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This is the 44th edition of the leading price guide in antiques, that continues to feature actual prices in 700 categories and more than 2,500 full-colour photographs. "Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide" is the most thorough, colourful, and complete price guide available, from the most trusted, well-known name writing on the subject today. This book features up-to-the-minute, well-organized, and wide-ranging information including more tips, marks, logos, information, and photographs - of items in all price ranges-than any other competitive title. Unlike other guides, whose focus is primarily English or high-priced items, "Kovels'" covers all of the American and international items that are of most interest to collectors. This book is organized by categories most sought after by collectors, from Depression Glass, Dolls, and Jewellery to Furniture, Porcelain, and Sports Memorabilia. This title indices and cross-references make this a user-friendly reference and expert comments throughout empower readers to buy, sell, and collect with confidence. It includes an exclusive report on the previous year's record-setting prices.
America's No. 1 Selling Price Guide For nearly 30 years, Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles has been the leading source for information on antiques and collectibles. Filled with expert advice, vetted values and 4,500 color photographs, Antique Trader provides the clearest and most dependable picture of this amazingly diverse and magnificent market. Inside you will enjoy a variety of new collecting areas, as well as old favorites. Including: Asian art, bottles, ceramics, Civil War collectibles, clocks, comic books, cookie jars, figurines, furniture, glass, Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments, illustration art, kitchenware, perfume bottles, petroliana, toys, vintage clothing and Zippo lighters. Also new this year is Top Lots, a feature highlighting the bestselling results from some of the finest auction houses nationwide.
The Warman's AdvantageAs the longest-running guide and the most trusted name in antiques and collectibles, the 45th edition of Warman's Antiques & Collectibles features more than 1,500 images and 6,000 listings. It brings a fresh, 21st-century perspective that honestly assesses the market and looks at the best categories for investment - everything from glassware and toys to early flags and maps. "Future of the Market" reports share what's hot, and where the experts are putting their money.Top names in the trade weigh in on key categories:Writer Andrew Myers looks at 18th - and 19th-century French furniture. Toy expert Andrew Truman shares insights on "Door of Hope" dolls. Tom Deupree and Morrow Jones reveal the secrets to finding great vernacular photographs. Collector Forest Poston looks at the market for West German art pottery.Values are based on real-world results thanks to dozens of contributing auctions houses from coast to coast.
Whether you're new to the world of antiques, or an experienced collector, you'll find loads of useful, money-saving information between the covers of this book. For more than three decades, nationally syndicated columnist Mark A. Roeder has been collecting, buying, and selling antiques. It's all here, from eBay to household sales, from great finds to reproductions, virtually everything you ever wanted to know about antiques. This guide will pay for itself several times over by steering you away from mistakes and toward antiques and collectibles that will bring not only profit, but years of enjoyment. If you're a lover on antiques, this guide is a must for your bookshelf. About the AuthorMark A. Roeder is the author of two nationally syndicated columns on antiques, Successful Antiques Collecting and Spotlight on Antiques & Collectibles. His expertise comes not only from researching antiques, but from collecting, buying, and selling them for more than three decades.
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!
Can you make money selling in an antique mall? Yes, and we'll show you how to get started.Selling in antique malls seems easy. You visit a mall near you, and if they have a space available, you plunk down your rent money. Boom! You're in business!The tricks are staying in business and making a profit. You do want to earn a profit, don't you?Beginners selling in antique malls make a lot of mistakes. Most of them very common mistakes that are easy to avoid. This book will help do just that.Instead of spending years learning the ropes, you'll start off on the right foot and several steps ahead of other new dealers.Packaged in this book are trip-ups to watch out for as well as techniques to start and keep your business organized and running smoothly. * All malls are not the same. Determine exactly which one is right for your business. * Ask the right questions before you commit to a booth. * Learn how to make the most of your space. * Get insight into tried-and-true ways of prepping merchandise quickly. * Want to know where dealers get their stuff? Well, we'll reveal some of the best sources. * Find out a method of stocking your booth professionally, beautifully and very quickly. * Style your booth and bring in customers with our display tips.The authors have more than 10 years combined experience selling in antique malls. We looked high and low for a guide like this when we started selling in antique malls. It didn't exist. Instead, we learned things the hard way.That's why we wrote How to Sell in an Antique Mall: A Beginner's Guide. It's a book that is long overdue.
