Each day I scour the web in search of relevant news articles relating to antiques, collectibles and online selling, and each week I hope to present them to you here on the Whiskey Jack’s Trading Post blog. If a particular article looks interesting, just click on the headline to view the entire article. I hope you enjoy these articles and find them informative as well! Thanks for stopping by!
Case Study: Using Social Marketing Techniques in Ecommerce
I just returned from attending a writers workshop at which budding authors were exhorted to develop a "platform." What, you ask, is a platform, and what does it have to do with selling online?.... (To read the full article, just click on the headline)
Collectors Corner: Jigsaw Puzzles
When I was very young and had to stay home from school due to illness, I remember being not too unhappy because Mom would often present me with a new jigsaw puzzle….. (To read the full article, just click on the headline)
Fun ways to keep kids engaged and entertained
PHOENIX - Do you ever find yourself getting overwhelmed when shopping for toys? Which will break, which will keep their attention, and which toys are harmful for your kids?.... (To read the full article, just click on the headline)
While many of us treasure our family heirlooms, vintage objects, and antiques, there are some simple ways to enjoy your treasures while working to make them last….. (To read the full article, just click on the headline)
What's it Worth? Miniature cannons
Q: We enjoy your column every Saturday. We have found one of those tucked away family treasures and would like to find out more about it. It appears to be a small cannon, and we know that it is at least 100 years old,… (To read the full article, just click on the headline)
Does eBay's Best Match Search Algorithm Favor Certain Sellers?
You don't have to be a disgruntled eBay seller to know there are flaws in the search function - eBay's own executives acknowledge it and say they are working hard to improve the buyer experience…. (To read the full article, just click on the headline)
Kovels Antiques: Old carousel figures coveted by collectors
Carousel figures, made mostly in the early 1900s, sell for high prices today. Carousels probably were first made in the 1700s to train spear-throwers,…. (To read the full article, just click on the headline)
Antique Loomisms: Fenton carnival glass bowl worth $100
How amusing to hear how some antiques that we cherish were initially baptized with unkind designations. In the late 1700s, the Shakers, a branch of the Quakers, literally shook…. (To read the full article, just click on the headline)
Antiques — Let’s Play Jeopardy: ‘Antiques for $200, Alex’
I admit it. During Jeopardy, I become one of those obnoxious smarty-pants who shouts the answers (I mean the questions) at the television set. I’d risk less humiliation for blurting out incorrect responses if there was an “Antiques” category… (To read the full article, just click on the headline)
Antiques & Collectibles: Sifters are both practical, nostalgic
If you have never before paid attention to old kitchen gadgets, check out grandma’s basement or your mother’s kitchen cupboards. In the last half of the 1850s, mass-produced kitchen gadgets were patented at… (To read the full article, just click on the headline)
Collecting: Madness, method & money
It is a fairly ordinary thing—an old, yellowish envelope with three rectangular stamps stuck on top with postal cancellation of 26.1.1950. There are plenty of cancellations of that date. Holding it out to the sunlight filtering through his office window that overlooks the Bombay High Court, well-known solicitor Rajan Jayakar remarks, “The stamps are fairly common, issued to commemorate the Indian Republic Day. But do you know why this envelope is invaluable?”….. (To read the full article, just click on the headline)
Tonnes of antique silver scrapped after bullion price hike
HUGE quantities of antique silver and gold were scrapped last week as precious metal prices hit record highs. Silver dealers in particular clamoured to take advantage of a two-fold hike in the bullion market, the like of which has not been seen for 30 years…. (To read the full article, just click on the headline)
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