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• Antiques Selling Guide
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• Antique collecting is enjoyed by people of all ages and backgrounds-there are millions of buyers out there who want your stuff. Redecorating the house? Buyers are looking for all sorts of... 

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  selling | antiques | silver | ceramics | clocks

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• Guidelines to Buying Jade on eBay
• by silvermane48( 975)
• Unfortunately, the majority of green jade on eBay is polymer treated, this is especially true of that coming from China. Regardless of what the seller says, no one can realistically sell "Imperial" quality... 

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  Jade | Green Jade | Antique Jade | Jade carving | Imperial jade

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• Is it really Jade?
• by wildgoat2005( 133)
• This is to update the Scratch Test mentioned in my previous guide,Bidding on Anceint Chinese Jades. In that guide, I had suggested the use of a sharp steak knife to perform the Scratch Test on jadeite or... 

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  Jade | Real | Fake | Nephrite | Chinese

• 87 of 106 people found this guide helpful

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• Jadeite Jade Quality Factors Translucency Color Texture
• by jadeandgem( 421)
• Appraising the value of a jadeite jade jewelry or a jade carving is one of the most demanding task as there is no international grading system like the 4Cs of diamond. However, among the jade collectors and... 

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  Jadeite Jade | Quality Factors | Translucency | Color | Texture

• 78 of 79 people found this guide helpful

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• Japanese Sato Cloisonne Ware Some Interesting Facts
• by cat1ink( 751)
• I have compiled a few interesting and informative facts about Japanese Cloisonne Ware. My information is based upon an original Sato Ware Co. 1950's brochure, several 50's vintage vases and the Sato-Shippo web... 

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  Sato | Cloisonne | Ando | Shippo | Japanese

• 42 of 44 people found this guide helpful

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