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Searching eBay for antiques, vintage and collectables
Posted by: | CommentsPart two of my guide to buying antiques, vintage and collectables on eBay takes a look at how to find the special object you are looking for.
eBay literally has millions of items for sale and there are several ways you can look around:
- - Search
- - Browse
- - Have eBay notify you when a specific item becomes available
Today takes a look at their search facility, tomorrow the Browse option and on Monday I’ll look at setting up eBay to mail you when a rare item is listed.
Here are two searches to look at:
Simple – art nouveau tile
Complex – victorian 18 carat gold emerald ring to fit size M finger
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eBay for buying antiques, vintage and collectables
Posted by: | CommentsFollowing from my series of articles on how to buy antiques, vintage and collectables at real life auction, throughout February I will be talking about how to buy antiques, vintage and collectables on eBay. My ten part guide will help you to get the most out of what can still be a good source of rare and sought after items and also where antiques, vintage and collectables can sometimes be bought at a bargain price.
Personally I have had an account with eBay for 9 years, am a fully registered business powerseller and have been involved in over 15,000 transactions buying and selling antiques, vintage and collectables- hopefully I can pass on a few tips and tricks I have learnt along the way.
The guide will cover:
- - Basics, what you need to buy successfully and to keep safe on eBay
- - How to find what you want on eBay
- - Checking out the seller ( is this person going to be good to deal with?)
- - How much and when should I bid?
- - Payment and communicating with the seller
- - Receiving and checking your purchases, leaving positive feedback
- - When things go wrong and negative feedback
- - Buying from overseas
- - How to be a good buyer ( yes the buyer has obligations as well as the seller)
- - Bargain Hunting on eBay
Antiques to buy, Antiques to collect, Antiques to cherish
Posted by: | CommentsIf you are looking to buy a small decorative antique, please do take a look at AntiquesAvenue.co.uk shop where you can find the following:
Jewellery: Victorian Jewellery through to the later 20th century – a wide range of affordable pieces all of which are quite wearable as well as being collectable. The Victorian loved their silver Jewellery and especially those with a Scottish / Celtic influence. These is also a selection of Black and mourning Jewellery so popular following the death of Prince Albert until the late 1800s. Grab yourself a bargain from the Contemporary Jewellery section, pieces from circa 1980 to now – all costing much less than a new piece would today. AntiquesAvenue loves older silver charms and has a wide selection of individual charms and charm bracelets for sale.
Tiles: I offer tiles ranging from Antique Georgian Delft Tiles through to 20th Century collectable tiles. There is quite a good selection of Victorian tiles both picture tiles and the ever popular flower tiles . Towards the end of the 1800s the fashion changed and many Art Nouveau tiles were produced until the 1910’s . 20th Century tiles include examples from Packard and Ord, Poole and Pilkingtons
Glass Paperweights: These are mainly from the British manufacturers with a special section for the Scottish Paperweights and a whole range of Caithness glass paperweights. Collectors of Murano and Chinese paperweights will also find plenty to buy.
Art Pottery and Studio Pottery: Decorative pottery ( earthenware and stoneware) vases, jugs, bowls, dishes and animal figurines date from 1880 to circa 1980. Examples are offered from Poole, theDevon and Torquay potteries, Denby and Langley and now I have a new area for contemporary studio pottery dating from circa 1980 up to date. Pieces in the Contemporary Studio pottery section are all from individual artist potters and are likely to be very sought after in the future.
Wedgwood: Wedgwood Jasper ware always fascinates me ( my grandmother had a self full I was never allowed to touch). I look out for different shapes, patterns and colours along with particularly collectable pieces of other Wedgwood patterns.
Enamel and Collectable boxes Tiny little boxes which make excellent gifts and keepsakes. One of these would make an excellent gift containing a piece of antique Jewellery from AntiquesAvenue or a small trinket of your own
Collectables The collectables section mainly has vanity and dress related pieces. Hat pins and hatpin stands, buckles and buttons – all genuine antique and vintage items
And More to Come!
