SHILL BIDDING In eBay's own words, "Shill bidding is bidding that artificially increases an item's price or apparent desirability", and it's just as common on eBay as it is in any motor auction room up and...
This guide is for those of you see the words "shabby chic" popping up all over eBay and wonder what on earth it means?! Shabby Chic, while it was a style and line of homewares created by designer Rachel...
Marcasite Silver Art Deco Jewellery Jewelry A bit about Marcasite and Marcasite Jewellery. I'll endeavor to give a few clues on how to differentiate between old and new Marcasite Jewellery. Marcasite is iron...
SO YOU WANT TO BUY A PERSIAN RUG ? Historically Carpet Sellers have a Reputation for Dishonesty ! In many European countries to call someone a carpet dealer is intended as a slur on their integrity and,...
MANTLE CLOCKS 1920’s to 1970’s The common Mantle clocks sold in Australia from around the 1920’s to 1940’s usually were a rectangular shape with a square ot rectangular dial. In the 1940’S they gradually...
Cleaning and Treatment of Ancient Metal Artifacts and Coins Part - 1 - One Introduction: Why does ancient metal deteriorate and what is that green and black stuff that covers artifacts? The metals from which...
Antiques are generally interpreted to be around 100 years old at least. It is perhaps acceptable to describe items 20 and 20+ years as 'vintage'. PleaseNote: Surface oxidation of metal objects is NOT patina....
German porcelain has a highly deserved reputation for being among the best that is produced anywhere. It was in the early Eighteenth Century that the potters at the Meissen factory in Bavaria found how to...
There are Many Items on Ebay which are Called Original Japanese Woodblock Prints but finding One that is Described Accurately is Not always an Easy Task. I have Tried to Write an Over View of Japanese...
The trend to ebay buying is easily put into 2 categories - 1 - put a watch on the item and if there is little or better still, no activity, wait till the last moments of the auction to grab it at an absolute...