Bargains Without Losing Your Soul

By SherrryMiller

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Tired of paying sticker prices when you know others are striking bargains for less? Leery of a money game with hidden rules or seemingly no rules at all? Flea markets, estate sales and auctions with sales "as is" call for particular ... more »

How to Identify Bunnykins Tableware

By cyclegirl98

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This article will help you identify these wonderful, playful pieces of tableware... more »

How to Identify Collectible Foreign Antiques

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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Foreign antiques are hot collectibles, but before plunging into the market, you should learn how to identify the real things. Knockoffs flooded the market during the 1990s, and many of those pieces are still around. To identify foreign ... more »

How to know where to sell your baseball card collection

By 02SmithA

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Selling your baseball card collection may be something you are interested in. Where can you find people who are interested in buying your collection? Here are some tips of places to look for serious buyers... more »

How to Know your Stones and Crystals

By meemee67

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There are crystals and stones for health, acceptance, joy, energy. Find out what healing properties your favorite stone possesses... more »

How to Make a Fabric Storybook Doll

By TeresaShay

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Making a fabric storybook doll can be as challenging or as easy as you wish to make it. It's always best to start with an easy sewing pattern and work your way up to a more complicated one... more »

How to make beer coasters into art.

By CaseyFace93001

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If you have a beer coaster collection and want to display it somewhere other than under your glass, here's how... more »

How to Make Money Drinking Soda

By Nate1224hoops

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This article will show you soda drinkers how to make a little extra cash while drowning in your favorite soda... more »

How to organize a book library.

By Barcelonesa1982

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Always searching for a certain book to read or lend to a friend? Do you have trouble remembering what books you have? Organizing your books and making a list of inventory for your books is easy and will help you get the most out of your home library... more »

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