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collecting Search Results Showing results 1 - 10 of 40 for the tag: collecting. Collecting for Collecting Sake: Confessions of a Collector-Turned-Accumulator (10/26/09) Accumulator and collector are not synonymous. While there are some similarities, the differences far outweigh them. The accumulator and collector are … More >> Fort-Shaped Pincushions (12/4/08) Fort-Shaped Pincushions By Dolores Elliott More >> Be the Curator of your own Collection! (9/20/08) “I was at the Smithsonian for twenty years, and I’m still at the Smithsonian as a curator emeritus, and I still plan to figure out what that means for me at this point in my life.” Bernice Johnson Reagon What exactly are the Responsibilities of a Curator? More >> The Importance of Joining an Organization & Attending Conventions (9/20/08) For over 25 years I was a trivet collector without a national group to represent me. Although I was the Leader of a prosperous Internet Trivet Group with over 250 cyber members, I longed for real world interactions with other collectors. More >> An Overview of Trivet & Stand Collecting Today (9/20/08) Welcome to the fascinating world of trivet collecting! More >> Not All “Limited Editions” are Equal (9/19/08) An often perilous venture for collectors is that of the “Limited Edition.” The whole term “Limited Edition” has fallen on hard times of late, debased by its use to include mass produced collectibles from stuffed toys to Elvis memorabilia. Few of these items even retain their original retail value, let alone increase in value. More >> Top ten ways to get the upper hand at yard sales (9/18/08) Autumn is here, and it’s a busy time for yard sales, flea markets etc. These events are all great ways to get items to resell but the best things get snapped up fast and these sales can be very competitive. Here are top ten tips to get the upper hand when buying. Don’t take them too seriously More >> Collecting High-Valued Baseball Cards (9/9/08) While prices for the basic living necessities keep rising faster, the market for high end baseball cards seem to be growing more and more. Unlike when times were tough back in the early 1980’s when high end sports cards prices were at their lowest, this time around the baseball card market is just the opposite. Then and Now More >> Brimfield premier of Mothballs a comedy about the antiques biz (9/6/08) As hoped for, Chris McCallion the producer of Mothballs had a full tent for the Brimfield premier of his feature film about the antiques trade called Mothballs. I’m not a movie critic but I know what I like and the flick was a lot of fun, it kept everyone in the tent laughing and at times, shocked them. More >> Paperweight Collectibles Find a Following (8/25/08) Paperweight collectibles. If there ever was a collectible that hollered “Art for Art’s sake!” it was this one. Glass paperweights, with their colorful and complex designs, were always more aesthetic ornaments than functional objects to actually hold down paper or double as inkwells or toothpick holders. More >>  Page 1 of 4  1  2  3  4 »