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  1. Antique and Collectible Mall: TIAS.com: Antiques and Collectibles - Online Antique and Collectibles Mall - over a half-million vintage antiques and collectible items on-line. SHOPS | VIEW CART | TRACK ORDERS | HOME Over 570, ... www.tias.com Mama
  2. How to Sell Antiques and Collectibles on eBay... And Make a Fortune!
    • Book by Dennis Prince and Lynn Dralle.
  3. Debden Antiques - Antiques for the home and garden. Location. showrooms and new stock. www.debden-antiques.co.uk Mama
  4. Buying Antiques - Find out how to buy and trade for all types of antiques and collectibles with informative links compiled by your antiques guide. Don't miss the shopping resources! antiques.about.com Mama
  5. Antiques Roadshow Online | PBS - Antiques Roadshow Online is the companion site to the popular PBS ... Antiques Roadshow FYI | Credits | Your Privacy | © WGBH 2005 | ... www.pbs.org Mama
  6. Antiques Atlas - Directory for finding antiques and the emporiums and fairs selling them. www.antiques-atlas.com Mama
  7. Antique appraisals - How to use the internet to research your ... - Antique appraisals - How to use the internet to research your antiques and collectibles value... www.crawforddirect.com Mama
  8. Antiques Finder - On-line antiques directory linking dealers with collectors around the UK antiques-finder.co.uk Mama
  9. Antiques and Collectables by Bath Antiques Online - Antiques Price Guide. 1000's of rare antiques and novelty collectables ... Antiques Market. Over 120 categories of the finest antiques and ... www.bathantiquesonline.com Mama
  10. Antiques Period in Beacon Hill - Boston.com - ... For Sale Your Photos Next Antiques Period in [BeaconAntiques]Create? Period in Beacon ... www.boston.com Mama
  11. Treasures in Your Attic- An entertaining, informative, down-to-earth guide to a wide range of collectibles and antiques from the hosts of the popular PBS show
    Cover of ISBN 0060198273Treasures in Your Attic
    An entertaining, informative, down-to-earth guide to a wide range of collectibles and antiques from the hosts of the popular PBS show:
    • Book by Joe L. Rosson and Helaine Fendelman.
  12. Antiques and Antiquing in New England - Resources - Shops - Auctions - Shows - New England Antiques - Plan Your Antiquing Itinerary for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampsire, Rhode Island, or Vermont. gonewengland.about.com Mama
  13. AntiqueArts.com, the online gallery of fine art and antiques - Fine art and antiques from select dealers worldwide Browse items by category. Antiquities Architectural Antiques Art Arts & Crafts Era Art Deco Books China & ... www.antiquearts.com Mama
  14. LAPADA - Association of Art & Antiques Dealers - LAPADA, The Association of Art & Antiques Dealers, is the UK's largest trade association for professional dealers. www.lapada.co.uk Mama
  15. Antiques, Art, Collectibles & More - GoAntiques - Antiques. The Antiques channel features pre-World War II Antiques. ... antiques, collectibles and luxury items from our Antiques and Estate ... www.goantiques.com Mama
  16. Software Gallery - Antiques SOS e-Journal for antiques and crafts mall managers and owners. www.antiques-sos.com Mama
  17. Litchfield Antiques - List of antiques dealers, with contact information. www.litchfieldct.com Mama
  18. Handcrafted Jewelry: Designer Costume Jewelry by Lochthyme Antiques - Welcome to Lochthyme Antiques a site devoted to handcrafted designer ... jewelry from the studio of Andrea at Lochthyme Antiques. Here you will ... www.lochthyme.com Mama
  19. Antiques of a Mechanical Nature - Purveyors of American patented and mechanical antiques. patented-antiques.com Mama
  20. How to Make $20,000 a Year in Antiques and Collectibles Without Leaving Your Job
    • Book by Bruce E. Johnson.
  21. Antiques information, articles and directory - Collectors Daily News and Trade information, including an index of antiques, collectibles,art, and auction sites. www.collectingnetwork.com Mama
  22. Antiques March 2006 Archive - Visit the link for details. antiques.about.com Mama
  23. Antiques online antique dealers furniture estate jewelry Silver Paintings Fi... - Antiques Dealer Antique Furnishings Furniture Tiffany Sterling Silver Estate Jewelry Porcelain ... An October Sunset by Frank Bicknell Antiques Gallery Home Page One of a Kind ANTIQUES Established ... www.oneofakindantiques.com Mama
  24. France Antiques - The French web for lovers of Antiques & Antiquarian Books - Antiques and Books, discovers the French Antique Dealers, Booksellers ... for Antiques Furnitures Atelier M.H. POISSON. Specialized in Boulle ... www.franceantiq.fr Mama
  25. Antiques June 2006 Archive - Visit the link for details. antiques.about.com Mama
  26. The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc. - National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, NAWCC School of Horology, National Watch and Clock Museum, Library and Research Center, ... www.nawcc.org Mama
  27. Boling Antiques - Includes pictures of some available antiques and hours of operation. www.boling-antiques.com Mama
  28. C.D. Arts Antiques - French Cezanne country antiques, lodging. www.antiques-cdarts.com Mama
  29. Country Property Dirt Cheap- How I Found My Piece of Inexpensive Rural Land...Plus My Adventures with a $300 Junk Antique Tractor
    Cover of ISBN 0945959524Country Property Dirt Cheap
    How I Found My Piece of Inexpensive Rural Land...Plus My Adventures with a $300 Junk Antique Tractor:
    • Book by Ralph C. Turner.

