I get a lot of questions about antique values. In order to help people looking for an online antique appraisal, I have written a page of advice. In this essay, you’ll learn how to find a good appraiser, and what to expect.

Shill bidding is bidding on your own items, or having friends bid on your items with the intention of driving up the final prices. This is not as common on eBay as believed, but is more common than it should be. When you engage in shill bidding, you risk your reputation, and eBay account.

Business cards are a great way to find antiques and collectibles. However, many people have poor cards or use them incorrectly. In this installment, you will learn 11 tips for creating and using business cards. How good is your card? Find out how you can make it better.

If you are like me, you have wondered about eBay live auctions. If you are not familiar with the live auction format, some bidders bid online using eBay, and other bidders bid in person at a live auction. I decided to stop wondering and participate. In this issue, I go through everything from registering to buying during a live auction. I learned some interesting things along the way, including some surprises.

Most of the time we consider value to be a synonym for money. The question - What’s it worth? Almost always leads to a dollar amount. But value is actually more than money. Much more. . .

It is really rare for children to share an interest in collecting antiques. Most of the time, parents cannot get their kids interested. I believe this is a direct result of the parent’s behavior. My father and I have a great relationship because we share a passion for old toy trains. We are envied by a lot of other father’s who cannot get their children to share their interest. I have seen many behaviors by well meaning parents destroy any possible shared interest. Here’s some mistakes I have seen parents do and how to avoid them.

A search on Amazon for antiques price guides brings up 35,000 books. Obviously, price guides are popular. In this issue, you will learn how to use a price guide, and some common mistakes made by users. You will also learn how to determine the reliability of a price guide.

What’s it worth? Where can I find the value of my antique? These are all too familiar questions. Unfortunately these questions are not easy to answer. Most people think anything old is valuable. This is wrong. The only way to get really good at determining values is to immerse yourself in antiques and collectibles.