Season 1

Candace Jordan has loved books since she was a young girl and carried that love of books into adulthood as a collector of rare books. This former Playboy Playmate has a very impressive collection including three first edition Harry Potter Books with personal notes from JK Rowling to her father on the title pages, a first edition Winnie The Pooh books signed by both the author and illustrator, a signed copy of the first and very limited edition of "The Greatest Gift" which was the story basis for the film "It's A Wonderful Life" and a first edition Hemingway signed by the famous author himself. Her best friend and proprietor of Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Leslie Hindman, join Candace. Rare book appraiser Thomas Joyce appraises Candace's impressive collection for us and makes a trade with a rare copy of "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" from his own collection.

Sean Kelly has been playing video games his whole life, and collecting them for almost as long. He turned his passion into a both a retail business and a museum, The National Videogame Museum. Sean collection includes a prototype of the Sega Neptune System, a rare Nintendo Gameboy sewing machine, a Barbie brand Nintendo Gameboy console and the very rare Atari Video Life game cartridge and original box. His wife Melissa, who has forgone having a garage where she can park cars, or a basement so that Sean can indulge the accumulation of his massive videogame collection, joins Sean. We've brought video game expert and fellow collector Russ Perry to evaluate Sean's collection and put an estimated price tag on its worth. Russ has also brought along a copy of the rare videogame Magic Card in hopes of making a trade with Sean.

Fire Chief Gorde Norde collects all things fire related. A firefighter for over 4 decades, Gorde has been collecting fire related items for just as long. His extensive collection includes vintage fire extinguishers, historical fireboxes with original inspection cards, fire helmets with shields, and a vintage toy firehouse. Gorde is joined by his good friend and fellow firefighter Ed Bermann. Firefighter collector Frank McMenamin will value Gorde's collection and he's brought along a rare model fire truck of his own to see if he can make a trade with Gorde.

Christen Carter began collecting pinback buttons as a young girl with a Snoopy button. That hobby grew into a business, and a non-profit museum, the Busy Beaver Button Museum which houses Christen's collector. Christen's collection includes buttons from George Washington's inauguration, rare buttons of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and Prohibition era buttons. Christen is joined by her brother and business partner Joel Carter. Certified appraiser Judy Martin will value the button collection for us and has brought along a rare Muhammad Ali button with her to make a trade.

Vintage movie poster Dwight Cleveland shares his collection of over 4,500 vintage movie posters with us. Dwight has been collecting these rare posters for over 30 years since he was in college studying abroad. His collection includes a Czechoslovakian poster for "King Kong," an Italian poster for "Casablanca," an American poster of Errol Flynn's "Robin Hood" and the very rare precursor to Mickey Mouse, "Oswald the Lucy Rabbit in Nutty Notes." His wife Gabriela, who has watched his amass this collection over the past few decades, joins Dwight. Daniel Strebin, a Hollywood and movie poster appraiser puts an estimated value on Dwight's extensive collection. Daniel has also brought a one of kind poster from an early 20th century film about Mermaids, "Undine" to trade with Dwight for one of his vintage posters.

Artist Jim Engel is a cartoonist and toy designer by trade, so it's no surprise that he is the proud owner of a collection of comic book art that he has spent over 5 decades collecting. Jim has the original artwork for the cover of Marvel's Avengers #53, the original artwork by Jack Kirby from "Journey Into Mystery," the original artwork from a page of a Captain America comic book from 1977, and all of the artwork from an original Archie's comic. He's joined by friend, business partner, and fellow artist Rich Pine who is a collector himself, in addition to be being Jim's next door neighbor at their office. We've brought Josh Kelley, from the store "Graham Cracker Comics" to value Jim's collection. Josh has brought along a statue of comic book character Doc Savage from his store to entice Jim into a trade for one of his items.