Interested in knowing how much your 1959 Jack Dan Space Gun is worth in Mint-in-package condition or what a 1972 Fisher-Price Nursery Set sells for in today?s market? Look no further than Toys & Prices 2010.This up-to-date 17th edition of the best-selling Toys & Prices contains the most comprehensive identification information and collector prices of your favorite childhood toys. Everything from action figures, Barbie, games, G.I. Joe, Star Wars, and vehicles in includes, not to mention all the other great toys you remember and collect! You?ll also find:Current pricing, new listings and expanded coverage for more than 32,000 toysUpdated commentary and advice from the country?s most renowned toy collecting expertsHistorical information, collecting trends and advice for evaluating toy conditionSpecial 16-page color section featuring toys from the 1980s
More Guns! More Values! More of What You Need! There's a reason this book is known industry-wide as "the standard" reference on firearms. Because year in and year out, it has more of what you need! As always, the all-new 2012 Standard Catalog of Firearms has more -- more photos, more prices, more handguns, more rifles, more shotguns. This trusted sourcebook is your must-have guide to the world's hottest collectible firearms, past and present, along with entries for the industry's newest offerings. You Need It? We've Got It! 7,500+ photos and extended descriptions let you know exactly what you've got and what it's worth Completely updated values from firearms experts Up to six condition grades for every entry - more than 110,000 prices listed! Stunning 16-page color section featuring the fascinating world of cartridge collecting. If you're a shooter or collector, or if you by, sell or trade collectible firearms, Standard Catalog of Firearms is the best insurance you can buy!
The Official Red Book, now in its 65th year, is famous nationwide as the premiere resource for U.S. coin collectors. This best-selling one-volume library helps you make smart buying decisions as you build your collection. Millions of readers rely on it for full-color photographs, detailed technical data, and up-to-date mintages. The Red Book covers the history of colonial and early American coins; official federal issues from half cents through silver dollars and gold coins; classic and modern commemoratives; Proof and Mint sets; error coins; Civil War tokens; pioneer (territorial) gold; every state and territorial quarter, plus the new National Park quarters; all of the presidential dollars; and more. You ll benefit from its practical essays on grading, investing, auctions, and other hobby subjects and of course, its pricing for 6,000-plus coins, in up to 9 grades each, gathered from more than 100 of the nation s leading coin dealers! The 2012 edition features more than 1,800 full-color photographs to help you confidently identify your coins. Updated values, mintages, and auction records. Expanded coverage of commemoratives, sets, and other coins. The latest research on colonial coins and private/territorial gold. New higher-grade pricing for classic commemoratives. And much more something of value for every collector, new or experienced. It s no wonder more than 22 million copies of the Red Book have been sold since the 1st edition!
Rich in tradition yet with an eye on the contemporary and emerging, "Warman's" provides fascinating back-stories on key collecting areas to enhance the collecting experience. "Future of the Market" reports give readers insights into where the experts are putting their money and why. New editor Zac Bissonnette sheds light on such hot areas as: Illustration Art; Vintage Video Games; Japanese Woodblock Prints; Industrial art/Steampunk; Mid-Century Modern Furniture; Fashion/Theater; Vintage Magazines; and, Autographs. Traditional collecting areas get honest evaluations, and emerging markets tantalize with gorgeous color photos. Other contributors include: Noah Fleisher of Heritage Auctions, Andrew Truman of James D. Julia Auctions, Tom Hoepf of Live Auctioneers, Dan Morphy of Morphy Auctions, jewellery expert Kathy Flood and many others.
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