I've Been Busy Selling on eBay and Craigslist Lately

Tony Lema was one of the most magnificent golfers of all time.

Unlike the Julius Boros autograph for sale, this is simply an autograph. The stationary it's written upon does verify it was obtained at the Buick Open in Grand Blanc, Michigan.

I lived in Grand Blanc and helped out at Warwick Hills, where the Open was held.

1963 was Julius Boros career year.

This autograph is a one-of-a-kind. When Julius signed this Buick Open Tournament badge for me at 11 years old, he was two days away from winning the tournament. The item is unique because it's numbered. The item is unique because there probably isn't another badge like this from the 1963 Buick Open in existence. I can't say for sure, but it's darn likely.

Whoever secures this rare item of Professional Golf Memorabiia will add an exceptional prize to their collection.

Two riverfront lots for sale on the Saginaw River. Each lot is approximately 3/4 acre with 90 and 95 feet of shore front.

These two lots have been in the family since the late 40's. The owners (my Dad and my Uncle) are over 70 years old. Now both want to sell and have asked me to sell the lots.

The lot's are located just north of Saginaw, Michigan on the Saginaw River.

Ebay Auction went live for 10 days on December 10th. Click here to view the item on Ebay.

If you want to know a lot about this plaque, just Google "Weapons of Moorland". Here's the Wikipedia link that will pretty much give you the low-down.


I came to own this plaque by cleaning out boxes of stuff stored in a barn for over twenty years last summer. I remember this plaque as a kid. It was given to us by my uncle who was in the Korean war with the Navy. He bought it in the Philippines and gave to me. I had totally forgotten about it.

The pictures represent the plaque well. The item is in great shape, but there might be a little age yellowing going on. The pictures really do a good job of showing you the conditions.

That's the story on this item. I hope someone thinks it's cool and gives it a new home.

Ebay Auction went live for 10 days on December 12th. Click here to view the item on Ebay.

So, here's a little early 70's memorabilia for you. This is a very interesting collection of items that you just won't find anywhere, unless your family is as a bunch of saver fanatics, like mine.

My cousin, in an attempt to avoid fighting in Vietnam, enlisted in the Air Force. Luckily, he advanced and was awarded the service of flying right seat of Air Force 2. I'm not sure, but I'm guessing that these collectible items filtered through him, via his Dad, to my family. Regardless of how they got to me, I'm confident these are authentic. How would I have ever gotten posession of these otherwise?


The pictures really show the quality of these items. The cigarette pack has never been opened, yet parts of the cellophane are stuck to the package below. You can see what I'm writing about here, if you look closer at the photographs. The matches are interesting in that the have the presidential seal on the front and the silloute of aircraft used in those days is on the back.

The "Eagle 20" cigarette pack is curious. I have no clue what "Eagle 20" is about, however an authentic presidential seal sticker is protected inside the "Eagle 20" package.

This is a very interesting array of collectibles you'll not find anywhere. Actually, it's a collectible set of irony. It's a cigarette collectible. After this administration, cigarettes began to be taboo. Probably this was the last time complimentary cigarettes where ever offered on a Air Force 2 or 1.

Ebay Auction went live for 10 days on December 7th. Click here to view the item on Ebay.

I bought this thinking I would use it on a Schwinn Paramount I owed. Then, I decided to sell the bike and buy a different one.

When I purchased the new bike, it came with a mini frame pump, just like this one. So, I now had two. That was a year ago and I'm just now getting around to selling this pump on Ebay.


The specification for the pump can pretty much be seen and read in the photographs and captions on the thumbnails below.I paid almost $40.00 for it. It's in totally perfect working order.

Buy it for yourself or make it a gift (No one would ever know, you bought it cheap off Ebay).

This is a vintage original, published in 1956. Any enthusiastic aviation historian will be happy to own this historic original. It's in perfect condition. Over 200 pages. Cost in 1956...$10.00. What it will get on eBay...stay tuned and message me at “MyWorld on eBay”. I'll let you know when theitem goes into “live” auction.

