Antique Week newspaper free--- just email!

[perc-o-prince]

As I mentioned to Jon in the auction thread, I can send in your name and address so that you can get 4 free issues of Antique Week, the country's largest subscription antique/auction paper. No cost, no obligation.

Each issue has articles about different antiques and collectibles (I believe something about laundry soaps was done not too long ago, as well as kitchen stuff), as well as auction ads. There is usually a weekly column by Harry Rinker as well as one by Steve Proffitt, an auctioneer and lawyer, who addresses questions from auctioneers and auction goers.

Just email your name, email, and mailing address to me at [email protected] and I'll send it in! Depending on which state you're in, you'll get either the Eastern or Central edition. I'll wait about a week before I send them all in so I can do it all at once.

I'll bump this up once or twice during the week.

Enjoy!

Chuck

 

[petek]

Estatesales.net is a good website for finding sales in your area usually with pics.
I do wonder sometimes if some of these "estate" sales are really just set ups for a dealer selling his stuff...take a look at this one

http://www.estatesales.net/estate-sales/54894.aspx

 

[runematic]

Check out Auctionzip.com. We use it all the time to find sales. The auctioneers can advertise for free & most usually post pictures of items ahead of time as well. The site may or may not have auctions listed for your particular state.

http://www.auctionzip.com

 

[perc-o-prince]

Hey Pete,

Yes, sometimes that's all they are! I fell for one locally in what looked like a great house to do some picking in. Most everything was priced quite highly. It wasn't until I brought Rich back with me, bad back and all that day, that we knew who it was. An antique dealer he knew from a previous job from years before. It was her stuff, in her house, with a lot set up like an antique shop or estate sale. Seeing some of her sexual harrassment suit paperwork in the old shed was the give-away as to her ID!

Needless to say there wasn't a whole lot of buying going on!

It's also a not-too-uncommon practice to 'load' a sale. That is, set up a real estate sale, then bring in stuff that had nothing to do with the estate to sell as well.

Chuck

 

[perc-o-prince]

I'll be sending in names and addresses later this week. Please email [email protected] with that info if you'd like the sample copies (if you haven't already)! Lots of antique shops/shows/auctions advertized each week!

Chuck