How to Sell Antiques and Collectibles on eBay... And Make a Fortune!

Book by Dennis Prince and Lynn Dralle. [McGraw]Create?-Hill 224 pages Paperback Published 2004-10-25. Description: Dennis Prince teams up with antique and collectible expert Lynn Dralle to provide all the information necessary to reap the huge benefits of selling antiques and collectibles on eBay. Written by an eBay Power Seller whose earnings topped $20,000 a month, this book helps you: Research types--and eras--of antiques and collectibles Find the best merchandise Use language that gets buyers to pay the most for the seller's items Price strategically. . . and much more!
      • Review:: 'Everything you need to know about selling collectibles on eBay! I've purchased several books on Amazon.com and while a lot of them were very good, I've never felt compelled to write a review. Then I purchased and read "How to Sell Antiques and Collectibles on eBay...And Make a Fortune!" by Lynn Dralle and Dennis Prince. This book is FANTASTIC I had started an eBay business from home a few months before buying the book and was filled with questions...this book answered them all! It covers everything from how to set up your home office to choosing a business name & business plan to how much to spend at Garage Sales, etc. It is filled with amazing tips and tricks (for instance, Lynn gives you a website that helps you identify almost any china pattern which is invaluable when researching your item to post on ebay). Not only is the book overwhelmingly thorough, but Ms. Dralle also includes her email address just in case you have further questions. You're probably wondering if she would actually respond to your emails and the answer is, "YES!" I was having a problem with one of my customers and I wasn't quite sure how to handle it, so after much deliberation I decided to email Lynn. In less than 24 hours I received a response to my email with some very good advice which I promptly followed. I can honestly say that her advice was right on target! It worked perfectly and the customer gave me excellent feedback! So in short, if you are considering selling antiques and collectibles on eBay, this book is a must-have
      • Review:: 'If you know nothing about eBay this is great If you are fresh off of the boat and just discovered that eBay may permit you to cash out on some of your own stuff this book is great. If you think you will replace your current income by becoming an eBAy seller...don't quit your day job...yet. Although this book has information that can assist in helping the new eBayer it offers nothing new for the experienced seller. If you are new get this book if not don't.
      • Review:: 'Best Book on Selling Collectibles on ebay I've been selling on ebay for about a year and have read numerous books on ebay. How to Sell Antiques and Collectibles on ebay....and Make a Fortune....is the Best book I've come across. A lot of the other books on ebay...contain information you could find on the ebay website. This book is different...got a lot of great tips about selling in the most popular catagories, ect.
      • Review:: 'If you are an antique dealer already this is not the book for you. As someone who sells antiques I expected this book to give me information on how to sell antiques - on ebay. Instead, this book is primarily focused on what I already know, the basics on how to identify and sell antiques, followed by some very basic info on posting them on ebay. Very disappointing.
      • Review:: 'EXCELLENT BOOK! I loved this book! Very easy to read and follow, very nicely laid out, and packed full of valuable information! I started right in garage-saleing on Saturday mornings, and made nearly $300 NET PROFIT in the first month! Not bad for a new ebay hobby! I couldn't have done it without this book. Absolutely FABULOUS book, and I'm having a great time practicing what I learned!

