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The Hidden Value of Early Chalkware
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The Hidden Value of Early Chalkware

Many of us have wandered through lower-end antique stores and spotted those warn, mid-century chalkware figurines. We all know the type: scantily clad hula girls, […]

Sorry, You Can't Get Rich Off Your Old Corning Ware
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Sorry, You Can’t Get Rich Off Your Old Corning Ware

When I began to get phone calls from people insisting that their 1970s Corning Ware was worth thousands and thousands of dollars, I laughed them […]

Curiosities: The Earliest Collectibles
Collectibles

Curiosities: The Earliest Collectibles

I recently purchased a box full of very old ephemera at an estate sale. It included an assortment of fun stuff from the early 1900s, […]

Dealers: Rent Your Antiques
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Dealers: Rent Your Antiques

When the high-end antique store where I sell opened its doors after 2 long months off, it felt great to be in business again. We […]

Less Than Perfect
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Less Than Perfect

How many times have you picked up something in an antique store and thought to yourself, “Hey, this is a pretty good deal” until you […]

Owning a Little Piece of a Star
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Owning a Little Piece of a Star

We’ve all watched as many, many collectibles have dropped in value over the past decades, largely due to worldwide availability on the internet. But one […]

Understanding Memento Mori
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Understanding Memento Mori

The Latin term memento mori is, technically, any symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death (such as a skull or gravestone). But it is also […]

I Inherited a ______ from my Grandmother. Where Can I Sell It?
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I Inherited a ______ from my Grandmother. Where Can I Sell It?

Customers come into the antique store and ask this question – every single day. They might have candy dishes, dinnerware, sewing machines, old books, porcelain […]

Million Dollar Babies-- 5 of the Most Expensive Books Ever Sold
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Million Dollar Babies– 5 of the Most Expensive Books Ever Sold

The most difficult thing for a book appraiser is explaining to an heir that an inherited library of 150-year-old novels has very little monetary value. […]

Is This Your Story, Too? Writer Spotlight - Liz Holderman
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Is This Your Story, Too? Writer Spotlight – Liz Holderman

When my WorthPoint editor asked me to write about how I got started (and stayed) in the antiques and collectibles business, I wasn’t sure if […]

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