The DVD series features exclusive interviews with Junior Johnson, Richard
Petty and Fred Lorenzen, among more than 50 other legendary early drivers and
NASCAR historians.
"The response from our membership and our corporate partners has been
overwhelming, with more and more donations coming in every day," said David
Kong , Best Western president and CEO.seomin@bestwestern.

QuikDrop on Television Road Tour in Search of Collectables for Auction on eBay

Since that time, they have sold millions of dollars worth of items on
eBay for thousands of customers in the United States and abroad.discovery.

Contact: Michael Banks info@quikdrop.

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com.
Examples of items that may qualify include: TV memorabilia, toys, movie
memorabilia, vintage clothing, sports memorabilia, and items around the house
such as appliances, dishes, tools, portable furniture, lamps, print
collectibles and clocks.

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com.
Stories will unfold throughout each episode as collectors, appraisers and
QuikDrop experts ask themselves, "What is it? What's it worth? How badly do I
want it? Or do I really want to sell it? " Owners of the items have three
options after the appraisal: they can sell the item for cash, sell it online
or they can keep the item.

This category is for retailerswho deal in sports trading cards , but whose sites don't necessarily fit, or can't be restricted, into a narrower category (i.

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Numerous Best Western partners are also participating in the program,
including fellow NASCAR sponsors .
"Best Western for a Better World" is a multi-faceted community service
program dedicated to providing assistance to Best Western neighbors in cities
and countries across the globe.

Best Western International is THE WORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL CHAIN(R) with more
than 4,100 hotels in 80 countries and territories.S. pop culture items from the 1960s to
today.

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Warner IV blended his experience in
both documentary filmmaking and professional racecar driving to produce the
DVD series."
This is the only authoritative film series ever produced that takes a hard
and gritty look at NASCAR's history from 1936 to 1971, the early, formative
years when the "greatest generation " managed to build stock car racing, judged
as a third-rate joy ride for the working class, into what it is today -- the
fastest-growing spectator sport in the country.
The four-and-a-half-hour series includes four DVDs: The early years
1936 -1949; The Jet Age, 1950-1959; the Wild Wild 60 's, from 1960-1971; and a
bonus DVD, Profiles of legends Wendell Scott and Curtis Turner.americanstock ., QuikDrop International
announced today that it will be at the Long Beach Convention Center in
California on Saturday, July 2 to participate in the filming of Discovery
Channel's new television show, POP NATION: AMERICA'S COOLEST STUFF.

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Legends were born.
This DVD series is available online at http://www. For further information, visit
http://www.

Recreation/Collecting/Sports/Cards /Baseball, etc.

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American Stock(TM) is a new brand dedicated to honoring and bringing to
life the rich and colorful history of NASCAR and stock car racing through a
series of exciting new products . 31.com

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"These people still live very independent and sometimes reclusive lives.

* Proceeds from the auction (85 percent of final sales price) will be
donated by Best Western for a Better World to the American Red Cross
Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The
public is invited to bring American pop-culture items to this event to get a
professional, free appraisal.
Only items from the 1960s to today will be freely appraised.

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Hotel Packages From Around the World, NASCAR Memorabilia, Brand Name Products
and More Available Through October 31

PHOENIX, Best Western, the world's largest hotel
chain, will launch an extensive eBay auction today at 4 p.bestwestern.com can click on the Hurricane Katrina Auction link to view
and bid on a wide range of specialty items. Participants
can bring a maximum of three items with them to the event, but must be able to
carry them into the convention center.com/popnation

For more information on QuikDrop, please visit http://www.

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ET, with proceeds
benefiting American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina relief efforts*. In addition to an autographed Michael
Waltrip Best Western pit crew shirt, upcoming items include Sprint/Nextel cell
phones, and a pizza-a-month for a year from Domino's.

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New DVD Series Captures NASCAR's Golden Era

com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051209/SFF003 )
Now, American Stock(TM) introduces fans to The Golden Era of NASCAR, a DVD
series that traces NASCAR's humble beginnings back to the white sands of
Daytona and red-dirt clay of the Southern Piedmont , where NASCAR founder "Big"
Bill France and his roving band of rebels and outlaws would grip it and rip
it, white-knuckled and hell-bent to that checkered flag.m.m.bestwestern.com

Denise Seomin
602-957-5668
denise.

You will find some larger dealers here, many of whom deal in baseball, football, hockey, basketball, and NASCAR cards, among other sports.

