Selling the Common Antique or Collectible 'Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results' Albert Einstein. So you've gone to the garage sale, and taken a chance on a few...
English Registry Marks - Signs of the Times Part I - 1842 to 1884 One of the most frequently asked questions about antiques is: How old is it? And often, the answer can be right there on the object in...
Telling REAL from REPRO Telling real items from reproduction items has always been a problem in the world of Antiques and Collectibles. If you have ever bought something old only to find out later that it was...
English Registry Marks, Part II [This is continued from English Registry Nos., Part I ] This guide discusses the dating system put in place by the British Government for objects created with patents registered...
This guide provides a basic introduction to collecting children's dishes for the beginning collector . Child Sized Eating Dishes (This is PART II , continued from Collecting Children's Dishes - Part I ) A...
A Seller's Guide to Using the Ebay Want It Now Listings This is a discussion of the selling advantages that searching ebay's Want It Now listings can provide for ambitious ebay sellers. One of ebay's newest...
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 Children's Dishes - Teatime in Miniature [This guide is meant as a general overview or for the beginning collector of Children's Dishes. This is Part I. ] One of the favorite things to collect are...
Writing a Proper Antique or Vintage Item Auction Description When writing your ebay auction for an antique or vintage item there are several very important points about an object which should be described to...