Dan Thielmann has been collecting Coca-Cola items for 35 years and has an extensive collection of items dating back to the 1920's. Some of these items include a Coca-Cola Vendo 23 vending machine from the 1960's, Coca-Cola cuff links from 1929, a four foot tall Coca-Cola display bottle and a 1933 radio in the shape of a Coca-Cola bottle. Dan is joined by his daughter Lindsey, who is a clinical social worker work with the U.S. Army and who took her first steps as a child in a hotel at a Coca-Cola's collector's convention. We've brought along Coca-Cola collector Darrell Noble who has been collecting for over 45 years. He has the knowledge to be able put an estimated value on Dan's collection and he's brought some Coca Cola items from his own collection, including a Coca-Cola tire display in hopes of making a trade with Dan.

Jim Peterik is known for his hit songs like "Eye of the Tiger" when he was with the band Survivor as well his work with .38 Special and The Ides of March. But his collection of nearly 200 guitars is almost as memorable as the songs he plays on them. Jim shows Lisa several of his prized guitars including a near mint 1958 Les Paul, a 1968 Les Paul gold top, a 1968 Everly Brothers acoustic guitar, and a 1958 Gibson Flying V, of which only 93 were ever made. His friend of over 50 years and fellow Ides of March band mate, Bob Bergland, joins Jim. We've brought Dan Orkin, content director for Reverb, one of the premiere marketplaces for vintage music gear to appraise Jim's collection. And Dan has brought one of his own personal, most treasured guitars, a 1964 Stratocaster, in hopes to make a trade with Jim for one of his prized guitars.

Walter is an avid Wizard Of Oz collector. We see his collection including many rare items.

Zac Vege has loved the rock band KISS since he was a kid and has the basement to prove it. Zac played in a KISS tribute band with his father who passed away two years ago at an early age. His collection of all things KISS includes Ace Freehly designed guitars, an original KISS pinball machine, KISS trading cards and the rare original KISS promotional poster sent to radio stations with the first KISS record. Zac is joined by his wife Melanie and we've brought along KISStorian David Ashdown to value Zac's collection. David has also brought a limited edition vinyl album from the KISS Cruise signed by the entire band in hopes to make a trade for one of Zac's items.

Deb Hoffman doesn't just collect Winnie the Pooh items, she's in the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest collection of Winnie the Pooh items. The nearly 18,000 pieces are spread across two houses that are next door to each other. Her collection includes a Winnie the Pooh costume from the Walt Disney World theme park, a mint condition set of Agnes Brush Winnie The Pooh character stuffed animals from the 1940's, an autographed photograph of actor Sterling Holloway, the original voice of Winnie the Pooh, and a limited edition Winnie The Pooh telephone. She's joined by her husband Gary who has been instrumental in helping Deb amass the collection and keep it clean and displayed. Certified appraiser Judy Martin will value the collection for us and as a twist she's brought along a very special surprise for Deb instead of a trade.

Designer, author and artist, Rick Goldschmidt loved the toys of his youth so much, that as he grew older, he didn't give them away, but rather bought more as his budget allowed. And Rick has a collection that now literally covers every surface and wall of his entire house. Rick is joined by his son, Josh who is a collector himself, as he shows Lisa parts of his collection including some original Rankin Bass relics, Meego dolls, a limited edition coloring book given to children on the set of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and a nearly complete set of Captain Action toys and displays. And we've brought along David Gutterman, owners of Quake Collectibles to appraise Rick's collection and perhaps make a trade with a vintage Kellogg's lunchbox from his own collection.

Paul Lisnek has been collecting film and television props and memorabilia for decades and being also has an extensive collection of U.S. historical political items including signatures of almost every president and locks of hair from George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. Paul also has original telephones used on "I Love Lucy" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show" as well as hats worn by both Laurel and Hardy. His brother Rick who has watched Paul amass his collection of his favorite passions over the years joins Paul. We've brought along Generalist Appraiser Kate Martin who will put an estimate on the value of Paul's extensive collection. And she's brought a document signed by John Hancock, which Paul doesn't have, in hopes of making a trade with him.