Book Description
Sales of Hot Wheels® toy cars continue to be hot among collectors. This handy book is the perfect resource for collectors to carry along to shows, making on-the-spot identification and valuation easy.
More than 500 Hot Wheels® cars made from 1968 to 1999 are listed with up-to-date values, clear photos, and detailed descriptions. Coverage includes Redlines, Blackwalls and Collector Number Variations.
• Hundreds of listings include up-to-date values
• Features more than 500 photos and descriptions
Customer Reviews:
AWSOME BOOK!.......2006-04-02
When I bought this book I was IN heaven It had all of the pictures I wanted to see except for the cover car.It hardly had any of my cars but Im okay with IT.
best purchase ever.......2006-01-17
This little book fits right into your pocket. You can take it with you when you go on your "treasure hunts"
Good information, but too incomplete........2004-02-29
This book has some good information, but is very incomplete. It does not even contain the deora car that is on the front cover and title page of the book!!! This book only lists mint in package prices and many cars have been left out. It also contains very little variations. If you are looking for a complete price guide, look somewhere else.
Wish this Guide was more comprehensive.......2003-07-24
It is not clear in the description of this book that only a relatively small sample of Hot Wheels are featured and the only values listed are for "mint packaged vehicles". Because of these limitations, this book was of little value to me.
Book Description
Star Wars memorabilia and collecting will be hotter than ever with the newest movie release in May of 2005. Collectors will be wild for Warman's(r) Star Wars Field Guide, with coverage of 300 of the most popular and rare Star Wars collectibles on the market.
This handy, portable guide can easily go with collectors to flea markets, auctions, conventions and anywhere else their quest for Star Wars collectibles leads them. Featuring more than 300 full color, detailed photos and illustrations of action figures, playsets, vehicles and more, with descriptions and today's market values for each, this guide is perfect for the collector on the go.
-300 of the most popular and rare Star Wars collectibles available -Full-color, detailed photos, pricing and descriptions -Convenient portable size
Customer Reviews:
It does what it was meant to do, and it does it very well. .......2006-09-13
This is perhaps Mr. Wells' best Star Wars book yet. It's cleverly modeled after a the type of field guide used by bird watchers. It's very small (five inches tall, four inches wide, and a little over one inch thick), and contains a great SAMPLE of full-color images on high-quality semi-gloss paper. For example, there is at least one sample images -- and usually even more -- of each card type from the original Star Wars action figure line (Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Power of the Force, Droids, and Ewoks). There are also sample images of most of the new carded figures from the 1990s all the way up to 2004. And that's not all... There are sample images for dozens of other items, too! Vintage examples include loose figures, 12" figures, Topps trading cards, comic books, vehicles, playsets, lunchboxes, glasses, etc.. Newer items include Lego, Hallmark ornaments, and newer trading cards, comic books, etc..
That said, this book is NOT, nor was it designed to be, even close to 100% comprehensive with regard to images (it just gives you a sample image or two of each type of item so you will be able to identify something when you come across it). But, it DOES include fairly comprehensive lists of most items in most genres (both vintage and new), and a pretty reasonable price guide for each item it lists (I'm not a big fan of price guides, but the prices in this book are at least as good as any other I've seen).
It is not the best or most comprehensive Star Wars collectable book out there (if that's what you want, I recommend John Kellerman's Star Wars Vintage Action Figures: A Guide for Collectors). But, that book costs a lot more and you can't and wouldn't want to carry it around with you. This Star Wars Field Guide contains tons of photos and valuable information in a small, high-quality package.
great!.......2005-09-29
this is a great book i love it and its very interesting! Great information and pricing !
Handy little pricing guide!.......2005-06-12
This book is not as complete as "Tomart's Price Guide to Worldwide Star Wars Collectibles", but it is far more useful as a pure pricing guide than Beckett's "Official Price Guide to Star Wars Memorabilia". It's small (about 4" x 5") but contains over 500 pages, including 250 color photos.
The items are arranged clearly and logically into 20 categories, with brief but useful introductory paragraphs alerting you to important background about each category. A very handy pocket reference tool to carry with you when attending a trading convention, flea market, or anywhere else you're looking to buy or sell Star Wars memorabilia.
Book Description
Lionel is the king of electric toy trains, and its collectors are among the most loyal "conductors" around. This handy, full-color guide is the perfect size to take with you to shows, club meetings and the hobby store.
This expertly written pocket-sized reference helps you:
- Easily identify various models using 800 detailed color photos
- Fine-tune your Lionel knowledge with 2,000 listings
- Confidently price trains using the three grades of current market values included in this book
- Make savvy decisions during the thousands of daily online auctions devoted to Lionel trains
Portable and precise, this comprehensive guide is a must-have for any Lionel Train collector.
Customer Reviews:
Not Half Bad.......2006-08-30
Quite useful for a quick check. Very useful for on line auctions to see if more investigation needed.
