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As the owner and operator of Collectible
Stocks and Bonds, I am also an avid collector.
I started collecting old
certificates in 1991. Originally a paper money collector,
I found stocks and bonds to provide more historical
interest. The website arrived in 1996 to provide
exposure to the hobby.
There
are so many companies (we do not have but a few hundred) that
you can something that fits your interest. Railroads,
scandals, and name companies.
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HOW CSB STARTED
I started Collectible Stocks and Bonds
in 1993 by selling railroad certificates at train shows in the
Midwest (when I lived in Omaha, then Toledo). Always the
computer geek, I tied my interests in stocks to a new thing
called the internet and started selling online in 1994. Later
(1996), I came up with this website, www.oldstocks.com.
Several evolutions and revisions later, you have the website
that you are navigating today. I am still working and
fine-tuning the site to provide the latest in stock collecting.
This is a home-based business
to support my own habit of collecting as well as inspiring me to
leaving my real job one day. I live just outside of Richmond, VA. My wife puts up with the piles of stocks
but there aren't any outside of my home office or my cube at
work. Hopefully, you might enjoy the hobby more!
WHAT WE SELL
Collectible
Stocks and Bonds
serves both novice and
advanced collectors. We
focus on affordable, novelty pieces but offer a few highly
desirable collectors items when we can find them. Our
categories include scandals, popular railroads, automotive companies, and
general industry. Surf our site and catalog to see
our offerings.
We now offer real live shares in
current companies. Some of most popular selections of our
live share
certificates that you can get in your name (or as a gift):
American
Express
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Coca Cola
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Disney
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DreamWorks Animation
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Halliburton
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Harley Davidson
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Hershey Foods
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Jack in the Box
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Krispy Kreme
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Martha Stewart
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Mattel
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McDonalds
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Starbucks
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Tootsie Roll
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Yahoo!
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OUR PRICING
Our pricing is based on a numbers of references - past auction
sales, other dealers, similar pieces, our own cost basis, and sometimes only best
guess. We do have to make a profit so please understand
this premise
if you think we are overpriced or unfair in our
charges. I provide links to other dealers for
comparison and for your broadened selection since they have
other stock certificates available.
You will find that we are comparable to
other dealers, sometimes cheaper, sometimes not. However,
if you are not pleased with any purchase, we offer a 100%
refund, no questions. See our large inventory in our ONLINE
CATALOG.
If
you want to know more about collecting stocks and bonds, check out our page
about the hobby.
Reference Guides
(see more in Scripophily
Reference Books
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FREE COLLECTIBLE ESTIMATES
We provide FREE estimates on
collectible value of your certificates. We have a large
collection of references and databases that provide past
realized prices. Also, our vast knowledge of the hobby can
provide you the latest pricing on any US certificate. We
cannot provide the investment value of any security. Contact
us!
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