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Top 10 Antique Buying Tips



January 13, 2009 2 Comments

When buying antiques you want to be confident and knowledgeable. In this article i have covered 10 things you can do to help protect yourself and to find a few good bargains at the same time when buying Antiques or Collectibles. 1. Always Negotiate the price Many dealers will have a code marked somewhere on the antique that you are interested in. This marking tells them exactly how low they can go on the price. For example X20 or X45 could mean the amount they will discount the price. or this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Antiques Tagged With: Antique, antique market, Auction, auction houses, by Korin Iverson

Auction House vs. eBay



December 23, 2008 2 Comments

There are many avenues to sell your antiques and collectibles; private sells, auction houses, eBay, antique brokers etc. In this article I have compared between the auction house and eBay. I have presented the pros and cons of both the Auction house and eBay. Who will see your antiques or collectibles? In an auction house your antique or collectible will be seen by buyers that are there specifically for that type of item. Most auction houses advertise world wide through there mailing list, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Auction Tagged With: Antique, auction houses, by Korin Iverson, Collectibles, ebay

eBay – The Death of the Common Antique Market



November 13, 2008 Leave a Comment

For years now when my Mechanical music friends, mentors, collogues, and myself get together for meetings and other events there is a subject that always comes up. That is the effect eBay is having on them and the antique world. This conversation on antiques always starts out the same way. They start talking about how good the prices for antiques were in the early 1990's. From about 1989 to early 1997 antique prices where the best ever seen. Then the year 1997 came along. This is when the antique … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Auction Tagged With: Antique, antique market, auction houses, ebay

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