April, 2010 Top 5 Auctions

As we are expanding and ventured into Sell It Now Radio, we will now be updating our top 5 auctions to a monthly format. While we specialize in gold, coins, watches, jewelry, sports memorabilia, vintage stereo gear, computers, musical instruments, guitars and amplifiers, our racing car took center stage this month as far as value.

The top 5 sales for April, 2010 are:

1. Lola T9400 Indy cart race racing car - $45,655
2. 1968 Selmer France Paris Mark VI 6 Tenor Saxophone - $3,850
3. Optec Outdoor Advertising LED Sign Message Center 2210 - $3,795
4. 1955 Martin D-18 D18 Acoustic Guitar - $2,959
5. 1978 Ibanez Japan GB-10 George Benson electric guitar - $2,425

Another Fender Harvard Tweed tube amp

It seems that items come to The Sell It Now Store in flocks at times. It has been a year or so since the last tweed amp arrived and we have never had two at one time. We now have two Fender Harvards and a Champ tweed that have arrived in the past few weeks, along with a number of other Fender amps.

This one appears to have been in a closet for much of it's life but has been re-tweeded we believe. It is a nice original survivor and sounds great. It was made in 1958. These amps were produced from 1955 - 1962.

Tune in later in the week to see how it does on eBay. We estimate the value to be around $1500-1800.

Remember this toy?

This is a Tin Lithograph San Francisco Cable Car Friction Toy. It was made in Japan and sold at Bay Area gift shops. It features a bell inside that rings when the toy is pushed along the floor. This is a unique piece of history and the tin litho toys are popular worldwide. We believe it will fetch somewhere around $100 on eBay.

This week's featured auction - 1956 Wurlitzer 2000 Centennial Jukebox

This week's featured auction is a 1956 Wurlitzer 2000 Centennial Model jukebox. This is a survivor and has the scarce factory wood side finish in green. This model features 200 selections and the novel roto-pages which are motorized title strip books. It is considered Scandinavian Modern design and has glass pilasters. These are one of the most desirable jukeboxes produced and should fetch $6000-8000 in this condition.

Tune in on Sunday evening, June 6th to see how it does at auction.

Coming Soon to eBay Motors

We will be listing this beautiful 1972 DeTomaso Pantera in the next week on eBay. This is a 12,000 mile original with a 351 engine.

The name Pantera is Panther in Italian. This beautiful car was designed by US-based designer Tom Tjaarda and replaced the De Tomaso Mangusta. Unlike the Mangusta, which employed a steel backbone chassis, the Pantera was a steel monocoque design, the first instance of De Tomaso using this construction technique. It made its public debut in Modena in March 1970 and was presented at the 1970 New York Motor Show a few weeks later. Approximately a year after that production Panteras started finding their way into the hands of customers and production had already been ramped up to a remarkable (by the standards of Modena built exotica) 3 per day.

Check back next week to see how it does at auction.

Sell It Now Radio Premier

Listen to Sell It Now Radio today at 5:00 p.m. to hear the first show! We talk about The Sell It Now Store, selling on eBay and what items sell. Tune in to Newstalk 1130 WISN AM!

Another Rolex Wall Clock - RARE

We sold a one only known to exist Rolex wall clock two years ago. We received a call from a gentleman in Ohio that saw our website and has a different Rolex wall clock we will be consigning and selling on eBay. This is probably as rare as the first one we sold, as we have never heard of another.

A brief history of Rolex and Pan Am helps explain the clock. Pan Am’s founder, Juan Trippe, theorized that if pilots had a watch that would help them keep track of the time in their current time zone as well as their home time zone, the effects of jet lag would be milder. The original Rolex GMT master watch was developed by Rolex and Pan Am exclusively for Pam Am pilots, first officers, and navigators in 1958.

Obviously, a wonderful relationship developed between Rolex and the airline known as America’s Imperial Airline. This phenomenal piece is truly a one-of-a-kind. The clock as you would guess, keeps impeccable time.

eBay Featured Listings - 1955 Tonka Steel Lumber Truck w/ Original Box

This is a 1955 Tonka Lumber Truck with Stake Bed and comes in the original Tonka lumber truck box. It is a great vintage steel toy and highly collectible. We consigned it at Sell it Now from a local family who is downsizing.

See what it fetches on eBay Sunday, May 23rd at 8:00 PM on eBay.

eBay Featured Listings - 1965 Buick Skylark Gran Sport Convertible

Remember driving a car like this when you were in high school? Maybe your dad had one like this. This is one of our latest consignments at The Sell It Now Store. It is a RARE 1965 Buick Gran Sport Convertible and is on consignment with The Sell It Now Store. These are extremely hard to find, let alone in a convertible with a mere 1426 produced. How many are left? This car features the 401 Nailhead with 435 foot lbs of torque.

Tune in this week to see what it sells for on eBay. It is being sold at no reserve.

Recent eBay sale - Lola T9400 Indy Cart Car

At The Sell It Now Store, we have our share of unique consignments and listings. This is a former Indy Racing League race car then used in the CART series. It was consigned by The Sell it Now Store and sold two weeks ago on eBay for just over $45,000. Watch the video of the engine firing by following our link below:

http://sellitnowstore.ning.com/video/5647784:Video:57

Lola Cars International Ltd. is a racing car engineering company founded in 1958 by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon, England. Lola Cars started by building small front-engined sports cars, and branched out into Formula Junior cars before diversifying into one of the oldest and largest manufacturers of racing cars in the world.

The history on the car is that it was sold to Indy Regency in May of 1994 as a champ car. It became a Buz Calkins spare car for IRL from 1996 to 1999. It was then converted to Buick for AIS (American Indy Car Series) in 2000 or 2001. It is a significant piece of racing history.

Sell It Now Radio Priemier Saturday, May 22nd, 5:00 PM

We hope you join us on Saturday, May 22nd for our new radio show called Sell It Now Radio. This show will air on Newstalk 1130 WISN at 5:00 PM.

Sell It Now Radio is Wisconsin's premier show on selling and valuing antiques and collectibles. The key feature of our radio program will be to make you aware of the value of items around your home or business. We have integrated Ning, Twitter and Blogspot technology to further connect with listeners and share selling tips, sourcing ideas and currently popular auctions. In addition, listeners will obtain education on selling online to a worldwide market.

The dates of Sell It Now Radio are Saturday afternoons on May 22, June 19, July 17, August 28, September 18, and October 16 from 5-6 PM.

We hope you tune in and tell your friends!

Michael A. Boerschinger and Nichole M. Pirolo
Co-Hosts, Sell It Now Radio on Newstalk 1130 WISN

Mark Your Calendars: eBay Buying & Selling Basics - Greendale, WI on June 12, 2010

We will again be on the road in June teaching an eBay Buying & Selling Basics class in Greendale, WI. This class will be on Saturday, Jun 12th from 8:30-3:30 PM and will cover the tips, secrets and strategies used by the eBay Pros to harness the incredible buying and selling power of eBay.

Our classes are taught by eBay Powersellers and Education Specialists and we offer this class 2-3 times per year in different venues. Sell It Now has trained over 1000 people how to successfully buy and sell on eBay in the past 7 years. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to buy and sell on the world’s largest online exchange by contacting the Greendale Park & Rec Department at 414-423-2790.