From The Hartford Courant - For 15 years, Tim Hunter reveled in his life as a niche collector. From his home in Reno, Nev., Hunter was the foremost authority on all things Bobblehead. He collected and sold the kitschy dolls that were so popular among kids in the 1960s. He wrote a collector's guide that…
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New Ichiro mania: Bobbleheads!
From Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Thursday, July 26, 2001 For the M's fan with everything, a doll with a difference What is this world coming to? Beginning at midnight tonight, a small city of people will emerge from the darkness, surrounded by its own police force, oblivious to the time and temperature, with a collective purpose: To…
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Living Dolls: Collectors Clamor for Bobbleheads Of Beloved Sports Figures — Head-Wagging Game Premiums Given Free to Fans Have More Than Sentimental Value
From The Wall Street Journal - Last month, Jason Ray drove to Chicago from his home near Minneapolis and bought five cheap tickets to a Chicago Bulls basketball game. Mr. Ray, 26 years old, didn't care about the game the Bulls were playing against the Milwaukee Bucks. He just wanted bobblehead dolls of Bulls forward…
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Bobble Mania
From The Salt Lake Tribune - When Patrick Klinger arrived at Minneapolis' Metrodome last Aug. 13, he couldn't believe what he saw. Thousands of people, many of whom had camped out overnight, were waiting in a line that encircled the huge stadium. "It was a pretty magnificent sight," said Klinger, and no wonder: As the…
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