Are you the owner of a collection by gifting? Did you express your interest in the collectibles or did the thoughtful giver determine it was something you might collect?
Category: Acquiring
The Gifted Collection 9-10-20
The best of all ways to acquire collectibles. You just have a birthday or a it’s a holiday (or both) and someone give you an item for your collection! Now aren’t you glad you have that Amazon “wishlist”.
Tuesday’s Tip 9-8-20
When gifting a collectible remember that value is not always determined by price alone.
Saturday’s Musing 9-5-20
Have you ever acquired an “instant” collection? What was it?
Was it willed to you or was it simply a matter of “would you like this?”?
Inheriting Collections 9-3-20
Hurray! Not from the archive. This is a freshly minted video about another method of acquisition a.k.a. the “instant” collection.
Tuesday’s Tip 9-1-20
Inheriting is the quickest way to acquire a collection. Regardless of
your level of interest you’ll want to know its value.
From the Green Desk 5-31-18
Live auctions are a very exciting environment. As an observer it can be fun seeing the competition for an item. Our current pandemic precautions though don’t favor this style of buying but you can still participate via phone, on-line or by proxy bidding. Check local auction houses in your area because you can get awesome deals this way.
From the Green Desk 5-24-18
Again during this time where we are social distancing and finding ways to slowly engage in person; the weekend collector’s shows may be sparse; but I hope they will once again become the frequent weekend events soon. In this video I share some of the facets of buying at shows.
From the Green Desk 5-17-18
Although we may be slowly venturing out beyond just food shopping at some point, buying from the Antique mall will come back. So here’s a little something from the Green Desk archives for you…
From the Green Desk 5-10-18
From my archives. This one about on-line auctions may become the norm for the time as we’re still social distancing. It can be very satisfying to win the collectible you’ve been after this way. Maybe a little stressful too, so that’s why we have Buy It Now, right?