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, Before Daytona, before
asphalt, before NASCAR, one man would gather a ragtag group of daredevils and
dare to dream. You can't wipe out
history," says NASCAR historian Greg Fielding. At the company's worldwide
headquarters in Phoenix, employees can also make monetary contributions, or
donate the cash value of their vacation time to assist those in the Gulf Coast
region.

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Contacts: David Trumble
602-957-5753
david. QuikDrop is
the largest and fastest growing chain of stores specializing in selling
products on eBay for third parties.

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American Stock(TM) founder John W.
Finding them, gaining their confidence and capturing their spirit on film to
tell these untold stories was an enormous task. It had a lot of characters. It also includes a private
collection of previously unpublished historic photos, quotes and printed
historical summaries of each era, plus army-weight dog tags embossed with
Drive Loud Journey Proud(TM).
Earlier this month, Best Western pledged $1 million to the Hurricane
Katrina relief efforts, with 60 percent earmarked for the American Red Cross.trumble@bestwestern .
To register for the Pop Nation television event in the Long Beach
Convention Center in Long Beach CA, please visit:
http://www.quikdrop.com or call
Michael Banks at 714-429-1040.

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Nearly 350 total items are expected to be auctioned in the next six weeks. Members
of Best Western's loyalty programs, Gold Crown Club International and Speed
Rewards , can donate the monetary value of their points directly to the Red
Cross Hurricane Katrina relief fund as well, or receive bonus points for cash
donations made through http://www. Some attendees will get a chance to put their
items up for auction on eBay and be on national television. Only one item will get an appraisal.

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The Wendell
Scott Story aired on The History Channel in 2002. It is what makes
this sport so different and appealing to everybody today.

Best Western Launches Special eBay Auction September 16 Benefiting American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts

Visitors to
http://www.
(Logo: http://www.
The remaining 40 percent will go to regional marketing and community
assistance programs in the affected areas. Through financial contributions, product
donations and volunteer activities, Best Western, its members, employees and
guests work together throughout the year, making a difference by helping those
in need. It is a membership
association of independently owned and operated hotels that provides
marketing, reservations and operational support to its members. The new primetime series, which will premiere on Discovery Channel
on Saturday , October 1 at 8 PM (ET/PT), focuses on one of the fastest-growing
segments of the collecting craze: U.
QuikDrop opened the very first eBay drop-off store franchise in August
2003.quikdrop.

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"It was a colorful sport.us or by
calling 1-800-956-7694 (8 a. John W.bestwestern.

Some of the sites listed also include memorabilia and other collectibles, but the emphasis is definitely on cards.

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"Years went into the development of this series," says Warner.

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CARSON CITY , Nev.

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A circular companion book
accompanies the DVDs in a "collectors edition" authentic film canister . Warner IV founded the brand in 2005.
Warner plans to introduce a wide variety of additional products this year,
including memorabilia, reinvented collectibles and vintage-inspired apparel
for today 's most avid race fans.
Offerings available for bid today include round-trip airfare for two from Los
Angeles and four-night hotel accommodations at the Best Western Premier
Gangnam Hotel in Seoul , South Korea; and a two-night stay at the Best Western
Inn + Suites at the Commons, complete with tickets to the National Baseball
Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.

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David Cumpston
Allison + Partners
415-902-4461
david@allisonpr .

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Approximately 20 hotel packages will be featured on the site for today's
launch, with additional items to premiere every few days through Oct.
POP NATION: AMERICA'S COOLEST STUFF is a television event that combines
America's fascination with collecting pop memorabilia and selling it at online
auctions. At the end of each episode viewers will find out
which items will go to an eBay auction coordinated by QuikDrop.com
QuikDrop International http://www.com
2533 North Carson Street
Carson City, Nevada 89706
Phone: 714-429-1040
Fax: 714-429-1038

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From Trailblazing Moon Shiners, Rowdy Rebels and Outlaws, the New American
Stock(TM) Films Pay Tribute to the Racing Pioneers of NASCAR's Gritty Past

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla.newscom. The package is available for $79. "We are proud to support the American
Red Cross in its efforts to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina, while
providing consumers with the opportunity to receive great deals on such a wide
variety of items.

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- 5 p. PST).com/cgi -bin/prnh/20030627/BESTWESTERNLOGO)
As part of its Best Western for a Better World community service program,
Best Western hotels across the globe are donating a variety of travel packages
to the cause, which will be rolled out on eBay during the next six weeks.
In addition to the Red Cross funds raised through the eBay auction, many
of the company's 4,100 properties are also making monetary donations.