I was browsing the web today and I came across one of the most surprising antique appraisals I’ve ever seen. I’ve always been pretty fond of guitars and I have even owned a few. I thought I knew a little bit about them, so I was shocked when the seemingly normal old guitar on the video below was valued at $60,000. I wonder if that is the highest value antiques like guitars have gotten on Antique Road Show.

 

My interested was piqued so I did some research. Fender has been making Stratocasters since 1954. They were designed by George Fullerton, Leo Fender and Freddie Tavares. Apparently, the design of this guitar has been widely celebrated and featured in museums. Many year models of the guitar are highly sought-after collectibles, though the highest value is generally placed on strats from 1954 to 1958.

The 1957 model is particularly collectible because of style and material changes made over the years. Buddy Holly and other famous stars have owned and played 57 strats throughout their careers, which also lends to the model’s popularity. Fender still makes and sells Stratocasters today and even has a custom shop where your guitar will be made to your specifications. Who knows, in fifty years or so, your guitar could be one of the hottest antique collectibles out there.

Apparently, there are a lot of fakes out there so it is important to be an informed buyer and to find a trustworthy dealer. While I was researching, I noticed that many strat collectors out there have horror stories of bad sellers that they are more than willing to share. I hate that those people were tricked, but at least they are sharing what they learned from their mistakes. It is always good to see collectors who are so willing to look out for each other. I hope you enjoyed this video, I’ll be on the look-out for more interesting items to share.

By Jamie.

Apparently huge sports card memorabilia companies like Topps, aren’t above April Fools Day trickery. Today they announced that the widely questioned Kazuo Uzuki “Future Stars” card was a hoax. You can almost hear the “I told you so’s” on message boards across the country.

With all the new Japanese players in baseball these days it was hard to tell if “The Uzi” was real or not. His card said he was going to be the first Japan-based high-school student to go right into the major league here in America. Topps says it created the card to generate excitement for the upcoming 2008 season.

Collectors might be wondering how this little stunt will affect the baseball cards worth. It could really go either way. The card is limited to one in every seventy-two packs, so already it is probably considered a short-print card. That and the added buzz that was created by the joke might raise prices on the card’s online auctions.

Collectibles prices all boil down to supply and demand. If most collectors think the joke was funny and want to add the interesting card to their collections the demand for it will be high, if they decide they don’t want a rookie card of a person who never existed the demand will be low. It really depends on how they value things. My personal prediction is that the demand for this card is going to be high. I’d want it for my collection.

All in all, I think it was a pretty good prank. For those of you who don’t value baseball cards, don’t worry! There are April Fools Day jokes for you too. Check out this video I found of a classic April Fools Day prank.

 

This weeks Antique Roadshow was shot in San Antonio, Texas, and originally aired this Tuesday. As I’ve said in previous blogs, I’m partial to the shows shot here in Texas, so I was pretty excited about this one.

The first item I wanted to talk about today was a painted candy box from 1910. I selected this item because it was so interesting to me that it was made of China. Of course antique china is fairly common. I’ve seen so many antique collectibles made of china, I can hardly count them, but never a candy box. Suzanne Perrault valued the professionally hand painted candy box at up to $600 dollars. I thought it was such an interesting item, because the original owner’s uncle had her childhood portrait painted on it for her as a gift. Apparently, professional portraits on china are rare from that time period. What a sweet story and sentimental item. Out of all the antique appraisals this week, this one was by far the lowest valued item on the show but I thought it was one of the most touching.

The next item on the show I thought I should talk about was a 1943 Ernie Lombardi “Giants” practice jersey. It isn’t very often that I see sports memorabilia from this era, so of course it is exciting. This item had another sweet story to go along with it. The owner had received the jersey as a child in Meeker, Oklahoma. The town’s doctor had asked professional baseball player, Carl Hubbell, to donate some jersey’s for the town’s baseball team to use. Since Meeker was Hubbell’s hometown, he happily sent Giant’s practice jerseys to the team. The lucky owner received a jersey formerly owned by Ernie Lombardi, a hall-of-famer. Simeon Lipman, the appraiser valued this item at up to $15,000, but I can’t imagine the owner would ever sell it, from the look on his face as he told the story.

This week’s show was sentimental and touching as could be, I got a warm fuzzy feeling watching all the people tell the stories of their prized possessions. Whether it’s antique furniture, or antique bottles, these items mean so much to the people who collect them.I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of watching this show!