This model is gorgeous. All metal. Heavy! Solid. Quality. Unfortunately I can't find any "branding" on it. So, I don't know if it's from Topping, "Raise-Up", or Verkurl. But, it certainly has all those characteristics and qualities. This item would be a prize in any airplane model enthusiasts collection. It will be auctioned on eBay soon. If you want to be notified when it will be listed, message me on eBay and I'll let you know.

This is the original and authentic Ping Putter, built in Karsten's personal garage. I bought it when I was 16 years old. The history is interesting because I used to caddie in the Buick Open, since I grew up in Grand Blanc, Michigan. One summer, I noticed the many of the Pros had this neat sound coming from their putter. So, I investigated and found their putters to be this putter. As soon as I got my drivers license, I drove to the local golf shop and bought this club. In 1991, I was offerd $1,000 for this club. There's more to this story. Soon I'll be putting this collectible golf club up on Ebay for sale. Contact me if you're interested, before I do and make me a reasonable offer. You might avoid that Ebay auction frenzy and get a great deal. I accept Paypal.

This is a classic set that was never used. This tool is in perfect shape. The items are contained in a “real wood” case. A set like this today would cost over $200, but the tools would be in a PVC case. The person who will appreciate owning this set is one who loves tools and wants better than tool of this type made today. Yeah, this is one of those. “They just don't make 'em like this any more.”

Details to come

I have a bunch of these and they're only valuable to the video disk enthusiast. One of the disks is the “Lion King” super pack. I'm wondering if this one’s worth something.

Lot's of automobile service manuals from way back. Topping Models. Authentic 50's guages. Lionel train sets. Coin and stamp collections from the 50's-80's.

When I was 15 years old, I used to caddie at Warwick Hills Golf Club in Grand Blanc, Michigan. I loved to work at the club and would spend weekends caddying. Any golf afficionado knows the Buick Open was played at Warwick Hills in Grand Blanc and when it came time to assign the caddies for the pros coming to town, I got Homero Blancas.

Little did I know at that point, he had the record for the lowest score in any PGA tournament; a record that still stands today. All I remember was how amazed I was at his wedge play. That guy could put it anywhere from 100 yards in. He'd put spin on the ball in any direction he chose. It was a great pleasure to caddy for him; a privledge I really didn't know the value of when I was 15.

I came across this bid hidden in a lost closet a while back and decided it would be better served in the hads of a golf memorabila lover. So, I put it up for sale on Ebay. I think it sold for around $55.00. All I have left are these pictures to enjoy now and that's fine with me. I hope you enjoy my story and the pictures, too.

Ebay Auction went live for 10 days on December 1st. Click here to view the item on Ebay.

So...here's the story about this buckle. My 88 year old dad worked as an engineer for Buick Motor Division. He went to General Motors Institute. GM treated him well. He was the last of the GM employees who where treated well, if they stayed loyal to GM for life. My dad did.


I grew up in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Dad worked at the Flint, Michigan, Buick Motors World Headquarters; which has now been totally torn down. No kidding. It's flattened.

As time ticked by, Buick reached it's 75th anniversary. Co-incidently, Buick's hot new auto was a car called the "Hawk", which totally flopped. To celebrate this anniversary and promote the "Hawk", this belt buckle was created. Since Dad was an exec, he got one, which quickly got stuffed in a closet. More time ticked by...Dad retired...and this buckle got stored in a barn until I cleaned out the barn last summer.

I'm not a collectible guy, so I decided to put this item up for auction in the hope that someone who has a passion for Buick memoriablia and collectibles will find it and give it a good home.

Ebay Auction went live for 7 days on December 7th. Click here to view the item on Ebay.

My father was in the Navy and Marines during WWII. Recently, I found these button and bars stored in a barn. I'm hoping someone will have a good use for them.

The button set appears to be complete, although, since I have no knowledge of military uniform wear, I couldn't verify that this set is complete. Anyone interesting in this set will certainly know better then I.

