Auctioneer Don Presley reports city officials have approved his Orange, Calif., gallery is fit to hold online auctions, reversing a call to relocate or close his business altogether. Read More +
Tag Archives: Storage Wars
Storage unit auctions may hold antiques for your decor
Exciting and affordable antiques can be found in unexpected places: consider buying a storage unit. Neglected storage units have their contents auctioned off to the highest bidder. Some of the hidden treasures of storage units have included gold bars, antique furniture, jewelry, vintage clothing and antique vases. Here are some tips to get you started. Read More +
Five rare antiques and collectibles found in storage units
Here’s some of the rarest and greatest items ever found in storage units. What will your next “pick” bring? Read More +
Review: ‘License to Pawn’ chronicles Rick Harrison’s gritty path to ‘Pawn Stars’
If you’re familiar with “Pawn Stars” – HISTORY’s highest rated show – then you’re familiar with shop owner Rick Harrison and his quirky family. You’re familiar with them, but you don’t really know who they are yet. If you read … Read More +
Caroline Ashleigh Blog: Cash ‘n’ Cari ‘repurposing’ HGTV
In early 2010, TV talent scouts were looking for a female estate liquidator for a reality television show. One of those executives happened to land on Cari Cucksey’s website, called her, and the rest, shall we say, is Her-story… Soon … Read More +
Caroline Ashleigh Blog: Welcome to Reality TV in Detroit City
If you haven’t figured out by now, I’m fascinated with reality TV shows that feature buying and selling of art and antiques, from reluctant estate sellers, to hard core pawn brokers. Especially ones in Detroit, Michigan. This business is known … Read More +
Antiques Roadshow Announces Six New 2011 Tour Cities
This summer, Antiques Roadshow will once again crisscross the country in search of new treasures for Season 16 of PBS’s most watched show.The 2011 Tour stops are: Eugene, Ore. …………. June 4, 2011El Paso, Texas ……….. June 18, 2011Minneapolis, Minn. ….. July … Read More +
Enter to win one of two American Pickers Season One DVD sets
Starting Jan. 1, we’re giving contestants of the Antique Trader Treasure Hunt Sweepstakes a chance to win one of two copies of American Pickers: The Complete Season 1 DVD set Join Frank and Mike on their cross-country adventures with your … Read More +
Asheford Institute of Antiques films TV pilot for fall 2011
The field of antiques-related television shows will add at least one more in the fall as experts from the Asheford Institute of Antiques (AIA) team up to roll-out a half-hour pilot TV show tentatively scheduled for release in the fall … Read More +
Your guide to all next gen antiques-themed TV shows
The following two items complimented a longer article in the Dec. 22 edition on SPIKE-TV’s new hit show Auction Hunters. Billed as the West coast’s answer to American Pickers, Auction Hunters follows the exploits of California’s Allen Haff and Ton … Read More +