We rounded up 10 collector nightmare stories from Kovels Komments in 2012. Our Top 10 list includes stories about fakes sold as real, a treasure found and then lost because others claimed it, antiques planted in some of the new TV shows, and bidders who don’t pay.

Here are Kovels' choices of the best stories of 2012 about lucky finds, amazing discoveries, final sale prices and what new owners decided to do with their antiques and collectibles. You can find more details about each story in the news section of Kovels Komments.

The Top 12 searches for 2012 show collector interest in bottles, jewelry and Coca-Cola collectibles. The Top 12 antiques and collectibles searched for on Kovels.com during 2012 are:

1. Bottles
2. Jewelry
3. Coca-Cola
4. Dolls
5. Clocks
6. Lamps
7. Bavaria
8. Red Wing
9. Royal Bayreuth
10. Postcards
11. Shawnee
12. Carnival Glass

The Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles January 2013 newsletter is both online and in the mail. Auctions of American Studio Pottery, Ice Cream Scoops and Figural Ceramic Banks are reported—all with color photos, prices and marks.