Most questions on early plastics are How Can I Test For Bakelite? What Are Some Differences Between the Plastics? When Was It First Produced? In this guide I will give some information on the history of early...
When purchasing a seemingly too good to be true knife with a great price, ask the seller if there is "China" anywhere etched on the knife! They are cheap copies that won't hold their own! I made a horrible...
Selling on ebay began for me with a chest of drawers full of ephemera collected from ten different estates sales and I am headed toward retirement on a fast track now thanks to a little practice and a patient...
SOME ADVICE ON CHOOSING AND BUYING USED MICROSCOPES by James McHone of Stones2Gems .Polarizing and brightfield microscopes have been important tools in my geological research and teaching for the past 40...
Bernina sewing machines, manufactured in Switzerland, are under strict regulation by the company. To purchase a new machine, you either have to go directly to a Bernina dealer or get lucky enough to find...
Welcome to MAISON-DE-VUITTON's Reviews Guides Page. (This is a work in progress) After many years of buying, owning, selling Louis Vuitton,we have aquired extensive knowledge on almost all the products...
It's a sad and frustrating situation: ebay has been a huge help to collectors in search of scarce old records. But at the same time, destruction of these sometimes irreplaceable gems is occurring at a terrific...
This guide is intended as a reference for buying modern Japanese swords, as my knowledge of pre-modern and antique swords is limited. Buying a Japanese sword is complicated enough; buying one on eBay can be...
Iron Indian trade axes during the fur trade era have long been a sparsely written about subject in books and those that are written are often intended to sell books with pictures of them instead of actual...
Unfortunately, when buying coins on Ebay or any other electronic platform, the one major downside is that ability to hold and look at the coin. The ability to see a coin with your eyes really determines...