Entries by Redline Archeology

Selling your Childhood Hot Wheels Collection

So, you’ve finally dug your old Hot Wheels out of your basement, attic, or storage, but you’re now wondering if these little gems have any value, and, if so, how can you find out.  Well, you’ve certainly come to the right place.  REDLINE ARCHEOLOGY is the premier appraiser and buyer of the original Redline Hot […]

Are Your Hot Wheels Worth Money?

The question I get asked most often when initially discussing someone’s childhood collection of old Hot Wheels, “Are my Hot Wheels worth money?”  My textbook answer that I normally default to is, “Some are valuable Hot Wheels and some are not so valuable.”  Basically, it all comes down to what I call the “3Cs,” which […]

A Day in the Life of a Redline Archeologist

Collectors and people alike always ask me “How do you consistently do it?”, “How does it work?” and the question most frequently asked is…“What’s a day in the life of a Redline Archeologist look like?” Well, since everyone is so curious what it’s like to, well, be me for a day, I’m going to let […]

The “CRAZIEST & RAREST” Finds of My Career

People always ask me, “What are the most valuable and rarest car(s) you have ever found in a collection?”  I always have to take a step back and gather my thoughts and think about all the collections and amazing cars I’ve uncovered over the last thirty years. Over the last three decades I always wondered […]

My Favorite Part of the HUNT

As most of you know by now, my love of Hot Wheels® began in the Summer of 1968.  A truly magical time for me and so many others.  The Sixties were a time of discovery for this son of a World War II veteran.  Outside play was always on my and my friends’ minds.  Well, […]

Why Redline Archeology?

I sometimes get asked the question, “How did you come up with the name Redline Archeology?” AND “Why did you call your passion and hobby ‘Redline Archeology?’”  The answer is two-fold. As a little boy growing up in post-World War II blue collar suburbia in southern New Jersey just outside Philadelphia, I was always fascinated […]

The Collecting Philosophy

Over the last thirty years of being engrossed in this wonderful hobby, I’ve taken notice of all the ways collectors collect the Redline Hot Wheels®.  I have found that every collector in this hobby is different and unique in their own approach.  I’ve seen everything from focusing on one singular casting in every color to […]

Timing!

Hard to believe that I have been at this so-called hobby of mine or what my friend Jacuveline calls my “Jobby” for almost thirty years now.  One of the most important aspects of discovering original one owner Redline Era Hot Wheels® Collections is the timing of target marketing.  In other words, what time of year […]

REDLINE ARCHEOLOGY 2 “The Dig Continues” with BONUS FEATURE: Collectors Guide to Finding the Original Redline Hot Wheels

I am very excited to announce the release of my latest project, REDLINE ARCHEOLOGY 2, The Dig Continues.  This new book will contain a bonus feature of an incredibly detailed “Collectors Guide” which takes a deep dive into all the secrets of my success over the last thirty years of searching out and uncovering incredible […]

My Most Amazing Cars Unearthed: Part 2

The cars and collections keep coming in on a fairly regular basis.  I hear all the time how the cars and collections have dried up and gone away.  I am living proof that amazing collections and incredibly rare cars are still just waiting to be discovered all across this great country of ours.  With the […]