Great compact reference.......2006-06-05
This guide has everything in it that a collector of Lionel's postwar trains might desire - descriptions, values and best of all color PHOTOS! Though not as detailed as the Standard Catalog of Lionel trains upon which it is based, it non the less includes locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, accessories, sets and catalogs - it even lists Lionel HO production.
Though format is a bit different, but can be slid into my pockets - though admittedly I would have prefered the book have fewer, but taller pages. However, the color photos of so many items - there are hundreds of them - give this volume a definate edge over any of the other guides I have used over the past 25 years.
This book definately rates as a "must-have" for the postwar Lionel collector.
Book Description
The revolution G.I. Joe sparked when he first hit the toy market in the 1960s continues today as the 12-inch action figure remains a true hero to collectors of all ages. Warman's G.I. Joe Field Guide features four decades of collectors' favorite "good guy" in this easy-to-carry reference.
This reference provides current pricing information and tips, including 400+ color photos, for identifying G.I Joe figures including the basic G.I Joe, talking G.I Joe and the extremely popular 3.75 inch G.I. Joe that was introduced in the 1980s. This reliable reference has all the information to help G.I. Joe fans create a collection that's of "All-American Hero" status.
-400+ color photos for easy identification
-Updated pricing for all featured figures helps collectors accurately assess worth
-Covers 40 years of G.I. Joe action figure history
Customer Reviews:
Don't bother.......2006-03-18
This guide is very incomplete! It only has the basic figures and uniforms only up to the 1990's even though it just came out in print in 2006.
COMPACT, CARRY ALONG BOOK.......2006-02-01
The Warman's G.I. Joe Field Guide is not a comprehensive, all-encompassing guide to G.I. Joe figures. Writer Karen O' Brien makes this clear in the introduction. Rather, this small (5" by 4") book serves as a convenient, pocket guide to G.I. Joe figures and accessories and includes hundreds of clear, vibrant photographs. It's the kind of book you can pack along easily when you travel to garage sales, flea markets, or collectibles shows. While it may not be exhaustive, there is still a lot packed into its 512 pages. O' Brien provides a brief history of the figure line and the opening section of photos display the various copyright marks and facial and uniform variations on the early figures.
Some figures are show loose while others are show still in their original boxes. For pricing purposes, only a MIP price is given. Another plus is that O'Brien provides the Hasbro item number for the figure (although not accessory sets). Some of the rarest Joe figures are pictured including the Soldiers of the World sets, the rare Canadian Mountie Sears figure, and the Action Girl G.I. Nurse, valued at $4000, perhaps the rarest figure of all. The various adventure sets were always my favorite as a kid and the book includes photos of these great sets including the Secret of the Mummy's Tomb, White Tiger Hunt, and Fight for Survival dog sled set. You know I still have those plastic husky dogs over thirty years later!
The first 380 pages of the book are dedicated to the original G.I. Joe line while the last 130 pages are given over to the 3 ½" line. Only figures are pictured for the 3 ½" line, no vehicles or accessories are included. As a basic, carry along guide it serves its purpose well to provide some guidelines for pricing and identification. You can get more comprehensive guides but this fills the bill for being compact and inexpensive.
Reviewed by Tim Janson
Book Description
-Features photos that capture all the character and sleek design of Matchbox
-Rare, mint condition Matchbox vehicles fetch as much as $2,500 at auction
-A low price point makes this a great gift and easily accessible to any collector
Great things definitely come in small packages -- 500,000+ collectors of Matchbox vehicles will attest to that. This pocket-size guide gives collectors much-needed portability, and more than 700 stellar color photos to help identify their favorite cars. This book contains:
-Accurate prices and descriptions to help collectors make smart choices when buying and selling
-Advice on where to find cars
-Reliable facts jam-packed into a fun and handy format
Collectors are always looking for the rare find to enhance their collection and accurate pricing advice, and this fact-packed guide delivers.
Book Description
This handy portable guide teaches the history of toy collecting and how to properly identify pieces. Features the most popular brands, current values and over 500 color photographs!
Book Description
-Offers fans of Disney a comprehensive guide for a great price
-Easily introduces novice collectors to the diversity of Disney collectibles
-Disney items draw big attention at auction: a Mickey Mouse Rambling Mickey Celluloid Wind-Up Toy sold for $4,427.50
Mickey Mouse and the gang are the darlings of the collectibles world, boasting an extensive variety of collectible products. Collectors of vintage and modern Disney items will discover this colorful and innovative guide to Disneyana allows readers to:
-Learn more about the world of The House the Mouse built through interesting historical notes
-Access 500+ color photos for identifying and assessing their own collectibles
-Check prices and descriptions anywhere collectibles are -- conventions, toy stores, even the attic of a childhood home -- with this very portable guide
Mickey Mouse watches, Snow White figurines, Donald Duck lunchboxes, and rare Disney comic books are all in this one guide for collectors on the go!
