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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Collecting Niches
It seems that the weirdest and most narrow fields of interest can yield the best and most interesting collections. My wife started years ago, collecting “snowmen” any time I found a vintage looking or ugly looking or weird little snowman, … Continue reading
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What Do You Want? or Do? or Sell?
I’d like to create on this site a resource for pickers. If you have a particular want, like: “I collect early pocket calculators” or: “early medical quack devices wanted” or any number of weird stuff, I’d like to know. Send … Continue reading
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Kissing Toads
Someone I met once, another dealer said, “You need to kiss an awful lot of toads to be able to find a prince”. He used this as slogan when picking. You have to visit many many sales in order to … Continue reading
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Is your Local Newspaper Classifieds Dead?
As an antique picker, I used to live by what was in the newspaper yard sale, garage sale, estate sale, ads. Everything has changed. The local paper is old news when it comes to estate sales. Most of my information … Continue reading
Things Are Getting Weird!
I went to an estate sale in town today, thinking I would be arriving early. HA! I was number 63 in line, and people were lining up way behind me. This was for a tiny little old house. There were … Continue reading
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You Need to Become and Expert!
Becoming an expert can be easier than it sounds: 1. Be interested in something. Have a thirst for more knowledge on the topic. 2. Know it’s “application” This could be need or resource motivated. “Need” example: My son wants to … Continue reading
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