By Jamie.

If you want to find the world’s most valuable coin, an antique price guide isn’t the place to look. You don’t even need to go on Antiques Roadshow, I’ve got the info for you right here. The 1933 Double Eagle is an extremely rare gold coin, and it holds the distinction of being the World’s most valuable coin. Few antique collectibles can hold a candle to its interesting past.

Over 400,000 of the coins were minted but none made it into circulation. Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 6102 in 1933 to end the 1930s general bank crisis by making it illegal to use gold coins as legal tender.

It was originally thought that only three of the coins survived, but apparently 20 coins were stolen and circulated among collectors, including ten coins that were discovered in 2005. Two of the original three went to museums, the third was stolen and later ended up in a private collection. It was sold at auction in New York in 2002 for 7.59 million dollars.

Regardless of the number of coins in existence today, chances are slim you or I will ever end up with one. Except for the coin sold at auction, it is illegal to own the Double Eagle as they all belong to the United States Government. If you buy one, make sure it is a reproduction and if it isn’t you’ll want to keep it under your hat or the Secret Service will be along to collect it.

Coin values are often determined by rarity, but I’d be more interested in collecting coins that are legal to own and not so much trouble to come by.

By Jamie.

If you are asking yourself “;how do I value comics?” Diamond Comics Distributors may be able to help. They recently released their list of sales estimates for Feb 2008. The list only covers Diamond’s direct market, news stands and overseas markets are not included.

The information they have complied could be really useful in helping you track the worth of comics, it includes comics prices, top comics by company, top comics by title and even the top traded comics companies. Last month, Marvel Comics barely beat out DC Comics in the Top Comics Breakdown. While DC beat out Marvel in the Top Trades Breakdown. Marvel and DC are really battling right now to be the top of the trade. It will be exciting to see who comes out ahead in the charts for March, but don’t forget to watch for the other two big publishers Dark Horse and Image Comics. Who knows when they might start to climb.

Marvel cleaned up on the Top Comics list, they had nine of the top ten spots, including “X Force” in the number one slot. DC had only one comic in the top ten with “All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder” in the number six slot. Other notable changes included “Hulk” and “Fantastic Four.” “Hulk” was in the number two slot in January, and fell to the number seven slot in February, dropping 32%. “Fantastic Four” was in the number thirty-eight slot in January and managed to climb all the way up to the number eight slot in February nearly doubling in sales.

I’m sure that comics appraisers use information like this to help them value comics, but these lists are available to every comic fan. If you are interested in the market fluctuations or need some insight to finding the worth of your comics just check out the information here.

By Jamie.

Comic book collectors who attended San Francisco’s WonderCon may have already heard the news that writer, J. Michael Straczynski is leaving Marvel Comics and heading over to DC Comics. JMS’s announcement is the biggest news to come from the convention season so far.

Straczynski is known for his work on “Amazing Spider-Man” when some of the most controversial events took place in Peter’s life, including Aunt Mary learning his secret identity once and for all. Straczynski also worked on several other graphic novels for Marvel including, “Babylon 5,” “Fantastic Four,” and “Supreme Power,” but it is yet to be announced what he will be working on at DC. All we know is that his first title with them will be released in the fall of 2008.

This isn’t the first shake-up for Marvel this year, if you remember from my previous blog, veteran artist, Mark Bagley, left a few months ago to work with DC Comics. Surely with these two industry giants on their side the worth of comics at DC are likely to go up. I imagine they are pretty excited about all of this. Hopefully Marvel can maintain their level of success even though they are losing people to competitors. It is pretty interesting that they are having such a hard time holding on to people who have been with them for so long. DC could be making offers these writers and artists can’t refuse or maybe they are looking for new blood at Marvel. Only the industry insiders really know that for sure.

Like I said before, if you have any Mark Bagley or JMS comics, now would be the time to look into comic book appraisals, your comics prices may have changed.

By Jamie.

The ultimate antique collectible will soon be auctioned, an entire historic town. The town of Garryowen, Montana is located across the Little Bighorn River from the National Park Service’s Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.

Garryowen is home to the Custer Battlefield Museum. The sale of the town includes a 4,000 square foot home, a trading post, the museum, an office complex, a bed and breakfast, a post office, a gas station, a restaurant and an archive of Elizabeth Custer’s papers. The starting bid at the auction will be $6.5 million dollars.

