Sal Dambra, who has sold more than 20,000 items on eBay, isn’t content to stick with eBay. Like many other sellers, he’s now signed up on Etsy and is enjoying the transparent fee structure and sense of community. Read More +
Whether you’ve got money to burn or you simply want to escape for a few hours of fantasy browsing, 1stdibs.com likely has what you seek. Read More +
Tim and Angela Swift, promoters of the North San Diego County Antique & Collectible Show, are working with dealers to add features that appeal to more antiques collectors in Escondido, California. Read More +
More than 1,200 lots of antiques and collectibles, including fine art , estate jewelry, period furniture, Persian rugs, chandeliers and lighting, antique clocks and more, will cross the block on May 12-13 at Crescent City Auction Gallery in New Orleans. Read More +
After spending hours searching with his metal detector, and turning up little save an occasional stray bullet, Bud Guthrie discovered this 70-ounce gold in quartz nugget in Arizona in 1989, which is now offered at public auction, both live and online. Read More +
Darwin and Martha Linn have always been interested in history; they were partners in helping to preserve the heritage of the Villisca, Iowa, community with their Linn-Olson Museum. Soon the museum’s contents will come under the gavel in a public auction. Read More +
Dozens of examples of highly valued Southern pottery by such renowned artisans as Dave the Slave, Thomas Chandler, W.T.B. Gordy and others will be sold at public auction on Memorial Day at the Jefferson Civic Center in Jefferson, Ga. Read More +
This month, the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix, courtesy of a five-year loan from The Music Box Society International, will conserve and display 15 historic music boxes. Read More +
In late March of this year Don Bennett, a professional Indian art collector, dealer and founder of the prestigious Whitehawk Antique Shows, died quickly yet tragically in a single car auto accident in California. Read More +
“Draw Me a Story: A Century of Children’s Book Illustrators,’’ at the Frick Art & Historical Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., is the place to learn and rekindle the itch to collect the best in children’s books. The exhibit runs through May 2012. Read More +