An antiquity, as distinguished from an antique,is an ancient object, generally 800 or more years old. Some nice pieces appear on Ebay from time to time. But for each authentic piece, there are easily 100...
We are writing this guide to help you collectors grade artifacts using standardized rules. Recently I seen an E-bay seller listing a few points graded as G-10's These points were clearly a G-7 at the most. I...
Do you think buying a reproduction arrowhead or artifact is as good as buying a real one? Then read on... Who does a reproduction hurt? On the surface buying a reproduction artifact seem harmless enough....
As long time collectors of Asian art, we have purchased literally hundreds of authentic and truly remarkable Chinese antiques on eBay. You can too. But fair warning - you need to really understand how this...
the amount of people collecting ancient coins is growing everyday,i would like to share with you a bit of advise about the numerous "UNCLEANED" coins offered on ebay.many people are probably surprised when...
As a collector/buyer/seller of ancient Native American relics, and as a longtime volunteer for the Authentic Artifacts Collectors Association, Inc., or AACA, I am often asked my opinion on certain auctions or...
Beware!!! there are eBay stores selling manufactured glass in the name of ancient Naga thai Relics. These are not any natural or 'cave crystals'. These are manufactured lead crystal and they are sold as ...
I am not an expert on ancient glass, but I've bought and watched enough fakes to see the bulk of what is and is not. I did not realize at first that, irridescence proves nothing. I have some glass that was...
hello from comanche county texas, where the peanut fields use to be filled with arrowheads, beautiful hand made points, left there by the tribes who made and used them, today we still find some, not as many as...
When I first started this guide, I didn't realize it would become so encompassing. Now that it has, I can't help but continue with it in order to create as much useful information I can think of to the...