Sour economy has collectible shops hopping

PEOPLE TO CHECK THEIR CLOSETS OR ATTICS-- TO DIG FOR THINGS THEY'VE COLLECTED OVER THE YEAR...  More »

PEOPLE TO CHECK THEIR CLOSETS OR ATTICS-- TO DIG FOR THINGS THEY'VE COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS--- HOPING THEY'RE NEWLY FOUND TREASURES. ERIC KAHNERT IS HEAR WITH WHY THAT'S LEADING TO A LOT OF DISAPPOINTMENT. ERIC. IN A SIGN OF THE TIMES ... PEOPLE ARE SELLING THEIR OLD COLLECTIBLES FOR GAS MONEY AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT THEIR BASEBALL CARDS OR COINS WERE WORTH MORE -- ARE GETTING A REALITY CHECK. '1910 san francisco 20 dollars saint goddens gold piece.-5' PETER BILAN IS SEEING MORE COINS AND MORE CUSTOMERS COMING IN TO HIS SHOP LATELY THANKS TO THE ECONOMY. 3:20 'it's keeping me busy.-1'WITH GOLD PRICES UP ... CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN BRINGING IN JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING GOLD. 3:38 'number one answer is gas money, I just need a little bit for gas, and I actually just bought a wedding band off a guy's finger for 20 bucks of gas money.-8'WITH A TOUGH ECONOMY, BILAN SAYS COLLECTIBLES ARE TAKING THE BACK SEAT TO NECESSITIES. 6:10 'i had a nice lady in this afternoon who sold a necklace with a diamond pendant for antibiotics for her son's ear infection and that just broke my heart because I have two little girls.-10'FROM COINS TO CARDS ... JIM 'BUBBA' BENNETT IS SEEING THE SAME THING. 17:16 'they need gas, that's the big thing, they need gas food and diapers.-3''BUBBA' OFTEN HAS TO BREAK THE NEWS TO EAGER CUSTOMERS: THEIR BASEBALL CARDS FROM THE 80'S AND 90'S AREN'T WORTH SQUAT. 14:49 'if you don't have the old good stuff, nobody wants it.-3'WHILE BOTH BUBBA AND BILAN ARE SEEING A LOT FEWER BUYERS ... MORE AND MORE SELLERS THAT COME IN ARE USUALLY HIT WITH A REALITY CHECK. 6:46 'one guy brought in his home shopping network set of gold plated state quarters, and they were worth 25 cents each so that wasn't a real good investment for him.-10' AND IT'S NOT JUST COLLECTIBLES CUSTOMERS ARE TURNING IN FOR CASH ... THE OWNER OF ALBUQUERQUE COINS SAYS HE'S EVEN SEEN AN INCREASE IN PEOPLE SELLING -- THEIR GOLD TEETH.  « Less