Customer Reviews:
Solid Little Guide with A Few Flaws.......2006-07-28
The first thing to know about the various Warman's Field Guides is that by design they are not meant to be all encompassing. If you're looking to a comprehensive guide to every Disney collectible then you will have to look elsewhere (if there is such a beast). The Warman's Field Guides are designed to be pocket-sized guides, easily able to take-along on those trips to flea markets, antique shows, or garage sales. They are meant to give an example of various types of Disney collectibles, more for the casual or new collector, than one who's a veteran. Thus you won't find every item in the book but you'll probably find pretty close approximations, enough to at least make an educated guess about an item's value. It's either that or haul around a Webster's Dictionary-sized guide.
The book is alphabetized by character name/film beginning with the "Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad", and then goes on from there. There are marvelous treasures in the book that will make Disney collectors salivate and it's complemented by fantastic, full-color photography, highlighting one item per page for the most part.
Among the treasures are a complete Alice in Wonderland lobby card set of 8 valued at $1400, a Davy Crockett one-sheet movie poster from 1955 for $650, A 1950's Donald Duck tin lithograph bank from Marx toys for $265, a 1930's Clarabelle drinking glass for $40, a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs bisque figure set for $215, and a Mickey Mouse pocket watch from the 1930's, valued at $465.
There are a myriad of toys, figurines, books, posters, and lobby cards to be found within the pages of the guide. If I have one minor complaint it would be that there are too many examples shown in the book of the Mickey Mouse Magazine, Dell Four Color Comics and Walt Disney Comics and Stories. There's probably a hundred pages, one-fifth of the book dedicated to these items which to me is a bit too much since there are already many excellent comic book price guides (Krause themselves puts out many great comic price guides) on the market which do a better job on these types of items. I would have rather seen much more coverage of non-comic book items.
All in all though, the book definitely does what it intended to do.
Reviewed by Tim Janson
Warmans disney collectibles field guide.......2006-06-30
Was not overly impressed with the coverage of collectibles in this guide. Can't be too specific except to say I perused the book when I received it a month ago and have not even opened it a 2nd time. Pretty much a wasted purchase. Sorry to be so critical.
Book Description
"Eye-catching and portable packaging offers collectors solid facts in a fun format
Wide appeal - baby boomer-age collectors partial to Marx figures and the first G.I Joes, to younger collectors who favor McFarlane's Matrix figures and Peanuts
Capitalizes on a multi-billion dollar industry continuously infused with movie, comic book, sports figures, and ultra-popular anime-influenced characters
From G.I. Joe to the X-Men nothing has fueled more hours of childhood fun than action figures, but the excitement of action figures also drives one of the largest growing areas in toy collecting. This pocket-sized guide with its 250+ stunning color photos and up-to-date values gives collectors a handy and reliable resource. This action-packed field guide: *Offers collectors looking to buy or sell in the more than 110,000 online action figure auctions easy access to identification and value information *Provides collectors with detailed color photos, identifying descriptions and history on some of the great action figure toys *Allows experienced collectors to easily introduce their favorite hobby to would-be collectors
Just like the action figures, there's nothing small about the details collectors will find in this reference."
Book Description
Speaks to the 100,000+ devoted and casual farm toy collectors
Portable full-color format is the perfect size for taking to shows, including the National Farm Toy Show that draws 20,000 people each year
Only full-color farm toy guide available to collectors
Whether it's John Deere, International Harvester or AGCO, Warman's Farm Toys Field Guide satisfies collectors' need for reliable details, in a portable format. This brilliantly illustrated guide delivers more than 500 color photos of powerful machines in small-scale splendor. Inside this toy show companion collectors will discover: *Collector values for farm toys made in the early 1900s through the 1990s, which make buying and selling in the 5,000+ active online auctions easier *Detailed and concise listings provide quick and accurate identification *Reliable expert information based on the successful big book, Standard Catalog of Farm Toys - with nearly $200,000 in sales This book is a smart investment for fans of farm toys and experienced collectors, and an affordable gift to display along with your favorite farm toys.
Customer Reviews:
Why?.......2007-09-17
Borderline useless.Waste of money.
Heavily biased toward John Deere.The important Case models are ignored completely.Even for what is advertised as a book that cannot be all,to all;it falls short of expectations.
Regarding the price at Amazon,Overstock is cheaper.And lower shipping to boot.My mistake,twice.
Book Description
-A doll collectors dream: a portable, beautifully illustrated and affordable guide to the wonderful world of dolls
-Covers the evolution of collectible dolls from wood to synthetic material models
-Wide appeal -- 15,000 people are members of the United Federation of Doll Clubs, and there are 140,000+ online doll auctions held regularly
Finally, there's a handy and affordable guide to dolls and doll collecting. Following the successful mode of previous field guides, Warman's Dolls Field Guide presents information in the same passionate and detailed manner readers treat personal collections with. This small and intensely informative guide keeps collectors up-to-date with:
-Current prices gathered by expert appraisers and at auction sales
-Dolls representing every corner of the world from Asia to the United States
-More than 500 gorgeous color photos to assist collectors with identification and organization of collections
It's the perfect guide for new and veteran collectors who want to keep up with the changing doll market and expand their collections.
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