Treasures in Your Attic- An entertaining, informative, down-to-earth guide to a wide range of collectibles and antiques from the hosts of the popular PBS show

Cover of ISBN 0060198273Treasures in Your Attic
An entertaining, informative, down-to-earth guide to a wide range of collectibles and antiques from the hosts of the popular PBS show:
Book by Joe L. Rosson and Helaine Fendelman. Collins 368 pages Paperback Published 2001-05-01. Description: For once, here's a book whose contents live up to its (very long) subtitle; it's a smart and straightforward amateur's guide to the basic valuation factors of everything from china, crystal, and glassware to furniture, figurines, Barbie dolls, and old garden tools. It kicks off with a blunt rundown of the main elements that determine an object's value (and contrary to popular belief among the antiques laity, mere "oldness" isn't necessarily one of them), and then provides a fun and detailed glossary of key words, styles, and makers in seven main areas of collecting: pottery and porcelain, glass, silver and other metals, furniture, paper, textiles and needlework, and "catch-all."

Then the book walks you through a room-by-room assessment of your own house (including, yes, the bathroom, attic, and tool shed), helping you get a sense of whether the family china or that so-called Biedermeier sofa is really worth anything, or if there's currently an eager market out there for those old straight-edge razors, Timex watches, Star Wars action figures, animal-shaped cookie jars, or back-issues of Life. However, the authors stress that this is not a guide to accurate do-it-yourself appraisal, and that only a legit appraiser (and not an antiques dealer) can give you a true retail value on an object.

The overall tone here is notably generous and uncondescending, and even when an air of barely repressed disdain for the myriad know-nothing civilians they've encountered sneaks in, it's more amusing than off-putting. (When they plead, "Please, do not call a lamp a 'Tiffany' unless it was made by that company and bears its trademark," you can almost hear their aggrieved sighs of schoolmarm exasperation.) For wannabe collectibles pros, weekend flea-market prowlers, or anybody with a houseful of intriguing junk, this plainspoken, substantial guide is a keeper. --Timothy Murphy Description: Pull those old toys out from under the bed. Grab the toaster tucked in the back of the kitchen cabinet. Gather up your old china and Christmas ornaments -- just don't throw them out! In Treasures in Your Attic, Joe L. Rosson and Helaine Fendelman, professional antiques appraisers and hosts of the popular television show, aired on PBS stations across the country, explore the valuable objects found in most ordinary American homes and learn that frequently the most valuable items are the ones you've overlooked.

Joe and Helaine give you an inside look at how the antiques market really works, how value is determined, how to "talk the talk," and where to go to research your "treasures." Then they take you on a room-by-room treasure hunt of an ordinary home -- and they talk prices as they examine the discarded toys in the children's room, the costume jewelry in the bedroom, the old gadgets and appliances in the kitchen, the furniture tucked into the attic, and even the concrete garden ornaments in the backyard. Finally, they'll help you figure out the best way to sell -- or buy -- antiques and collectibles at auction or on the Internet.

