CollectiblesToday.com offers the finest selection of collectibles from the greatest makers in the world. They are the premier source for fine collectibles on the web. They offer a wide variety of product lines – Dept. 56, Hummel, Bradford Exchange, Precious Moments, Ashton Drake Galleries, Gene, Barbie, Boyds, Coca-Cola, NASCAR, Gund, Hot Wheels, Lena Liu, Lenox, Precious Moments, Thomas Kinkade, Harley-Davidson, and others. They offer a very powerful and user friendly search interface. We felt their site offered a fun and high-quality shopping environment. They also offer an excellent 365-Day Guarantee that will even pay for return postage!

If you're interested in finding out the value of one of your collectibles, they have an awesome Collector's Information Bureau that is easy to use and fun to research with! Their Gift Wizards are great and we liked their Wish List too.

The Franklin Mint strives to touch the hearts of collectors with heirloom works of art to enjoy and pass down to future generations. Their collectibles reflect icons of our culture -- from Jackie Kennedy Onassis, to Princess Diana, Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis, to the Harley-Davidson motorcycle and the John Deere tractor -- the list and the fascination is endless. Their collectibles include categories such as: Custom Coins and Medals, Precision Die-Cast Models, Collector Games, Sculptures (bronze, crystal, pewter and porcelain), Jewelry for men and women, Scientific Instruments, Replica Weapons, Collector Dolls, Collector Plates, Eggs, Teddy Bears, etc. Be warned: The huge variety of interesting collectibles will tempt you to do a lot of fun window shopping here! This is a very high-quality, easy-to-use Web site. You'll love it!

PosterNow.com offers many thousands of posters, photos (great selection!), postcards, posterflags, t-shirts, frisbies, refrigerator magnets, latex masks, calendars, maps and other fan articles.

We were impressed with the huge volume of products they have. Just about any actor, singer, sports hero, model, or famous person/place that you can think of can be found on this site. We found a glossy 8x10 photo of George Bush for $4.99 and a giant 40x60 wall map of the world for $15.99 (prices may vary). We found everything that we were looking for and the prices were very good. Site is international-oriented so it supports at least 7 languages that we found.

Hallmark offers a very nice Web site that rivals their bricks and mortar stores. Their site helps you keep in touch with family, friends, and colleagues with easy-to-find, easy-to-send e-cards, flowers and gifts. As a member of Hallmark.com, you can use your online personal address book and calendar to set helpful Reminders that help you keep track of special occasions. And whether you want to chat about ornaments, trade tips about parties, build your business relationships or get ideas and information, you've come to the right place at Hallmark.com. The site provides you with flowers, paper cards (personal and business), e-cards, gift certificates and a large variety of gifts for almost any occasion. They offer an excellent 100% Guarantee for all purchases except Keepsake Ornaments.

GIFTS: Hallmark offers a gigantic selection of gifts for all occasions. Gift departments include: bath and pampering, books, sentiments, toys, collectibles, home, garden, jewelry, accessories, sports, games, office, travel, tools, gadgets, gourmet foods & baskets, romance, movies, music, and MORE! The Gift Assistant is excellent! When you just can't decide what to buy, they offer Gift Certificates so you can leave it up to the gift recipient!

FLOWERS: Their flower shop is very nice. We especially liked the Flower Assistant that lets you enter an occasion and a price range and then provides you with selections that meet those criteria. Their Flower Care page gives several excellent tips on preserving those flowers. They offer a simple flower Satisfaction Guarantee for free replacement or refund (your choice). Flowers are delivered via FedEx within 48 hours of order time but are not delivered on Sundays (and six holidays). Saturday deliveries are available where FedEx delivers except for California (because of inspection requirements). Deliveries are directly from their garden sources.

PAPER CARDS and E-CARDS: The gigantic variety of paper cards (both business and personal) allow you to enter your address, the recipient's address, a message and the date the card should be mailed. They handle the rest! They offer hundreds of e-cards, with sound, for free. This includes return notification so you know when the recipient opens it.

223 Group (pronounced Two Twenty-Three Group) is a retailer of collectibles, china/tabletop items and art. They specialize in carrying full product line selections of the collectibles they sell. They are an Authorized Dealer for all the companies they represent. Their products are first quality and come directly from the manufacturer. Some of the product groupings include: China/Tabletop, Crystal, Flatware, Giftware, Holiday , Plush (especially Steiff products), Porcelain, and Stemware. They are an Authorized Dealer for all of the brands they carry. Their range of quality brands is impressive. It includes: Berta Hummel, Boehm Porcelain, Cardew Teapots, Dansk, Denby, Fiestaware, Franciscan, Gorham, Johnson, Brothers, Lenox, Limoges, Lladro, Looney Tunes, M.I. Hummel, Portmeirion, Steiff, Steinbach, and Wedgwood.

KB Toys and eToys.com (actually the same company) have one of the best selections of must-have toys on the Web! In addition, they offer the hottest video games and great deals in the Clearance Center. We found that KBToys.com offers an enjoyable and easy-to-navigate online shopping experience. Type a word into their search field or browse their easy-to-use product categories, including Toys, Video Games , and Software, to find exactly what you're looking for. From their home page, you can also shop by age, price, category or brand.

Some of their top brands include LeapFrog, LEGO, BRIO, Fisher-Price, Little Tikes, Learning Curve, Learning Resources, Playskool, Mattel and many more. You can shop by age and gender, or browse by category, character or brand to find the perfect gift. Gift-buyers who want something a little different for the special child in their life enjoy our great selection of science toys, arts and crafts, collectible toys, puzzles and models. Need help finding the perfect present? Visit their Gift Center to choose gift wrap, create a Wish List, buy a gift card. They also offer the great benefit of having the convenience of returns and exchanges at any of our more than 1,300 K•B Toys stores nationwide.

eBay is the world leader in online auction services. As far as auction sites go, this one is by far the best. They have excellent security, a zillion products for sale, and a great reputation. They have many different categories to bid in. Our advice is that you should shop here whenever you can't find what you're looking for somewhere else. You have to really beware because there's no guarantees, no returns, and you can't always assume that the seller is honest.