The town’s owner, Chris Kortlander has owned Garryowen since 1993, and is selling the town in the hopes that someone with more resources will buy the town and build a museum and research facility for Elizabeth Custer’s archive. If you value antiques, you’ll love the archive, it contains photographs, correspondence, drawings, notes, book drafts, invitations and even a card from her and George Custer’s 1864 wedding.

I’m not sure exactly what the Custer Battlefield Museum holds, but I doubt youhttp://bp0.blogger.com/_3gEaBmtPzSE/R-LQQFaIGcI/AAAAAAAAACA/Sxto72YUR5o/s320/Peacememorial.jpg could find most of it from your local antique dealer. The Battle of Little Bighorn is one of the most famous battles in all of the Indian Wars. The value of antiques found on that battlefield must be more than I can imagine.

Hopefully, the person who ends up with this town will put all the historical items to good use. I’d hate to see our Nation’s history used by a corporation to make money.

By Jamie.

This week’s Antique Roadshow was the third in a row shot in Tampa. Like the two previous, it originally aired in 2006. Tampa has been fun to watch, next week will be from a new city and possibly even not previously aired. As usual there were lots of interesting items this week, but I think I picked the best two.

The first item I’m going to talk about was given the highest value of all of the antique appraisals just like last week. I don’t know why but the most valuable items always have the best stories. The item is a marine painting by James E. Butterworth. This item is particularly interesting since two weeks ago on Tampa hour #1 there was a painting misidentified as a Butterworth. I imagine the antique appraisers double checked this one before telling the owner.

James E. Butterworth was a celebrated painter who took boats out on the water to paint marine scenes in the 1800s. Nan Chisholm, the antique appraiser, valued the painting at around $90,000. The owner of the painting inherited it from her mother who had it hanging in her trailer near the bathroom. I could tell by her entertaining reaction that she had no idea the painting was worth anything. As you can see in the photo the painting is beautiful, but it was nothing compared to the owners reaction when she was told the antiques value. If you didn’t see this appraisal you should really go to Antique Roadshow’s official site and check out the video.

The next item I chose was a collection of Chinese snuff bottles. I thought these antique collectibles would be perfect for my blog. Not only are they antique bottles, but also Asian antiques, two of the most popular categories on iTaggit.com. The owner of the bottles had been collecting them for three years. He paid as low as $12 dollars and as much as $250 dollars for the bottles. I could tell he was very passionate about his impressive collection as he listened to appraiser Marvin Sokolow describe each bottle. He must have been so pleased to hear that it was worth up to $15,000 dollars.

Well, that was the show, as always feel free to comment and let me know what you thought of the items I covered.

By Jamie.

Apparently collectors aren’t the only people who value baseball cards, thieves do too. In Orange Park, Florida a man was arrested on suspicion of stealing baseball cards worth $100,000. Police found the cards stolen from Dan’s Sports Cards in the Suspect’s apartment. Police had pulled him over before the burglary occurred and noticed that he was acting suspiciously, later when they heard about the incident they tracked down his apartment using a vehicle description and found the cards.

It is so lucky that those cops remembered the suspicious man and then followed it through. One of the cards stolen was a Mickey Mantle card worth $30,000. Cards like that are hard to replace to say the least, I’m sure the owner of Dan’s Sports Cards is happy that he got it back.

Fortunately for all of us fans, sports card memorabilia theft is pretty rare. It isn’t a wise move to steal something that is so easily traceable. Any card that is worth money is rare enough to be noticed when it sells, and most valuable cards are PSA rated which makes them even more traceable due to serial numbers. If you have a valuable card be like iTaggit user Been_around_the_world and get it graded, not only will it preserve it’s value, but it will make it impossible for thieves to easily sell.

By Jamie.

I’ve always been an animal lover, and one of my favorite animals has always been horses. For as long as I can remember, I wanted a horse. I must have driven my parents crazy! I’m sure they thought it was a phase for the first five years or so. They satiated me with an endless supply of model horses, until finally I was old enough to get a job and buy a real horse for myself. Eventually I sold my horse, and few of my model horses managed to survive childhood with me and my siblings, but my love for horses has never wavered.

Recently, I was browsing the web when I found a community of Breyer Horse collectors. I’m sure most of you are pretty familiar with Breyer horses, particularly if you value collectibles. Breyer has been making horses since the 1950s and they have produced replicas of pretty much every famous horse you can think of. From Secretariat to Misty of Chincoteague, down to models of every breed you can think of, Breyer has a model for every kind of horse lover out there.