      • Review:: 'Skip to page 121 Good walk through of what you might find in your parents home that is valuable. I won't just repeat what others have said about this book. I would have put the dictionary style entries in the first section of the book as an appendix. Just jump ahead to section two and the book is more interesting. I didn't appreciate the third section on buying and selling. The authors told war stories about antique dealers and auctioneers that, while entertaining, would scare off any novice collector. Sure, buyer beware, but how about conceding that the vast majority of antique store owners and auction companies are honest and fair?
      • Review:: 'It Used to be Junk to Me, But....... If you are at all interested in "collectibles" or antiques, "Treasures In Your Attic" by Joe L. Rosson and Helaine Fendelman will be a treasure in your bookcase. After you have been bitten by the bug and scoured your house and/or that of your parents for treasures, "Treasures" will be remembered or frequently referred to on the way to or from Antique Stores, Garage and Estate Sales and Flea Markets. Unlike Mr. Jussell who wrote the book's Foreword, I can't comment on its usefulness to "seasoned antique collectors" because I am a novice who became fascinated by collectibles from watching antique discussion and appraisal shows on television. I can, however, recommend this book to both the beginner and to the individual whose interest and curiosity eclipses his knowledge. This very entertaining, informative, and easily read book is organized in three parts: "The Basics" (things you should know about your hobby), "The Treasure Hunt" (a discussion of collectibles that you may find in each room of your house or on display at "sales" and how to recognize them) and "Professional Advice." The Basics Section is just that - what you must know to communicate and understand communications about your addiction. Professional Advice is a distillation of knowledge learned by the authors in the school of hard knocks and includes an indispensable discussion of how to buy and how to sell treasures over the Internet. If Rosson and Fendelman had included a chapter on references useful for research and authentication, the book would be awarded "5stars"; and the authors a General Electric D-20 toaster. As is the book deserves the 5 stars and perhaps the toaster will be awarded for the next book.
      • Review:: 'Buy this book! "Treasures in Your Attic" is a great read for the novice collector and expert alike. It's worth every penny just for the well-written, easily understandable section of important terms. As the authors point out, knowledge is power and knowing the lingo can save you money. Inspired by the book, I was looking around in my mother's basement just the other day and found an old piece of T. Anthony luggage. Unfortunately it was rather beaten up, and as Rosson and Fendelman informed me on page 282, such pieces are only good if "they have not been sideswiped by a bus and have not spent the last forty years rotting in a damp basement." Too bad for me. Humor pervades the vast amount of practical knowledge in this book, making it really fun to read. It's a reference that belongs on the shelf of anyone who hopes to make a deal or a profit on an unexpected find--or who simply wants to keep the treasures to himself. P.S. I tossed the suitcase.
      • Review:: 'Very useful I love the way this book is arranged. It takes you through your house in a logical fashion. Finally a book for the average person . It is for those of us with things tucked away for years and and years and no idea if they could be valuable. This book should save a lot of people like me from making an expensive mistake.I was so surprized at the things that are valuable. I didn't have a rare piece of art but I do have many everyday items that belonged to my grandparents . they proved to have a lot more than sentimental value. I consider this book a good investment. JSM
      • Review:: 'Treasures in Your Attic If you never know what to bid on at all of these great estate auctions, then this is the book for you. Having just started going to auctions this summer, I have been amazed at some of the prices items are bringing. That's because I didn't know what they were. Joe and Helaine's book will let you know what to look for at these auctions and they will also give you tips on knowing what is selling right now. I read the book with great fascination knowing that I had old post cards my grandmother collected...marbles that appear to be homemade...some glass bought in Murano, Italy some 35 years ago and more. I think we all like to think we have something of value just waiting to be found. This book will help you know what you have and then how to market it. I highly recommend this book for the novice collector or for the new auction attendee. It will get you started on the right foot and hopefully you too will have "Treasures in Your Attic" even though Helaine and Joe say..it's the worst place to store valuable items." See you've learned something too. As a Program Manager for a PBS station, I am anxious to air and view their new series...coming to a TV set near you at the end of June.

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