The Net Gazette

This Month
Gold Crown Bonus Points
Premiere
At the Auction
AOTs and LCTs

Gold Crown Bonus Points

Here's a little recap of the bonus points available during the months of June and July.

Keeping in Touch
Purchase 10 or more cards between May 10 and June 27 and earn a one time bonus of 150 points.

PREMIERE - Saturday,July 17
Buy four or more Keepsake ornaments and get 100 points per ornament. There's no limit on the number of points you can accumulate, so Buy! Buy! Buy!

July 18-23 (Sunday-Friday)
Buy four or more Keepsake ornaments at a time and get 50 points per ornament. No limit on the number of points you can accumulate.

PREMIERE

JULY 17 - Premiere will be here before we know it, although it's not coming soon enough for those of us here at Ornaments Online. Be sure to carry your 1999 KOCC membership card with you to all the Premiere events you visit. Just present your membership card to receive a free gift - Mints in Box - a specially designed collectible tin featuring Zebra Fantasy on the box.

Hallmark did seem to learn something this year. There are over $300 worth of prizes available at each store, instead of everyone registering across the country for national prizes. You'll be able to play Collector's Pursuit to try to win prizes, some of which are exclusives; only available during 1999 Premiere. Each store will have two of the exclusive pieces to award as prizes!

At the Auction

With the release of the 1999 ornaments fast approaching, we thought it would be interesting to see which of the 1998 ornaments were selling well on ebay.

Lots of action and good availability on the following ornaments if you're willing to pay:
The Grinch - $35.00
Star Trek - First Contact - $27.50
Happy Holiday Barbie #3 - $24.00
The Stone Church - $23.00
Holiday Barbie #6 - $17.00

These prices caught our attention, but the availability seemed to be scarce, at least on ebay.
Cinderella at the Ball - $28.50
Mistletoe Fairy - $24.00
Thomas Kinkade #2 - $20.00

How did collectors feel about the new series introduced last year? Here's the opinion shown at the auction on some of the 1998 new series.
African-American Barbie - $13.00
Candlelight Services - $23.00
Madame Alexander Holiday Angels - $8.00
Old West - $5.00
Pony for Christmas - $9.00
Snowbuddies - $10.00
Spotlight on Snoopy - $6.00

If you're in a buying mood, now is definitely a good time to buy, buy, buy. Prices are way down and there are lots of bargains out there right now.

AOTs and LCTs

Are you ready for hands on activities, Hallmark artists, decorating ideas, event exclusives and free ornaments? Then you're ready for the 1999 Artists on Tour and Local Club Tours.

Beginning July 31 in Milwaukee and ending October 16 in Houston. This year's event are promising to be more exciting than ever! From what we've heard though space is VERY limited, especially for the Local Club Tours so you better register early!