Some Breyer collectors have even started modifying the horses using paint and even reshaping the horses using boiling water. It is an easy way for collectors to have a one of a kind vintage toy of their own. Most collectibles loose value when they are modified but that isn’t always the case with these horses. The more realistic the customization the more the horse can be worth.

Every year, collectors come together for Breyerfest, a three day event where collectors can attend seminars, meet famous horses, see live performances and make their horses available as items for sale or trade. There is even an auction where you can get rare models. Check out this video from Breyerfest 2007, some of these models go for more than I paid for my real horse.

  

I should also note that Breyer doesn’t only make horse models, there are all kinds of animals now in the line up. One popular non horse item is a white stag from the Harry Potter Series, but there are many others. Money from Breyerfest auctions and raffles go to charity organizations every year, making Breyer collecting not only fun, but fulfilling as well.

By Jamie.

Hey comic book collectors, if the Incredible Hulk is on your list of favorites now is the time to head over to Marvel Comics official site for the new teaser trailer. The movie’s June 13th release is a long way off, but trailers like this one will tide us over until then. I snagged it from youtube for your viewing pleasure. Take a look!

 

I have to say that I’m pretty excited about this movie. The funny thing is that I’m not really a big Hulk fan. I remember my brother watching the TV show when I was a child and I hear the TV show strayed heavily from the graphic novels. Though it isn’t my favorite story, this movie just looks so good. The fact that I love Edward Norton and Liv Tyler might have something to do with that.

The Hulk has been around now for forty-six years. When he first appeared he wasn’t even green, he was grey. I imagine that finding a book with a grey Hulk is pretty hard. If anything is going to affect the worth of comics, it would be a major art change like that. The movie is likely to cause a change in these comics prices as well. We’ll all have to watch and see what happens over the next several months.

I’m glad I saw this trailer, because it has really raised my interest in the Incredible Hulk. Before researching the story, I never new that Dr. Bruce Banner was such a complex character with such interesting story lines. I’m not sure how much of the story will be covered in the upcoming movie, but I’m excited to find out. If you love the Hulk let me know!

By Jamie.

I was looking around on iTaggit last night and I came across a really cool collection of postcards owned by Stoney. Postcards aren’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind when I think about an antique collectible, but if you think about it they are one of the best. They are easy to find and easy to display. They can be very inexpensive and they give us a wonderful snapshot into all areas of the past, from specific locations to important people or even just fashions and products of the time.

I liked all of Stoney’s vintage postcards a lot but my favorite would have to be thepostcard for Gaidos Restaurant in Galveston Texas. I’ve been to the restaurant many times, so it was really cool to see how it looked a long time ago. Another interesting card Stoney has is of Balanced Rock which has been written on. I love how that adds a human touch to the card. The person dated it 1908. What an amazing piece for any collection.

After seeing all the cool postcards on itaggit I decided to do some research. Apparently the study and collection of postcards is called deltiology. If you are thinking about starting your own collection, you should know that it can be difficult to determine the value of antiques like postcards because their production is not heavily regulated. Before you start buying you’ll probably want to pick up an antique price guide or check out a few antique appraisals.

Antique Roadshow this week was pretty good. The show was shot in Tampa and like last weeks show, I’m afraid it was a a rerun. The show originally aired in 2006, which was before I really got into watching so again, like last week’s show, it is new to me. I’m not really a history buff, but the historical items on this weeks show were so interesting to me.

The first item I selected was given the highest value of all the antique appraisals this week. I imagine the antique appraisers were pretty excited when they saw what the owner had brought them. It was a Lahcotah Dictionary and Other Native American Artifacts all from the 1800s. Being part Native American myself, I was particularly interested in this item and I wasn’t disappointed at all. Apparently, the owner’s great-great-uncle was one of the authors of the Sioux language dictionary and this copy had his penciled in notes and corrections in the margins. The idea that the author of the book wrote extra little bits of information in the margins is so exciting to me. Wouldn’t you love to see what changes he made? As much as that would affect the antiques value, that is nothing compared to the fact that this was the first book printed in Wyoming. Can you imagine owning an antique collectible with such historical relevance? The lucky owner has two other copies at home of a book that has only been auctioned once in the past thirty years. What an amazing find!

