I buy sterling items on ebay every day,and here are a few tips on understanding the silver market. NO.1...DO NOT put the word STERLING in your item title unless your pieces are marked STERLING.Practically all...
I've noticed a trend among sellers of solid sterling silverware to list a silver "scrap" value. This is supposed to be what the raw metal would be worth to a refiner or re-cycler. The majority of values appear...
Just list a piece with photos and describe piece as best as you can. I LISTED A small pickel fork, cut out handle, floral pattern, small bird on reverse in circle. "The bird looks like a seagull with wings...
When it comes to collecting spoons there is a plethora of catagories of spoons. Most collectors collect souvenir spoons. These are spoons from different cities and countries or states etc. The number of these...
new to buying sterling scrap ,learning the hard way , like ALPACA mexico and items marked german silver contain 0 silver,worthless .. also see lots weighing pounds of damaged candleholders comotes etc [that...
Washing up after dinner When clearing the table separate the silverware from the china and crystal. Putting dinnerware and flatware in the dish pan together will result in chipped china. Don't put the...
After you read this guide, please indicate whether it was helpful or not. Please Note: This Guide owes credit to, and builds upon, another Guide, Ways to Photograph Sterling or Other Silver Items , by eBay...
CARE FOR YOUR MICHELSEN SPOONS AND FORKS PLEASE USE A CHAMOIS AND JUST WIPE THEM GENTLY. IF THEY HAVE TARNISHED JUST DIP THE ITEM IN JOHNSON: "SILVER QUICK" OR ANY EQUIVALENT LIQUID, RINSE IN CLEAN...
Here in the United States, the number of patented flatware patterns grew substantially after the Civil War. This can be a general dating clue for the thousands of patterns you find in the antique marketplace....
Silver plated flatware is comprised of a metal alloy base coated with pure silver by the electro-plating process. The base metal may be copper or "nickel silver" which is composition of nickel, copper and...