This is an entire military uniform package. Packaged with the button set includes a gold rank bar and an award bar. I was never in the military so please excuse me for an inaccurate description of these bars.


Also included is an original box that contained something other than these buttons, rank bar, and award.

Ebay Auction went live for 10 days on December 2nd. Click here to view the item on Ebay.

The Buick “Stage 1” was a classic American "Funny Car". It's competition was the Pontiac's "Judge" or Oldsmobile's 442. That era was a fun time in American automotives.


This emblem is an original...the real thing.

My Dad worked for Buick. I was/am a GM brat. Dad brought home some parts here and there. This emblem was one of them. The emblem is pristing: totally original.

Ebay Auction went live for 10 days on December 13th. Click here to view the item on Ebay.

This is a airplane model that's been in my family for as long as I can remember. I remember playing with it when I was a kid and that's probably why the two inside engines got broken off.


This model has spent the last twenty years stored in a box in a barn. Time has taken it's toll. There are a significant amount of age spots on the model and some wear spots. Take a close look at the photographs. The photographs are pretty representative of the entire condition of the model.

My father worked for Allision Engines GM in the early 50's. I'm sure, in some way, his work was the reason this model became a part of our household.

Even though model isn't in mint condition, it is vintage and a military collectible worth including in any collection.

Ebay Auction went live for 7 days on December 4th. Click here to view the item on Ebay.

"What!", you say!!! You're selling sand in a bottle on Ebay!! Yep, but this isn't just any sand...it's real authentic genuine sand from the Sahara desert! How much would it cost you to get some yourself?

Back in 1997, just before Al-Quaida's first terror attack on tourists at the Hapshetsut burieal toump at Thebes, my father and I took a tour of Egypt and a cruise down the Nile river. One of the stops we made and was at the Aswan dam, which created Lake Nassar. While driving though the desert, I asked the bus driver to pull over so I could get some sand. He did and I found this Coke bottle lying there, sun-bleached, in the sand. I filled it up and brought it home to Chicago.


The sun-bleached bottle authenticates the sand as genuine and adds a little flavor to this item as it's printed in arabic.

Certainly, this is a one-of-a-kind item. If you buy it, I'm not going back to Egypt to get another one. Been there, done that, anyway.

I bought this trailer to store my household items and furniture. I bought it new in 2002, filled it up with my stuff and then towed to my Uncles warehouse, where I stored the trailier "indoors" until now. I towed it from Chicago to Saginaw, Michigan -- a distance of around 300 miles. It's located in Saginaw, Michigan now. I've emptied it and stored my stuff elsewhere. Now what do I do with the trailer? It should be in the hands of someone who will use it. It's in outstanding condition. You won't be able to tell this trailer from a new one on the dealer's lot today. It's totally tricked-out with all the extras. Please click here to see an extensive photo gallery of this cargo trailer and read more details.

Ebay Auction went live for 10 days on December 13th. Click here to view the item on Ebay.

My father worked for Buick Motor Division, the company that was contracted by the government to build the engines for the F-84F. The engines were shipped to the Kansas City, Kansas B.O.P. Assembly plant where the government had contracted to have the F-84F built.


According to my Dad, who was the engine rep. for Buick, these models were given to Air Force pilots, government contractors, purchasing agents as promotional items. Both, Buick and B.O.P. wanted keep these people happy because they influenced the governments purchases of Buick and B.O.P. assembly services. So, somehow, through that network, this model came to our house, where this little kid played with it and broke it's wings -- darn it.

Overall the model is in good shape, but the tail wings were broken off. They can be glued back with ease however. The tail wings were on when I pulled the model out of storage in the barn. Then, recently, when I move the model, the wings just dropped off. I hadn't noticed the tail wings were broken, because they had been glued back without detection of the break lines. I suspect that the glue just got old and lost it's adhension, therefore, the wings dropped off. I'll leave it to you collectors to reattch the tail wings as you'll know better than I how to do it so the break lines don't show.

Even though model isn't in mint condition, it is vintage and a military collectible worth including in any collection.