For some time, I’ve told you how very important it is to stay current with the trends so you won’t make mistakes. Well, I guess I will have to take some of my own medicine, because I am surprised how far off I was on the trend in rare Carnival Glass. Some of the Carnival Glass I sold only two or three years ago have tripled or more in value since then. I was talking to Cecil about the Carnival Glass Blue People’s Vase that brought in over $31,000 and he began to laugh. At first I wanted...
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To be in the Antique and Fine Art World, knowing a large number of people will prove to be the lifeblood of your business. Remember when I said to make business cards and pass them out to everyone you meet? There was also a time I instructed you to tell all your family and friends what you were doing. What if I told you there was a better way to pass your name around to let others know you're in others the Antique and Fine Art Business? I received an email from a 31 Club Member asking if I...
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Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica One of the things I get to enjoy most is checking auction treasures sent to me by 31 Club Members. Stephen sends me a flier almost every week, and I think he's becoming very knowledgeable on what to look for when he attends auctions. I always email him back with a list of the items in that auction I'd be interested in if I were attending. However, Stephen learned a very important lesson last week. His eye told him that the three pieces of McCoy pottery were...
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One day the stock market is up 150 points, the next it’s down over 200. Over and over again. Are you beginning to grow weary of this roller coaster market? You might even be thinking about exiting the market, where do you go? The 31 Club’s answer to the roller coaster stock market is to invest some of your money in Antiques, Fine Art and Collectibles. When things are the bleakest for other markets, the Antique, Fine Art and Collectible markets shine. In this troubled market, it still...
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I was privileged to have one of our members at my house the other day, and she brought her nine year old son along for the ride. I ended up spending a couple of hours with him on the computer and talking about our business. He was intrigued with the thought of making money by going to garage sales. His mother could hardly keep him at my house because he wanted to go out hunting for treasure right away. I’m wondering if his response has a special lesson to teach us. In our haste to become...
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A Member of the 31 Club Located this Historical Document Signed by Patrick Henry, and it was then purchased through the 31 Club Associates Program.
When we started the 31 Club, we aimed at formulating a plan that would help people walk the success steps of life. The ideas that have come from meetings with Cindy, Chris, Clarke and Jeremy have spoken about many have proven worthy of our efforts, but one program that your 31 Club has started is beginning to stand out above some of the...
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Vintage Cast Iron Toy Horse and Wagon sold for $266.51 USD in June 2008 on eBay. I spent this past weekend in Kentucky for our family reunion, and I have to admit, I had a very special weekend with aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews and nieces. And, what would a family reunion be without the fabulous food prepared only as my Aunt Martha can prepare it. This is not to say that the other ladies didn’t fix their finest dishes. But, no one could refuse Aunt Martha’s coconut peach cake. The...
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With the natural marriage of antique collecting to the online search engine, comes a vast amount of options for collectors. It only makes sense that online ...
Campus Antiques in Milton, Wis. is closing after 29 years of business. Owner Bob Kitto says the younger generation isn't interested in collecting antiques, ...
When I began collecting antiques, I was drawn to these amazing utensils and cooking pots. At first, I only used them to decorate my kitchen fireplace. ...
On 12 September 2008, Ms. Carlile will deliver a presentation called “Collecting Antiques in the 21st Century”, followed by a Question and Answer session. ...
... mother collects antique glass flower frogs (like paperweights but full of holes to stick flowers in), so antique collecting is popular with my family. ...
In her spare time she enjoyed collecting antiques, working cross words and watching the news. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Norman Fugate ...
Some of the things she enjoys doing is collecting antiques, salt shakers, knitting, gardening and word games. Her favorite thing to do is to travel to see ...
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