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Antiquing and Collecting on the Internet

Name: Antiquing and Collecting on the Internet
Author: Karima Parry
ISBN: 9781574321692

by Karima Parry

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Overview

This book covers utilizing search engines effectively and understanding buyer/seller psychology and has comprehensive chapters on how to create a successful website, and how to buy and sell on eBay and other online auction sites. The startling impact of the Internet on antiques collectors and collections is discussed, as well as its effects on the antiques business, collectibles prices, and availability now and into the future. No prices.

About the Author, Karima Parry

Karima Parry has over 25 years of experience in all phases of the antiques business, from buyer to appraiser to auction cataloger to seller. In the mid-1990s, she opened Plastic Fantastic, a website specializing in Bakelite and other vintage plastic jewelry. She soon followed with a book, "Bakelite Bangles Price and Identification Guide," and today she is considered one of the leading experts in this field.

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Internet Book Watch

The in-depth guides of this publisher pack in essential details and information specific to collecting all kinds of memorabili and items. Karima Parry's Antiquing And Collecting On The Internet deserves ongoingrecommendation as a fine starting point for any who would go online in search of or selling collectibles. Chapters analyze buyers and sellers alike and provide excellent guidelines for locating and purchasing antiques and collectibles on line. The 12th edition of Gene Florence's Pocket Guide To Depression Glass & More (202-8, $9.95) covers glassware made from the 1920s-1960s, with color photos accompanying identification and values tips. P. Allan Coyle's Roy Rogers And Dale Evans Toys & Memorabilia (181-1, $24.95) is packed with color photos and values for the range of toys and memorabilia surrounding these two. From clothing to lunch boxes and games, this packs in details. Also deserving ongoing mention is Huxford's Old Book Value Guide (175-7, $19.95), which here appears in its 12th updated edition. While this doesn't include every old book, it does feature 25,000 listings of those most likely to be located. Gene Florence's Elegant Glassware Of The Depression Era (195-1, $19.95) provides the 9th edition of an identification and value guide to Cambridge, Fostoria, Heisey and other types of glassware. Color photos do a fine job of identifying these pieces. Don't miss the updated Antiques Price Guide (204-4, $14.95) which appears in its updated edition for 2001 and includes the latest prices for everything from glass and furniture to marine collectibles. Few photos - all in black and white - but the prices are the latest. All are important, basic guides for any avid collector.
—Internet Book Watch