Garden City - NY, Jan 02, 2007 - TIAS.com the Webs largest online antique & collectible mall, released their annual reports listing the most frequently purchased antiques and collectibles online in 2006.

Here are the top 20 categories of antiques and collectibles purchased online by customers visiting antique and collectible related Web sites that are hosted by TIAS.com Inc. in 2006. This first list ranks popular categories based on the volume of items purchased within each category.

As an example, more pieces of collectible jewelry were sold online than collectible glass, in 2006.

Note that the list also compares 2006 rank data to the previous year.

1. Jewelry - Same as 2005
2. China and Dinnerware - Up from #3 in 2005
3. Glass - Down from #2 in 2005
4. Coins and Currency - Not listed last year in 2005
5. Advertising - Down from #4 in 2005
6. Holiday & Seasonal - Up from #13 in 2005
7. Comics - Down from #5 in 2005
8. Paper and Ephemera - Up from #14 in 2005
9. Miscellaneous - Down from #6 in 2005
10. Vintage Sewing - Up from #11 in 2005
11. Kitchen Collectibles - Down from #8 in 2005
12. Porcelain & Pottery - Down from #9 in 2005
13. Vintage Clothing - Down from #12 in 2005
14. Resources and Supplies - Down from #10 in 2005
15. Figurines - Up from #16 in 2005
16. Hobbies - Up from #20 in 2005
17. Toys - Down from #15 in 2005
18. Textiles - Up from #19 in 2005
19. Books - Down from #7 in 2005
20. Dolls - Down from #18 in 2005

Here are the top 20 categories of antiques and collectibles sold online in 2006, based on dollar volume.

The following list is based on how much money was spent by customers who bought antiques and collectibles over the past year. As an example, more money was spent by customers buying collectible comics than jewelry in 2006.
Note that the list also compares 2006 rank data to the previous year.

1. Comics - Same as 2005
2. Furniture and Accessories - Up from #6 in 2005
3. Jewelry - Down from #2 in 2005
4. Porcelain and Pottery - Same as 2005
5. Glass - Down from #3 in 2005
6. Vintage Clothing - Up from #8 in 2005
7. China and Dinnerware - Down from #5 in 2005
8. Music Related - Not listed in 2005
9. Militaria - Up from #11 in 2005
10. Miscellaneous - Down from #7 in 2005
11. Textiles - Up from #14 in 2005
12. Resources and Supplies - Down from #9 in 2005
13. Advertising - Same as 2005
14. Kitchen Collectibles - Down from #12 in 2005
15. Memorabilia - Up from #16 in 2005
16. Figurines - Up from #18 in 2005
17. Dolls - Down from #15 in 2005
18. Holiday and Seasonal - Down from #17 in 2005
19. Paper and Ephemera - Same as 2005
20. Vintage Sewing - Not listed in 2005

Source: TIAS.com
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TIAS Top Categories for 2005