From casual flea market browsers to serious collectors, this indispensable guide shows readers how to be a savvy collector. The Unofficial Guide to Finding Rare Antiques provides the inside scoop on collecting and caring for everything from furniture, silver, and ceramics to memorabilia, toys, and more. Readers learn how to shop and appraise like an expert at auctions, shops, flea markets, dealerships, and private sales -- from gauging a collectible's condition to spotting fakes and reproductions. Shoppers are also armed with essential information on:
How to determine a fair price
How damages can affect a collectible's price
How to care of their items
How to negotiate the best deal whether they're buying or selling
The best markets for collectible sales
What to collect today that might be hot tomorrow
- ISBN10 0028629221
- ISBN13 9780028629223
- Publish Date 15 March 2000
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 15 May 2003
- Publish Country US
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Imprint Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 400
- Language English