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== History ==

Founded in 2007 by [[San Francisco]]-based antique-telephone collector Dave Margulius,<ref>{{cite web |title=Dave Margulius |url=https://digitalstrategies.tuck.dartmouth.edu/people/executive-fellows/dave-margulius/ |website=Glassmeyer/McNamee Center for Digital Strategies |publisher=Trustees of Dartmouth College |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> the site has since grown into a [https://www.collectorsweekly.com/categories directory of more than 1,800 different types of objects] people like to collect—from [[Action figure|action figures]] to [[Zippo|Zippo lighters]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Barnebys acquires Collectors Weekly |url=https://www.antiquetrader.com/antiques/barnebys-acquires-collectorsweekly-com |website=Antique Trader |publisher=Active Interest Media |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> Until 2011, Collectors Weekly shared staff and financial resources with the [[Quizlet]] website.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Quizlet's Growth Puts It on the Top of the Edtech Stack| work = EdSurge| access-date = 2015-02-08| date = November 2012| url = https://www.edsurge.com/n/quizlet-s-growth-puts-it-on-the-top-of-the-edtech-stack}}</ref> In 2017, Collectors Weekly was purchased by [https://www.barnebys.com/ Barnebys.com].<ref>{{cite web |title=COLLECTORS WEEKLY, A SUBSIDIARY OF QUIZLET, HAS BEEN SOLD TO BARNEBYS |url=https://dp.oaklins.com/collectors-weekly-has-been-acquired-by-barnebys/ |website=Oaklins DP LLC |publisher=Oaklins DeSilva & Phillips LLC. |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> Today, its staff of three writers and editors share an office in [https://www.sfgrotto.org/ The Grotto] in San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web |title=SoMa's The Writers Grotto celebrates 25 years of writer community and co-working |url=https://hoodline.com/2019/12/soma-s-the-writers-grotto-celebrates-25-years-of-writer-community-and-co-working/ |website=Hoodline |publisher=SFist LLC |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref>

Collectors Weekly uses a number of factors to determine how much a collectible is worth, the primary ones being the item's condition, authenticity, rarity, current market demand, and value.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lazzara-Saari |first1=Kristina |title=Collectible values continue to skyrocket: Are you sitting on the next big seller? |url=https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/plunderattic-17108598.php |website=Journal-Courier |publisher=Edwardsville Publishing Company |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref>