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Collectors Find Their Perfect Match on A Buck A Trade.


Collectibles Trading Site Offers a Community for Avid Collectors

LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  -- A Buck A Trade, the ultimate site for die hard pop culture collectors, today announced the launch of its collectibles trading site at www.abuckatrade.com. Top categories at launch include die cast cars, video games See video game console. , pins and collector dolls, and among the hottest items currently up for trade are a recalled Cabbage Patch Kids Cabbage Patch Kids are a brand of doll created by Xavier Roberts in 1978. The original dolls were all cloth and were available at local craft shows, and later at Babyland General Hospital in Cleveland, Georgia. [R] doll, a special edition reproduction 1959 Barbie Barbie
 in full Barbara Millicent Roberts

A plastic doll, 11.5 in. (29 cm) tall, with the figure of an adult woman that was introduced in 1959 by Mattel, Inc., a southern California toy company.
[R], and two prototype Hot Wheels Hot Wheels is a brand of die cast toy car, introduced by American toymaker Mattel in 1968. It was the primary competitor of Johnny Lightning and Matchbox until 1996, when Mattel acquired rights to the Matchbox brand from Tyco. [R] cars. The site will add more categories over the coming months.

The concept behind A Buck A Trade is simple: collectors list their items for trade online for just $1. Interested parties make offers in trade, the items are exchanged, or if they do not get what they are looking for Looking for

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 they may elect to sell the item - either way, it is simple and rewarding. A Buck A Trade seeks to foster the genuine community and enthusiasm of collecting that's lacking at many popular auction sites.

"The Internet has been a great way for collectors to expand the range and scope of their collections," said Kevin Sullivan Kevin Sullivan is a name shared by several people:
  • Kevin Sullivan (politician) - 106th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut.
  • Kevin J. Sullivan (musician) - influential post-hardcore guitarist.
  • Kevin Sullivan (wrestler) - the professional wrestler.
, co-founder of A Buck A Trade. "This site allows all collectors and special enthusiasts to come together as never before. We are endeavoring to create a community where people who have similar interests trade their collectibles for missing items in their own collection while exploring the wide variety of other collecting options they may not have seen before.

About A Buck A Trade

A Buck A Trade was founded by two collectors who identified the lack of an online global community destination where collectors could come together and trade their items across a wide bandwidth of categories. The company's primary focus is creating a community in which people can trade their collectibles for only US$1.00 per trade. Featured categories at launch include collector dolls, die cast cars, movies, and video games. More categories are slated to be added over the coming months. A Buck a Trade is headquartered in Los Angeles. For more information, and to trade some really cool collectibles, visit www.abuckatrade.com.

Barbie and Hot Wheels are registered trademarks of Mattel, Inc. All Trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

A Buck A Trade is a California Corporation.
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Date:Feb 14, 2007
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