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Welcome to my online garage sale. There are three pages with a link at the bottom of each page to the next page. You are currently on Page 2.

Click on the camera to see each item. The photos are very low resolution but should be a sufficient guide. Most of the posters were shrink-wrapped on acid-free board at the time I took the photos, and they show a lot of glare and reflection, but there wasn't much I could do about that. Poster sizes are approximate.

Email me (1) what you want and (2) your state or country. I will email you back with a total price (including postage any applicable fees and sales tax; if you want insurance you need to ask for it).  Then you can login to Paypal.com either as a member or "guest" and pay with your credit card to my email address.  Minimum order is $20. If you are serious about buying, I'm happy to answer any questions you have. Don't ask "is it still available" unless you are prepared to buy if it is available. I consider "Is it available" equivalent to an offer to buy at the stated price plus shipping.

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Happy shopping!

MOVIE CAR
1969 Jaguar E-Type Roadster. I guess I should start this garage sale with something actually in the garage! This is a beautiful classic car. One of only a few automobiles in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Always among any list of most beautiful cars ever made. You'll see the Jaguar E-Type in countless movies, on record covers, in commercials and TV shows. This particular car was in the movie Bottlerocket - Luke and Owen Wilson's first movie, filmed here in the Dallas area in 1996. In the movie, James Caan plays a notable character named "Mr. Henry" who drives this car. The car is part of Mr. Henry's identity. I have had the car and driven it sparingly but regularly since 1999. I have no idea how many miles are on it because the previous owner replaced the speedometer without making a note of the mileage. It runs great and is a lot of fun, getting stares, whistles, thumbs-up and questions virtually every time I drive it. These cars are becoming more valuable all the time, having increased in value about 50% since I bought it. NADA average value is $60,000, but E-Types have sold for $80-100,000. I bought a '69 because after researching all the models I felt like it had the best of all worlds - the styling of the early E-Types, the improvements that eight years of building the same car provide, without the unpopular styling changes and mechanical headaches and expense of the later 12-cylinder cars. $55,000
  1996 Ford Explorer. Has been a reliable SUV. Custom SRV emblem in the back side window! Will sell or trade for cargo van. $2500
GO-KART engine. Well, that's what I'd use this 12-hp Briggs and Stratton lawn tractor motor for. It was working just fine when I retired the tractor a few years ago. It still has the belt-drive pully attached. $50 $35
ANTIQUES & FURNISHINGS & CAMERAS
1957 Zenith television. Model Z1512J 14-inch black & white TV with original stand. This was one of the earliest "portable" televisions - the bottom half of the front frame pivots out as a carrying handle. The TV still works! Classic. Remember when the picture "collapsed" down to a little dot when you turned off these old TVs? $250

