Buying and Selling Antiques: Insider Knowledge and Trade Tips to Help You Make Money from Your Hobby

ISBN-10: 1857039599
ISBN-13: 9781857039597
Category: Antiques & Collectibles
Pages: 306
Language: English
Published: 2004
Publisher: How to Books
Author: Fiona Shoop

Description

Fiona Shoop uses her 20 years experience in the antiques trade to teach people how they can become an antiques dealer in this easy-to-follow guide. CONTENTS: I - Establishing the basics. 1. Why do you want to be an antiques dealer? 2. What type of dealer do you want to be? 3. To specialize or not. 4. Can you afford to be a dealer? 5. Communications. II - Where to buy stock. 6. Let's start at the beginning - how much should I pay for things? 7. Buying tips. 8. Antiques fairs. 9. Antiques centers. 10. Antiques shops. 11. Auctions. 12. Markets. 13. Car boot sales. 14. Damaged pieces. III - Where to sell. 15. Can I sell where I want? 16. How to sell. 17. The importance of careful wrapping. 18. Antiques fairs. 19. Antiques centers. 20. Antiques shops. 21. Auctions. 22. Transport. 23. Safe cleaning. IV - The internet 24. Should I or shouldn't I? 25. Let's start at the very beginning. 26. Selling over the net. 27. Photographs on the net. 28. Do I need my own website? 29. Do I even need the internet to be a dealer? V - What to sell 30. What is a collectable? 31. What is an antique? 32. Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts. 33. Art Deco. 34. Furniture. 35. China. 36. Glass. 37. Gold and silver. 38. Jeweler. 39. Costume jewelry. 40. Lights. 41. Books and ephemera. 42. Childhood favorites. 43. Toys. 44. Film merchandise and pop memorabilia. 45. Pop Classics (probably not what you're thinking. 46. Tins. 47. Commemoratives. 48. Novelties. 49. Other popular areas. 50. Fads. VI - The bad news. 51. Tax 52. Customs and excise. 53. Insurance VII - To conclude.

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