The Native American artifacts that accompanied the book were jewelry pieces owned by two important Sioux Tribe members, worth up to 12,000 each and brought the total lot’s worth up to $150,000. If I were the owner I might have to sell. Even with the sentimental value, that is quite a lot of money for an item you have more than one copy of. You can see how plain the book and jewelry look in the picture from Antique Roadshow’s official site. I guess you really can’t judge a book by its cover.

The next item I chose because it reminded me of a really cool scrimshaw collection on iTaggit owned by ScrimCollector. The collection up for valuation on the show consisted of five Chinese paintings and one Scrimshaw. The value of antiques like scrimshaws can vary based on the condition, and I noticed that the scrimshaw on the show had some sort of red stain on it. The appraiser didn’t address it so I’m not sure if it affected the antiques value or not. The items featured in the segment were valued at up to $18,000 which is a lot of money. I’ve made a mental note to buy any scrimshaw I find at affordable prices at my local antique dealer.

So that was my take on the show this week, if I missed anything let me know!

By Jamie.

What a great Antique Roadshow this week! The city featured this time was Tampa, which seems to be a rerun. Luckily, I had never seen this one so it was new to me. There were too many interesting antique appraisals to choose just two, but I think I picked the best ones.

The first piece was easy to choose, after all what Texan wouldn’t select an artifact from a hero from the Battle of the Alamo? Of all the antique appraisers, Francis Wahlgren was the lucky one who got to value David Crockett’s Unexecuted Marriage License. He didn’t have much work to do since the owner of the document knew the interesting story behind it. Apparently Crockett was supposed to be married when he was 19 years old, but his bride ran away and eloped with another man. Years later, the courthouse was going to throw the document away but a man there was a fan of Crockett’s so he kept it and passed it down in his family until the current owner finally inherited it. Even with all the information the owner had, this seems like such a difficult piece to value. If I were Wahlgren, I would have kept asking myself “how do I value antiques that are one of a kind and can never be replaced?” He seemed to have managed fine though, and determined the antiques value is between $30,000 and $50,000. Check out a picture of the amazing document from Antique Roadshow’s official site.



The next item was a beautiful collection of Lenox China Sample Plates appraised by David Lackey who is a Houstonian like me. Now antique china is something that most everyone I know has gathering dust in a cabinet somewhere, so I always pay special attention when it is featured. The Owner’s father had rescued the plates from the trash when he worked at Lenox fifty years ago. Lackey explained that the plates were hand-painted treasures worth up to $6,000 for only 7 plates. I’m sure the owner was thanking her lucky stars, since she had even more plates than were displayed in this picture from Antique Roadshow’s official site.



I guess what we should learn from this is to learn the value of antiques before tossing them out. These two people should feel very lucky that their treasured items were rescued instead of ending up at the dump.

Lately I’ve found myself wondering “How do I value antiques?” Should the value be based on the age? Maybe the condition should determine the value antiques have, but the more I thought about it, the more it seems to me that the true value of antiques comes from their history and the stories they can tell us.

When I look at an antique or vintage item, I can’t help but wonder who bought it brand new? Who used it every day to give it the wonderful patina it now has? Who loved it before I did? I’m sure I’m not the only person who feels this way. Antiques are so interesting to us because they’ve been around longer than we have. They’ve managed to survive so many years and so many things that we can’t even imagine.

Shows like Antique Roadshow are fun to watch not only because we learn antiques value, but also because we learn the history of the item. This can be even more special and interesting if the item was handed down from family member to family member. In my Fiance’s family an antique sword with their family named etched on it has been handed down for years and in my family the granddaughters inherit jewelry and figurines. So many families have traditions like these, which makes me think that we all feel the same way about antiques. If your family has an interesting item or too that gets passed down through the generations let me know!

By Jamie.

Unless you live under a rock, I’m sure you know that Brett Favre announced his retirement this past Tuesday. I know this is sad and shocking news for most football fans, unless of course you love the Vikings. After seventeen season’s, not seeing him on the field is going to take some getting used to, but don’t despair. We can still celebrate Favre’s amazing career, even if he is no longer playing the game by collecting his sports card memorabilia.

Sure when you think of sports cards, baseball is the first thing that comes to mind, but sports fans don’t only value baseball cards, there is a huge demand for football cards as well. When a legendary player retires, both football and baseball cards worth can go through the roof. Some fans out there have already started collections of Brett Favre memorabilia, like iTaggit users IndieRichard and Sportsmem.

