Read more memorabilia stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8646/memorabilia.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:48:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71092/x-box-signed-by-sarah-palin-on-ebay-for-11m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn what can only be described as the deal of the century, eBay user dmorrill321, aka David Morrill, is currently selling an actual “60GB, perfect-condition” X-Box 360, signed by actual unemployed person Sarah Palin, for the low-low opening bid of $1,100,000—plus shipping and handling. It’s actually Morrill’s...http://www.newser.com/story/71092/x-box-signed-by-sarah-palin-on-ebay-for-11m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 14:03:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64475/pez-sues-calif-museum-over-outsized-dispenser.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPez is suing a California store and museum over an 8-foot-tall dispenser custom-made for the establishment—and thus not sanctioned by the Austrian candy-maker, the San Jose Mercury News reports. “From a branding perspective, I think Pez should embrace the Dosses and the museum, instead of trying to attack them,...http://www.newser.com/story/64475/pez-sues-calif-museum-over-outsized-dispenser.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 14:34:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62516/site-showcases-awful-obama-art.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama inspired a lot of art during his meteoric rise to the highest office of the land. Paintings, videos, and songs are still trickling in, and some of it is good. But much of it isn’t. Much of it is, to put it gently, utter bird poop. But some...http://www.newser.com/story/62516/site-showcases-awful-obama-art.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Jun 2009 12:26:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56042/tight-times-force-sentimental-sell-offs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith money tight, many are seeking to part with collectibles they’d hoped to hold onto—and reaping smaller rewards than they’d expected, the Chicago Tribune reports. “I wanted my daughter to have some sort of family heirloom. It can’t be that way right now,” said a woman selling her Beanie...http://www.newser.com/story/56042/tight-times-force-sentimental-sell-offs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Apr 2009 9:47:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55649/walgreens-jettisons-chia-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWalgreens has pulled Chia Obama from its shelves, saying the Afro-growing pottery novelty “didn’t fit our corporate image,” the Chicago Tribune reports. “We didn’t want to be subject to any misinterpretation over the product,” said a spokesman, who said he was misquoted yesterday as saying that customers had complained that...http://www.newser.com/story/55649/walgreens-jettisons-chia-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 10:43:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51006/collectors-hunt-for-obamabilia-treasures.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCollectors are sifting through a sea of Barack Obama memorabilia searching for items that will be the gems of the future instead of tomorrow's junk, the Washington Post reports. Vast quantities of knick-knacks, ranging from dancing presidential dolls to Obama mints, have left even experts stumped about what to buy.http://www.newser.com/story/51006/collectors-hunt-for-obamabilia-treasures.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Feb 2009 1:50:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48355/obama-junk-is-recession-proof.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSay what you want about the economy—“like for example, it blows ”—but one business is booming: Crap with Barack Obama on it. From votive candles to toilet paper to “victory plates,” you can find the president-elect’s mug on just about anything these days, writes Sarah Hepola of Salon. She...http://www.newser.com/story/48355/obama-junk-is-recession-proof.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Jan 2009 14:06:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43861/eleanor-rigby-document-goes-for-177k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 1911 document that lists “E. Rigby” among the employees of a Liverpool hospital sold at auction for $177,000 yesterday, failing to match hopes of a $750,000 haul for the Beatles relic, Reuters reports. The possible inspiration for the song "Eleanor Rigby" is a salary register signed by...http://www.newser.com/story/43861/eleanor-rigby-document-goes-for-177k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Nov 2008 9:31:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38473/oj-victim-alleges-tape-tampering.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of the alleged victims in OJ Simpson's memorabilia-theft trial has turned into a boon for the defense, suggesting that another victim doctored a key piece of evidence. Alfred Beardsley, a witness for the prosecution, accused auctioneer Thomas Riccio of editing out parts of a recording Riccio made during their...http://www.newser.com/story/38473/oj-victim-alleges-tape-tampering.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Sep 2008 8:23:01 CDT