ca. 1926-1928 Victrola record player. This was literally a "barn find." It only needs one part to return it to working condition - the part that holds the tone arm. Parts are still made and available for Victrolas from specialty companies. The speaker cloth was replaced, but I believe I still have the original cloth. There is some damage to the top edges and mahogany veneer. Could be a real beauty if restoration is completed. Buyer must arrange pick up and delivery. $150
Two cool looking old table radios. 1947 Motorola Model 57X11. 1946 Zenith Model 5D027-VZ. $100 the pair
Columbia record player Model 105, 3-speed. Guessing it's early 1950s. Plugged it in and the turntable turns. $50
ca. 1948-1950 Sunbeam Mixmaster classic kitchen mixer. Believed to be a Model 9, comes with bowl and beaters. Looks great in the kitchen whether you use it or not. $95 $80
ca. 1947 Magnavox Regency Symphony entertainment console with record player, short wave radio, two 12" speakers, amplifier. The right hand door opens with a button on the side of the cabinet. Buyer must arrange pick up and delivery. $150
$100
Law library-style Globe-Wernicke bookcases. The classic stacked bookcases you see in all the old movies and TV shows of law offices, with glass doors that raise up and slide back into the cabinet. GREAT as display cases if you don't want to put books in them. I have used them to display model cars and all kinds of memorabilia for many years. There are six stacks of bookcases - enough to do a whole library. Click the camera for lots more info. Buyer must arrange pick up and delivery. Make offer
Snoopy telephone/lamp. Very cool with Snoopy holding the receiver and Woodstock at his side. It's about 26" tall. Date says 1966. Very collectible. $150
1937 Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - this thing must be 2500 pages.  $20 $10
Old travel kit. Two brushes plus a clothes brush that folds into a hanger, a silver box, a glass bottle, and a black and gold Shick razor that is the most elegant razor I've ever seen. $45 $35
Olympus OM-2 35mm camera with Olympus Zuiko 50mm lens, Zuiko 28mm f3.5 wide-angle lense and Tokina 70-210mm f4 telephoto zoom lens. $150 $125
Canon EOS Elan 35mm film camera with Sigma 28-210mm lens (f3.8-5.6). Autofocus $150 $125
THE BEATLES !!
Paul McCartney & band autograph. A concert program from Paul's 1989-90 tour signed on the front cover by Paul and the band, including Linda McCartney. A complete set of Beatles autographs now goes for $4000 and (way) up. Here's a chance to get a great Paul signature if you can't afford the Beatles. Signed in blue: "Cheers, Paul McCartney," "Love, Linda McCartney," "All the Best, Wix" (Paul Wickens), "All the Best, Ham" (Hamish Stewart), "Keep Singin', Chris Whitten" and "Robbie McIntosh." Obtained in Lexington on Feb. 11, 1990. VIP pass adhered to cover, also comes with the Lexington ticket stub. $1500
George Harrison Signed Limited Edition Lithograph. A 17" x 25" lithograph by Keith West titled "Piggies", #225 in a limited edition of 850, signed by West as well as the legendary guitarist George Harrison at the bottom in pencil. Produced by Genesis, the drawing illustrates George's song of the same name from the Beatles' White Album. In Excellent condition. One of these lithographs sold for over $6,000 a few years ago. A great opportunity to obtain an unquestionably genuine autograph of George Harrison! Strike while the economy is down and get a great investment-quality autograph. $1750
Rare, rare rare! One of only 150 bricks removed from an interior wall of John Lennon's childhood home on Menlove Avenue in Liverpool England. The home, known as "Mendips" was John's home until Beatlemania took them to London in 1963. It was the sight of many meetings, songwriting sessions and practices for the early Beatles. The house is now owned by the National Trust which means there will never be any more souvenirs like this removed from the house. $850
Original 1968 Yellow Submarine lunchbox and thermos. Need I say more? $400
The Beatles Anthology VHS box set. Like new $15
The Beatles CDs - complete set of the 3" CD singles released in 1988-89 and quickly discontinued, including the rare "Strawberry Fields" disc. All are still sealed in long boxes, never opened!! Value guide appraisal $425 $300
Lennon and McCartney posters. One is a promo for Lennon Legend in 1998, the other for an exhibition of Linda McCartney's photos in 1991. I got the Macca poster during a visit to his office in Soho, London.  Each are 20x30 so they make a nice set. $40
set of 2
AUTOGRAPHS
Jimi Hendrix. Most innovative electric guitar player of all time! It does not seem possible that anyone will ever take such a giant innovative leap forward again. The number one legend of all rock and roll guitar legends. Forever only 27 years of age, Jimi didn't live long enough to sign a ton of autographs - really only 4 years of celebrity, and only three of that in the USA. Here he has signed the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine issue #7 featuring a large photo of Henrix in performance. He has signed "To Lee, Stay Groovy, Jimi Hendrix." The magazine itself is worth several hundred dollars unsigned. (It includes an article about Albert King too.) $5000
