| Christopher Morris, ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES FINDER | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am a thrifty store maven and a collector of vintage items. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I love to sell my surplus finds on ebay and I don't like to seeget ripped off. So if you have something you think may be valuable drop me a line . Or if you are a collector of something, I love old chirmas items and toys , let me know what you collect and what your best finds were. Don't forget to check out my auctions on ebay. I'm registered as christophermorris. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Never Believe THE BOOK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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So many dealers always say "well it books for such and such". Collector books are for the most part written by people who have a huge investment in the items they are writting about. The two most important factors in determining what an item is worth is condition and popularity. The better the shape the highler the value, and the more people want an item the wore competition there is for it. So, there are cases where a 15 year old transformer robot is worth more than a 200 year old vase. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Always hagle the price | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The basic motto is "it never hurts to try". Most dealers put an idiot price on there | goods, hoping a novice collector will come by. You can always asume at least 10 percent off a sticker price, and if you can play the waiting game up to 20 percent off slow moving pieces, an antique store is just like any other, it needs the space to turn over merchandise as rapidly as possible. I will add some more pages on christmas items and some great deals that I find. Until then happy hunting.
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