DON'T BE FOOLED BY SELLERS USING QUESTIONABLE SALES TACTICS - BE CAREFUL! SUCH GLASS is NOT AUTHENTIC MURANO or ITALIAN or VENETIAN Or ROMAN GLASS or from ITALY HOW TO IDENTIFY FAKE MURANO GLASS An...
LOW PRICES BUT HIGH SHIPPING/HANDLING FEES: What Are These, And What They May Tell You About A Seller Some eBay sellers list items at very low prices (actually, ridiculously low prices), hoping buyers...
Many jadite reproductions are being sold as vintage on eBay. These are imports from China and Brazil or made by US companies such as Mosser. If you are interested in collecting vintage jadite, your best bet...
I see a lot of mis-listed items on ebay because a seller doesn't know their markings. Many are new sellers, so I thought just a few basics for the markings you may run across would be helpful to both the buyer...
February/2006. Collecting opalescent glass that can't be seen in person is a very tricky business but can be a satisfying hobby if you get lucky and find reputable sellers. Some things I've learned the hard...
To help fight fraudulent sales of glass on eBay, we thought it might be useful to understand some of the ways dishonest dealers manipulate buyers into thinking they are getting a piece of first-run or original...
I wrote this guide primarily for collectors of EAPG (Early American Pattern/Pressed Glass), c 1825-1915. But it can easily apply to most other types of collectible glass. Collector books come with a VALUE...
Have you ever wondered what Monax is? Or Platonite? Or why some glass is white but isn’t called milk glass? Many companies had their own names for white opaque glass and each company varied in how white was...
Recognizing an Original Fenton Logos'[View Our Listings] Frank and John Fenton were brothers who founded the Fenton Art Glass Company in 1906 in Martin’s Ferry, Ohio. The endeavor was only a decorating store...
Inadequate packing is why most shipped glass arrives broken. INADEQUATE is the key word here. As a collector of EAPG, getting a piece of 100+ year old shattered glass almost makes me cry. I've written this...