Buying art from Self Representing Artists is a sound investment. (ACEO, Small Format Art, and more) When you buy art through a bricks and mortar gallery, you often pay 50-75% more than the artist nets! Why?...
Having been an avid collector and trader of antique hunting decoys for nearly 20 years, and having gone to many major auction sales where I have witnessed such articles sell for anywhere from a few dollars to...
The internet and eBay, in particular, have provided artists with a new way to share their wares with their collectors. Buyers can now find affordable art for their home or office without having to search a...
Welcome readers to a brief guide on collecting Mexican Folk Art. As the author of this guide, I must first offer you my credentials: I do not sell Mexican Folk Art on EBay. Every now and then I find something...
It looks like the real thing ! The listing says it's old ! Everyone else is bidding on it ! The price is low for such a valuable item ! I can get a great deal ! If this is what you're thinking as you come upon...
The Folk Art Pattern was introduced by the Pfaltzgraff Company in July, 1980 and was designed by David Walsh. He was also the designer of such other popular patterns as America and Tea Rose. Folk Art has...
AAFA stands for Antique Americana Folk Art. It is a group of ebay sellers who specialize in early American antiques and antique folk art. Our intention is to help the bidder find quality Americana by using the...
The Shaker Search - Finding Shaker Sect items on ebay As a Shaker collector and thereby often a Shaker seller, I've lobbied ebay since 1997 to add a specific category for items designated by a seller as...
Collecting art, coins, autographs is fun and rewarding But for art buyers who are sometimes putting substantial amounts of money that are serious about the "value"of what is is they are buying should know and...
I sometimes get questions on How long a gourd will last. The Answer Pretty much your lifetime! Gourds where used ages ago archeologist still uncover gourds that where used to store water, and preserve...