Monthly Archives: January 2012

I was having a conversation with my wife’s aunt one day about searching for antiques and collectibles to collect and sell online. I suppose I was too exuberant and a little boastful about some of my better deals. I had … Continue reading →

I started selling and buying on Ebay several years ago. I delayed doing this for, I don’t know, laziness I suppose. One major experience showed me what I was missing, and taught me a major lesson. I drove out of … Continue reading →

Do you ever “just have a feeling” you should call one of you old leads? By old leads I mean you got a name and a phone number of someone who “has a bunch of” or a collector or a … Continue reading →

I heard this somewhere, “Asking someone who wants to buy something from you what it is worth, is like asking a barber if you need a haircut”. Never get an appraisal from the guy you plan on selling it to.

Build your own price spotter’s guide. Get a small pocket address book with index tabs. Keep ebay favorite searches going on items you specialize in. Write completed prices realized on the ebay sale in your index ie Brand, Model number, … Continue reading →

Bright colors at yard sales is a dead give away. When you are to that point in the day, you’ve already done well at an estate sale or two, and now you are “yard sailing” it back home, you don’t … Continue reading →

Cracks, dirt, corrosion, missing pieces, no dust jacket, no manuals, all need to be noted when negotiating. You will have the bargaining chip here. You may have another unit in the garage that “still has the knobs” or you may … Continue reading →

The original price of an item currently made is actually an illusion. Value can be deceptive. The manufacturer has established and created a market for something and they are entitled to get that price based on their design, their marketing, … Continue reading →

I have been really anxious waiting to get to a good estate sale. Today was a very good one. I was able to get two full boxes of books, and some misc useful and collectible inventory. I did not find … Continue reading →

I get cabin fever this time of year. I look online and in the newspaper for promising estate and yard sales. I am looking and trying to find possibilities of where to find antiques and collectibles. Winter is difficult. Garages … Continue reading →