Dive Summary:
- Amazon.com announced the opening of its new Entertainment Collectibles Store this week.
- The site now features 350,000 collectibles related to music, film and pop culture, including a motorcycle cap worn by James Dean for $25,000, as well as other autographed items and memorabilia.
- Peter Faricy, vice president of Amazon Marketplace, called entertainment collectible "an exciting new category" as the store ratchets up the competition for eBay and other such sites.
From the article:
"... Consumers can browse and buy some 350,000 collectibles from the worlds of film, music and past and present pop culture, including the pricey size 7 motorcycle cap—unsigned but authenticated—worn by the 1950s film star. For those with more limited budgets, the store offers such items as a $5 limited edition master print photograph of Don Johnson during his “Miami Vice” glory days, the TV detective sporting enough stubble to make fans recall the fashion and grooming choices of the mid-1980s. ..."
