Don't be fooled again by collectible label

Today's Antiques by Scott Davis

   Generally speaking, collectibles are mass manufactured items that were made and marketed for the express purpose of being collected. Most often they serve no purpose aside from filling an otherwise empty china cabinet or curio, but that never seems to stop folks from buying them. What most collectors fail to understand is that collectibles are usually not antique, rare, valuable or good investments despite what makers may tell you.

Check values before tossing away trinkets

Today's Antiques by Scott Davis

    As a long time antiques dealer and estate liquidator, I’ve had the unique, if not humbling privilege, to dig through the very personal affects of many people both alive and deceased. Having done it so many times, I’ve come to see how similar folks tend to be in their personal lives despite how different they can seem outwardly. Regardless of how poor or rich, simple or educated, homely or beautiful people are, most folks tend to choose the same drawer for their socks and keep the same things in their nightstand. The same holds true for many other habits, but none seems to be as consistent as the presence and contents of virtually every gentleman’s trinket box or drawer.

Run up your score with sports collectibles

Today's Antiques by Scott Davis

    More than any other pastime, Americans love their sports. Whether it’s attending games, playing them or armchair quarterbacking, nearly half of all American consider themselves to be sports fans.   Needless to say, with that many sports enthusiasts out there, sports related objects are among the most popular of all collectible items that are bought and sold.  Furthermore, the odds are equally high that you have old sports related items in your possession that others would be willing to buy.

Increased call for items boosts value of Asiana

Today's Antiques by Scott Davis

    As Americans who think that 1492 was a long time ago, it can be difficult to imagine a country where the same race and the culture of its people have continuously developed and evolved over nearly 5,000 years of recorded history (not to mention thousands of more years of evidence of pre-historic development), but such is the case with Asian countries like China and India.

Some figurines fetch large amounts of cash

Today's Antiques by Scott Davis

    The art of creating figurines out of various clays goes back many thousands of years, but the ones made in the 19th and 20th centuries are most likely what you’ll find in your own home.

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