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  • Search Engines & Titles

    Websites that host auctions or online stores seem to be permitting longer and long titles.  This is being done so that more key words will show up in search engines and help to raise the visibility of the sellers on their site.
     
    Now this i...
  • Tips on Dating Cameos

    In order to even begin to date a cameo, you will need a jeweler’s loupe.  Study the piece under the loop carefully.
     
    First off, determine whether it is hand carved or machine made. Lasers are now used to create cameos.  If the c...
  • Caring For Vintage Leather Handbags

    For some reason leather items can be intimidating. Probably because we all grew up with the notion that all leather items needed special care and therefore we sent things off to be dry cleaned. Although this is still an option, it is not a necessity.
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  • Understand & Use Effective Keywords

    First, let’s understand keywords.  A keyword is any word that someone uses to search for something on the internet.
     
    Read that last sentence again and then consider the importance of using the “right” keywords so that you...
  • Writing Effective Descriptions

    In the antiques world, there is no such thing as perfection.  Same pretty well goes for the collectibles world as well.  So, having stated that, how do you write an effective listing that will get your item sold?
     
    Honesty.  Be fo...
  • Tips for Photographing Vintage Jewelry

    As in any photography, a sharp image, good lighting and good exposure is important but how do you get those vintage gemstones to sparkle?
     
    Three lights are used to light up your gems.  Two, usually situated on the two sides should be diffu...
  • Help In Dating Ephemera

    There is a little trick you can use in order to begin the process of dating ephemera from the 19th and 20th Centuries.  Now, as with all testing that we do and buyers and sellers, there are exceptions, so keep that in mind.
     
    Late in the 19...
  • Writing Effective Titles

    When selling online it is imperative that the title you write contains the words that will get you found on the search engines.  It is also important that when you take that link and post it across the web that you pay attention to what you write....
  • Cinnabar Snuff Bottles

    Gorgeous little bottles but don’t get fooled that what you have is actually cinnabar. There is a telltale sign that will point out a “fake” immediately.  Cinnabar is  a mineral and consists of mercury and sulfur. Original sn...
  • How NOT to Pack Breakables For Shipping

    As everyone knows, we sell collectibles and antiques.  What some of you may not know is that we collect a couple of things ourselves.  One of the things that I collect is Wedgwood Jasperware.  Although I do buy more recent pieces occasio...