http://www.auctionsurprise.com A blog about surprising auctions on eBay Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:07:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This collection of 914 Sony Playstation (PS1) games is massive, so it's amazing that the seller has made a list of every title included. I bet that took some time to write up! Incredibly, this isn't even close to a complete collection, as there have been nearly 5,000 titles released ... http://www.auctionsurprise.com/games/playstation-ps1-games-collection/ This is a near complete collection of Nintendo NES NTSC games, as there are only three missing titles (Pac-man, Bubble Bobble 2, and Stadium Events). NTSC is the format used in Canada, Japan, Mexico, North America, and parts of South America and Asia. The starting bid is $6,495 and the ... http://www.auctionsurprise.com/games/nintendo-nes-ntsc-games-collection/ There are over 10,300 45 rpm records, up to 15,000 jukebox records, and hundreds of other items in this collection. It also has more than 100 Elvis Presley records and 132 VHS tapes. I wonder how many rare vinyl records would be found in a collection that size? All this has ... http://www.auctionsurprise.com/music/vinyl-records-collection/ This is a huge collection of Coca Cola bottles, but you have to email the seller to find out exactly what's there. While it's not clear in the photos, there appears to be several commemorative bottles with their own display cases. The starting bid is $6,000, which means there should ... http://www.auctionsurprise.com/memorabilia/coca-cola-bottles-collection/ This is one of those advertising gimmicks that takes off and becomes incredibly popular. The California Raisins first appeared in a commercial in 1987, and by 1989 they had apparently made more money than the raisin farmers who commissioned them. This collection of 70 California Raisins collectibles has a Buy It ... http://www.auctionsurprise.com/toys/california-raisins-collection/ These 19 Toby mugs were made by Royal Doulton between 1946 and 1994. The designs include the BeefEater, Long John Silver, Don Quixote, Christopher Columbus, Rip Van Winkle and others. Toby mugs usually sell for between $50 and $100 on eBay, but the rare ones can go much higher. The ... http://www.auctionsurprise.com/porcelain/royal-doulton-toby-mugs/ This is a group of collectible Japanese dolls and some miniature doll house furniture. From the photos, there appears to be about 16 dolls and more than 20 pieces of furniture in this collection. They are in mint condition and packed in some interesting wooden boxes with Japanese writing on ... http://www.auctionsurprise.com/dolls/japanese-dolls-collection/ The seller has been building this fantastic Hot Wheels collection since 1968. There are more than 8000 Hot Wheels cars, trucks, vans, and other vehicles. Most of the original packages are missing, but the display cases are included. The Buy It Now price is $12,000, and the buyer will have to ... http://www.auctionsurprise.com/toys/hot-wheels-vehicle-collection/ Geocaching is a new hobby that is basically a treasure hunt using GPS. Geocachers, as they like to be called, follow their GPS to the coordinates of a geocache and look for a hidden container. The container usually has a small gift which can be replaced with another gift. A ... http://www.auctionsurprise.com/coins/geocoins-collection/ Beanie Bears were launched in 1993 and quickly became a pop culture sensation, making Ty Warner's company over six billion dollars! This collection has over 1000 Ty Beanie Bears, including McDonalds and Garcia bears. There are many retired bears and a few duplicates, as you'd expect in a collection this large. ... http://www.auctionsurprise.com/toys/ty-beanie-bears-collection/