More than 48,000 views! - Everything you need to know to buy and sell sterling silver flatware successfully on eBay. If you are starting a collection, or adding to an existing collection, or selling Grandma's...
This is a brief basic guide. Over the years I have constantly seen black powder flasks that are replicas/reproductions presented as being original, valuable flasks. Many times these flasks are innocently...
The purpose of this guide is to provide some practical and effective decorating tips to make your home the special place you want it to be! People come into my home and the first thing that many of them say...
Greetings~ With Considerable Experience in The Restoration, Repair, and Sales of Antique Wood and Coal Burning Stoves, I want to take a Minute and offer up some of my Experience for you to possibly learn from....
Hello to all in the treasure hunting realm of eBay!! Your queen has been on an extended buying trip but I am back and filled to the gills with exciting and marvelous discoveries to share with you all!!...
Antique Furniture Terminology Accent colors: Contrasting colors used to enliven room schemes. Adaptation: Furniture capturing the flavor of the original design or period, but differing in some details....
If ever there was a Vague Catagory, this is it. Seems like everyone is selling Hong Kong Miniature Cook Stoves as Salesman's Samples. Some of the more prevalent are the Crescent, Queen, Royal, King brands,...
I love consignment shopping! I love it so much that I opened FRATZ’ Consignment, LLC with my Mom and sister in June 2001. We believed that we could do it better. With our 5 year anniversary and second...
First thing First! What deems an item an Antique... The definition of antique varies from source to source, product to product and year to year. But, some time-tested definitions of antique deserve...
Determining Value Determining the value of an antique means more than locating an item in a price guide or auction results. There are a number of factors to consider when deciding how much your antiques are...