Show the world you still love Brett, by getting a few items for yourself. If you already have an awesome item tell me about it and check out this tribute to Brett Favre.

 

By Jamie.

According to Marvel Comic's official site, Mark Bagley is moving on.  For those of you who aren't familiar with Bagley, he is one of the most well respected artists in the business. He started his career with Marvel Comics, when he won a try-out contest and has done extensive work for them since then. He is not only a Marvel Icon, but truly a legendary artist when it comes to graphic novels. Bagley has worked on titles like The Amazing Spider-Man, Thunderbolts, New Warriors and Ultimate Spider-Man. I'm sure after 20 years of penciling, that everyone reading this has seen at least some of his work.

Now that his time with Marvel is up, Bagley is heading over to DC Comics. I can't wait to see what he'll do next! I'm no expert, but I bet that this shake up might affect the worth of comics that Bagley has worked on. Especially his final project at Marvel,  Mighty Avengers #11. I know a few comic book collectors who are going to want to get their hands on that book no matter what the cost. If you have an extensive collection of Bagley comics it may be time to go visit some comics appraisers. Let me know how it turns out!

Lately I've found myself becoming more and more obsessed with vintage pyrex. As a bride-to-be, I'm no stranger to contemporary pyrex. I've been told by everybody I know to register for lots of it. It never seemed very interesting to me until about a month ago when I saw some vintage pieces in a magazine. I don't know what it is about these dishes, but they are just so adorable. My mom has a few bowls that have been around for as long as I can remember and I’d bet that your mom does too.

All over the web you can find sites dedicated to collecting and photographing these vintage items. If you are thinking about getting a few for your self, don't be afraid. All the items for sale or trade that I've seen have been very inexpensive. It isn't very often that you find a collectible item that is so readily available for such great prices. Unfortunately, I'm sure it won't be long before prices climb and it becomes harder and harder to complete a set. By the time that happens, hopefully I will already have all the pieces I want. I’ll have to make sure I manage collectibles as I acquire them.

My favorite patterns so far are Crazy Daisy and Friendship, but all the patterns are pretty much adorable. If you have a collection of vintage Pyrex or even just one or two bowls I’d love to hear all about them.

By Jamie.

     Marvel Comics character, Iron Man, is coming to the big screen in Paramount Pictures' presentation of the classic comic. Comic book collectors must be jumping out of their skin with the possibility of rising comics prices in the wake of the film! With the synthesis of live action and computer animation, this is set to be a roller coaster ride of visual effects and a riveting storyline. The trailer was recently released at Wondercon 2008 to rave reviews, and the comic itself has long been a popular eBay item in addition to its status as a comic book icon.

    The basic story follows Tony Stark (another comic book billionaire, a la Bruce Wayne) as he is kidnapped and forced to build an awful super-weapon. Instead, he is able to escape by building a mechanical suit of armor and using the new device. When he discovers an evil plot putting the planet in peril, he once again dons the suit in a battle for justice as Iron Man. Included in the cast are such Hollywood celebrities as Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark (Iron Man), Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, and Jeff Bridges. For the complete rundown, including trailers and commentary, check out Comic Book Resources or the Official Iron Man Movie site.

DC Comic’s Justice League: The New Frontier has been released on DVD. For those of you who aren’t familiar with The New Frontier, it is an animated movie based on the graphic novels by Darwyn Cook, Michael Goguen and Bruce Timm. I recently learned that a comic book having a successful movie increases its value. So once this movie hits it big, take your Justice League comics in for new comic book appraisals.

David Borneanaz, or Angel as we know him, and Neil Patrick Harris of Doogie Howser fame are among the interesting voice cast. I might get the movie just to see how those two along with Brooke Shields work in one film. Seriously though, the Justice League alone has enough big names to sell the movie. Who is bigger than Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman?

I think it is pretty smart that the Justice League movie is being released on Blu-Ray. They are also releasing it on HD DVD in March, but since Toshiba has abandoned the format, that probably isn’t a really wise move. Check out this video about the end of HD DVD.

 

All of these format changes are making it hard for me to organize collections of movies at my house. Now that DVD’s are becoming obsolete, I’m thinking about posting some of mine as items for sale or trade on iTaggit. I’ll need to if I want to be able to afford one of those expensive Blu-Ray players. Most people I know, are just buying a PS3, it plays both Blu-Ray and DVD formatted discs.

By Jamie.