Over the last few months I have spent a great deal of time reviewing some of the newer (at least to me) Ephemera sites that I have uncovered across the world wide web.
But I have (somewhat intentionally as he was building and updating his site) skipped over the site of a fellow I met over the internet… who I am pleased to call a friend. Cliff Aliperti is the owner of a terrific site entitled “things and other stuff” located at, not surprisingly, www.things-and-other-stuff.com.
Cliff comes from a small town on Long Island, NY, not far from where I grew up, and as he puts it has been selling collectibles pretty much his entire life. Starting out with baseball cards (don’t all LI kids collect baseball cards?) he has moved through a number of different collectibles until he fell into his current specialty… Movie Cards and Collectibles. His collection ranges from what was referred to as the “Silent Period” through the 1950′s, and then into the present. Cliff sells pretty much full time and things-and-other-stuff.com is just one of his collectible related websites… such as the VintageMeld where he discusses “general collecting and collectibles, the objects and the pursuits” (he has recently incorporated the Vintage Meld into the main things-and-other-stuff website). 
As mentioned above, Cliff has spent a lot of time, and missed countless hours of sleep, redesigning his website…. and it looks great! He has a ton of information all neatly and conveniently arranged on the various pages. He even has a section dedicated to the birthdays of the stars. Did you know that W.C. Fields was born January 29, 1880 … or that he died Christmas day, 1946?
One of the other things I like a lot about Cliff’s site is how he has tastefully incorporated a number of tools and gadgets into the site. He has an array of YouTube videos placed throughout the site, but also has links to his MovieCardsForSale.com page on Facebook and a few “Gadgets by Google”. The site has three basic sections ../movie-collectibles, ../vintagemeld, and ../magazines. More recently Cliff has been working on a Zen store which is located here.
Regardless of your Ephemera interests, you owe it to yourself to visit Cliff Aliperti’s home on the world wide web. You’ll find lots of interesting items and links that will keep you busy for quite some time… and who knows, you may just find that “something” you’ve been hunting for.
I’m Tom Murphy and thanks for helping me give Ephemera the Encore it deserves.
Have a look at my eBay Ephemera store
or have a look at my eBay Auction site
(Due to travel, there may not be any items listed at this point in time)
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Tom, I thanked you in private but wanted to add my public gratitude to you here in the comments section. Encore Ephemera is in my reader and I try not to miss a post as you cover really interesting items, often differently than anyone else. It’s an important entry into our collectibles, and especially ephemera, blogosphere, and as I’d mentioned to you privately I’m flattered to have my site fall under your eyes here.
Thanks much, Cliff