Readers share antiques they buy, sell and trade for free when the subscribe to Antique Trader magazine. Readers want to buy vintage police badges, Miss America travel decals, scale weights and more! Read More +
Readers respond to a letter complaining about dealers who brag about lucrative margins, but refute claims dealers rip off customers when making a profit. Read More +
Keeping your antiques shop clean and inviting really will perk up sales I just received my Jan. 4, 2012, Antique Trader and loved the cover story by Zac Bissonnette: “What dealers can do to sell items faster for more money.” … Read More +
A reader raises issues with eBay and another questions Goodwill.com’s shipping practices. Another reader wonders why some dealers brag about how little they spend on their inventory within earshot of their customers. Read More +
A subscriber learns what she thought was a German schrank is really a New England step-back cupboard valued at about $3,000 while another learns a Victorian print featuring The Lord’s Prayer is worth $50. Read More +
A subscriber shares her concerns with past antiques purchases on ShopGoodwill.com and editors share a response from Goodwill corporate managers.
“As an antique dealer, I try exploring all possible revenues, as well as being a long-time active shopper on this website. Like the bright side of a coin, it also has a dark side as well; just 70 percent of my purchases were completed with total satisfaction. If you have ever shopped at Goodwill, you will know what I’m talking about: you have to clean, scrub, stitch and wash whatever it is you purchase.” Read More +
Mike Wolfe of “American Pickers” When do antiques reality TV shows air? More News & Articles Antique Trader interviews Pawn Stars’ Rick Harrison Limited Release: The Doors & Jim Morrison: True to His Own Spirit I like the new … Read More +
Subscribers give feedback on why show promoters should make their events easy and convenient for attendees to visit by allowing pets at outdoor antiques fairs; how one auctioneer cheated a bidder out of a rare Hopalong Cassidy lunch box and wonderful comment on Antique Trader’s new format and free Picker’s List want ad service (only for subscribers).
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Antique Trader readers sound off on the lingering delays in opening a museum for artist Viktor Schreckengost; issue a warning about museum donations of antiques and collectibles and offer an end-game solution to those still frustrated by ever-changing eBay fees: just quit.
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A subscriber writes that despite so many criticisms leveled at online auction giant eBay, his sales are increasing. In fact, even during the worst of the recession, his sales on eBay stayed consistent. "While we are certainly not fan of eBay’s feedback system that gives far too much power for the occasional unreasonable customer to affect a seller’s search position and fee discounting, it seems that much of the discontent that we read in your Letters to Editor indicates that eBay somehow owes its sellers something."
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