Archive for April, 2004
Mao badges still influence China
0 Comments Published by kgroetsch April 30th, 2004 in Badges, In The News.I somehow missed this December 2003 story about Yang Chunbing, a Shandong man who may have one of the largest collections of Chairman Mao badges in China. He claims to have spent 150,000 yuan ($18,000 US) over the last 37 years on a collection that includes “…badges highlighting historical events like National Holiday celebrations, the […]
Track Mao ephemera auctions on eBay
0 Comments Published by kgroetsch April 12th, 2004 in Acquiring Ephemera.A company called FreeBiddingTools.com has set up a nifty service that lets you create free .xml feeds for eBay auctions. Of course I created one immediately for Mao ephemera listings — feel free to subscribe if you have any interest in receiving hourly auction listing updates. Since signing up last week, I’ve stumbled across some […]
