In their eBay auction ending Sunday, March 20, 2016, Diamond International Galleries (DIG) is selling a vintage Beatles tin lunch box and Thermos from 1965 featuring artwork of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Star, and George Harrison by Aladdin Industries. DIG is offering CBCS slabbed and graded comics such as Strange Adventures #14 which graded at a 9.2 NM-. Standing out in the variety of lobby cards they offer is one for a RKO Radio Pictures film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty starring Dany Kane, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff, Fay Bainter, Ann Rutherford, and the Goldwyn Girls.
DIG offers vintage toys like an unused and unopened mod styled hair 1971 Action Jackson eight inch figure by MEGO that includes stick on tattoos and clothing accessories. As always, some Walt Disney products are already standing out among the other listings, including a vintage 1950s functional Mickey Mouse Disneyland nite-lite featuring Mickey tucking his nephews into bed and a set of two unmarked Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse celluloid place card holders from the 1930s.
The next auction starts on March 20, as the current items end, with more great vintage and collectible items such as a semi-functional Howdy Doody Time twin bell classic metal alarm clock from Florn. There will be science fiction and fantasy collectibles such as a vintage 1983 Star Wars bisque porcelain hand-painted figure of Han Solo by Sigma that includes original packaging and a vintage Star Trek tin lunchbox by Paramount Pictures Corp featuring images of the USS Enterprise, Captain Kirk, and Mr. Spock. Entertainment items will include a vintage 1970s Walt Disney Mickey Mouse pocket watch from Bradley featuring a leather styled band and a lobby card featuring the 1963 MGM film Harum Scarum starring Elvis Presley. (Note, these links will be live on March 20.)
Sunday, March 13 had two big conclusions for DIG eBay actions. The first was a $400 buy it now style listing of a limited edition lithograph signed by Carl Barks entitled A Christmas Trimming which features Donald Duck and his nephews purchasing a Christmas tree from their Uncle Scrooge. Disney items were very popular in this auction as the other item was a vintage Walt Disney Mickey Mouse glazed ceramic figurine which resembled the Rosenthal Style that sold for $264.99 after 25 bids.
DIG lists between 600 to 750 items in weekly auctions through their DIG Auctions’ eBay store, ranging from vintage pop culture collectibles at auction to brand new products. They consistently offer a wide array of pop culture collectibles that include anything from Disney, Westerns, superheroes, print media advertisements and magazines, original artwork, political memorabilia, television and movie items, toys, action figures, comprehensive comic book selections, and more. All prices start at $9.95 for auction listings.
Diamond International Galleries is the headquarters for an almost-limitless array of comics, original comic art, posters, animation cels and backgrounds, drawings, oils, and antique toys. They have a comprehensive inventory of collectibles of memorabilia. More information can be found at the Diamond International Galleries website.
