JMK Shows is celebrating its 40th year in the antiques show management business. The very first show was staged in June 1972. Read More +
JMK Shows marks 40th anniversary
Antique Stores, Shops, and Malls
Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know: Coin-Op Antiques
Did you know artifacts show coin-operated machines existed as far back as the 1st century A.D.? Here’s everything you want to know about coin-op antiques. Read More +
Amazon.com opening its traffic to antiques dealers
Giving other search engines badly needed competition, online juggernaut Amazon.com is moving into the collectibles world to take dealers’ inventory out of the labyrinth that is Google search and away from eBay’s costly listing fees. Read More +
Behind the Gavel: Two tips on improving an antiques customer’s retail shopping experience
Two simple tips can give antiques retail store owners an edge in improving a customer’s retail shopping experience. Columnist Wayne Jordan says antiques dealers must make shopping in your store a fun experience. Here are two techniques (one hi-tech, one low-tech) that other retailers use to ensure their customers enjoy shopping in their stores. Read More +
Welcome to the hobby of antique bottle collecting
Bottle expert Michael Polak joins Antique Trader as a columnist on issues important to bottle collectors. Known as the author of “The Bottle Bible” Polak has a long history in the hobby and will share news from bottle clubs shows and sales, upcoming auctions and pricing results and ongoing bottle hobby events. He kicks off with a few antique bottles from Tonopah and Goldfield, Nev. Read More +
Quinn’s, Ken Farmer acquire Harlowe-Powell to become Quinn & Farmer Auctions
Quinn’s Auction Galleries and Ken Farmer Auctions & Appraisals is purchasing Harlowe-Powell Auction Gallery to become Quinn & Farmer Auctions, opening Oct. 1, 2012. The move changes the Virginia/DC auction landscape and allows all three auction houses to expand their reach and serve a growing clientele. Read More +
Things We Love: Raggedy Ann, Howard’s Restor-A-Finish, Trunk Encyclopedia
Our staff loves old things, but these new products make our collections and investments all the more valuable: Raggedy Ann and Andy retro rag dolls, Howard’s Restor-A-Finish, The Encyclopedia of Antique Trunks. Tell us what you love, who makes it and where to get it, and you could win a copy of the Antique Trader 2013 Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide! Read More +
Buck Stops Here: Why is courtesy so unexpected?
What’s a shop owner to do when kooky customers ask for the impossible? Grin and bear it and take a tip from these funny stories of Customers Gone Wild by shop owner Melanie Thomas. Read More +
Free webcast: Risk and Reward of Investing in Art and Antiques
Ever wonder about the prices paid behind recent record-breaking auctions? This free webcast talks about how to invest in art, antiques, diamonds, wine, celebrity memorabilia and rare, historical objects. Read More +
Cookbook dating from 1570 brings $2,035 on eBay
One bidder wanted a copy of Bartolomeo Scappi’s 1570 “Scappi Cucina,” a guide to managing a well-run Renaissance Tuscan kitchen, so badly they ignored the $40 reprint in favor of the real thing. But are all cookbooks just as valuable? Read More +