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Wordless Wednesdays on About
Wordless Wednesdays on About.com, a Picture is worth a thousand words

Insuring Your Valuable Collections
You've spent years and a lot of money on your collections - but have you thought about insurance? What happens if something happens to your collection? What if a piece breaks or a piece is stolen? Insurance is good to have.

Are Your Collectibles Insured?
Are your collectibles safe during a hurricane or tornado?

Top Antiques and Collectibles for 2008
Want to know the most popular items for 2008?

Youngsters and Collecting: Helping Them to Start a Collection
Kids can acquire, stuff to play with and soon to be discarded, or they can collect, and as a collector it just makes me smile when they take an interest and developing that collecting passion.

To Buy or Not to Buy -- That's the Collecting Question!
When to buy and when not to buy is the question, play this "game" with yourself next time a purchase is tempting you.

Gifts and Ideas for Collectors
What to give your favorite collector as a gift? The problem is you never know just what they already have. Take a look at these collectible picks and find the perfect gift.

Antique Roadshow: Marilyn Monroe Autograph Fake
an edition of The Antiques Road Show aired in which one of their so-called experts made a major error with a person's Marilyn Monroe signed photo. Now anyone can make an occasional error when authenticating, especially when the authentication is done in a hectic venue like the Road Show.

Index of Collectible Books and Price Guides
Index of Collectible Books and Price Guides

Want to know what it's Worth? Try PriceMiner™
Over the years I've seen, and tried out, numerous programs that have used auction results and other sale venues to come up with historical price information. Unfortunately they've always had some short-comings that made them either difficult to use or the results were not what I was looking for.

Holiday Shopping/Shipping Discount Codes
Holiday shopping discount codes, including eBay coupons for 10% off purchases.

Unusual or Large Collection? Ready to be a YouTube! Star?
Unusual Collections? Ready to be a YouTube Star?

What's Your Collection Worth?
Insurance is one way to be sure your collection can be replaced in the case of storms or fire.

Last Minute Gift Picks
Last Minute Gift Picks

Antique Roadshow: A New Kind of Fake, the People Not the Sword
Antique Roadshow: A New Kind of Fake, the People Not the Sword

What's a Collectible?
The word collectible brings something different to anyone who thinks about it. Ask a non-collector what a collectible is and they will probably mention little figurines that are specifically marketed as collectibles or its more likely they will mention Beanie Babies! Sometimes the non-collector will say mention stamps, coins or even rocks and sea shells. It's always a particular thing

Free USPS eBay Boxes
Order free priority mail boxes from the post office free. You can even get them with an eBay logo!

Ten Questions for Well-Rounded Collectors -- May 2006
Ten Questions for Well-Rounded Collectors -- May 2006 from collectors digest

Ten Questions for Well-Rounded Collectors, March 2006
From Collectors News, a monthly quiz by Jennifer Kruger

Kids Collecting: Andy and His Keys
Andy is a young man who started collecting keys when he was just three years old. His story is a little different than many kids who collect, but it just proves that there is no right or wrong way to collect and that many times collecting opens up new doors that might not have been otherwise discovered.

Make Collecting a Family Affair: A Chat with Terry Kovel
A chat with Terry Kovel tells how to make your kids more interested in collecting.

Poll: Where Do You Find Your Collectibles?
The Internet can make it a little too easy to add to a collection. Lots of opportunities to buy online! But I still run across people that never buy online, preferring to buy in person.

Antique Roadshow: Know Your Appraisers
Once upon a time, I was so fascinated by the Antiques Roadshow and how all the wonderful old articles bought in by thousands were adored and appraised by the professionals. Then, lo and behold, the show was coming to my town. Just by chance, my daughter was lucky enough to get 4 tickets, two for her and two for us. We were rather excited, not that we had anything of great value to be appraised, but just to be able to attend

Book Resources, Reviews and Price Guides
When it comes right down to it, to decide on a true value remember it always takes a seller and a buyer agreeing on a price.

Company Index for Pottery, Collectibles, Artists and Related Companies
Company Index for Pottery, Collectibles, Artists and Related Companies Arranged Alphabetically

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