Walt Disney and John Wayne!! Both of these autographs are highly sought after by collectors, and this is one unusual item. They have each signed a record album cover on which they both appear. Also signed by Pat Boone, so all three of the stars pictured on the cover have signed. Disney's signature alone is worth over $1000. Acquired from the estate of a Kansas City booking agent who was an avid autograph collector and had regular access to celebrities. $950
Buddy Holly. Absolute top-tier legend who changed the face of rock and roll forever. Acquired from the estate of a Kansas  City booking agent who was an avid autograph collector and had regular access to celebrities. Very difficult to find a promo photo signed in ink.  $750
Eric Johnson. Some say the best tone of any electric guitar player ever. Certainly among the most technically proficient you will ever hear. He signed an Ah Via Musicom die-cut promo poster at a record store appearance. Damage to bottom that doesn't affect signature. $50
George C. Scott. American stage and film actor, director, and producer. He was best known for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of General George S. Patton Jr. in the film Patton, as well as for his flamboyant performance as General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove. He also starred in popular films The Hustler, The Hospital, The Day of the Dolphin, and Twelve Angry Men. He has signed the program for his one-man play Clarence Darrow. I obtained the autograph after the performance. Framed $150
Julia Roberts. Obtained by me in person after her performance in New York on Broadway in the play Three Days of Rain. If you were a ticket holder for that performance and got in line quickly enough after the show, she would sign programs on her way from the stage door to her vehicle. I will include a copy of a photo I took of her signing a few seconds before she signed for me and a copy of my ticket stub. She has signed the Playbill for that evening. You can find 50 or more "signed" Julia Roberts items on the internet every single day for $10-25, but you know she doesn't sign that many autographs. She probably didn't sign any of them. If you want one you can trust, here it is.  I have two available.  $250
Bob Hope. Among the greatest comedians who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO tours entertaining American military personnel. Throughout his career, he was honored for his humanitarian work. I got this autograph in person during his visit to the Bob Hope Theater on the campus of S.M.U. in Dallas. Beautiful signature on the program for the event. Framed. $125
Gregory Peck. An Academy Award-winning and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning film actor. He was one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1960s, and played important roles well into the 1990s. One of his most notable performances was as Atticus Finch in the 1962 film version of To Kill a Mockingbird, for which he won his Academy Award. President Lyndon Johnson honored Peck with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 for his lifetime humanitarian efforts. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time, ranking at #12. I obtained his autograph in person after his show in Ft Worth just a couple of years before he died. I think the program, "A Conversation with Gregory Peck," has been released on DVD. He sat on stage and told great stories of his life and career. Nice bold signature on an Italian movie poster for Roman Holiday, one of my alltime favorite movies. $150
John Houseman. Along with Orson Welles, Houseman founded the Mercury Theatre, best remembered for their 1938 radio adaptation of H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds. Houseman produced more than two dozen films, including the 1946 film noir, The Blue Dahlia. He first became widely known to the public, however, for his Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning role as Professor Charles Kingsfield in the 1973 film The Paper Chase, a role which he reprised in the television series of the same name. You may also remember him for his TV commercials, including one for a brokerage house, saying, "They make money the old-fashioned way - they earn it." I got this autograph in person on a program before a lecture he gave at S.M.U. in Dallas. Framed. $150
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Widely considered one of the greatest NBA players of all time. During his 20 years in the NBA from 1969 to 1989, he scored 38,387 points – the highest total of any player in league history – in addition to winning a record six Most Valuable Player Awards. He was known for his "Skyhook" shot, which was famously difficult to block because it put his 7' 2" body between the basket and the ball. Abdul-Jabbar's success began well before his professional career; in college, he played on three championship teams, and his high school team won 71 consecutive games. You may also remember him from the movie Airplane! I got this autograph on a Sports Illustrated spread at the hotel where the team stayed in Dallas while he was playing for the Lakers. Framed $150
Figure skaters Brian Boitano and Surya Bonaly. Nice bold signatures on a piece of plexiglas (supposed to look like ice) Very elaborate signature by Bonaly. These were Olympians on tour and I ran into them in the hotel and got the autographs myself. $5
 
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