How to Buy and Sell Antiques: A Comprehensive Guide...from Boot Sales to Full-time Dealing

How to Buy and Sell Antiques: A Comprehensive Guide...from Boot Sales to Full-time Dealing

by Fiona Shoop (Author)

Synopsis

Buying and selling antiques is an increasingly popular pastime and many dealers find that it can develop into viable business opportunity. Whether you see it as an enjoyable hobby or a burgeoning profession you will want to be sure that you are well informed; that you know where to find the bargains and how to sell for the greatest profit. That's exactly what this book will tell you: what to buy and sell; where to buy and how much to pay; where and how to sell; using the internet; and doing it properly - the paperwork and the payback. The author also highlights the tricks of the trade and some of the common, and costly, mistakes made, making sure that you make only the best deals. Being an antiques dealer brings with it a huge sense of freedom, along with the opportunity to travel, meet like-minded people and indulge in a profitable and enjoyable occupation. What could be better?

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 306
Edition: 3
Publisher: How To Books
Published: 27 Jan 2006

ISBN 10: 1845280938
ISBN 13: 9781845280932

Media Reviews
'Astonishingly thorough.' Antiques Trade Gazette 'a definitive guide to dealing.' The Dealer 'the best practical introduction so far seen on buying & selling collectables on the net.' www.antiquesnews.co.uk
Author Bio
Fiona Shoop draws on her twenty years of experience in the antiques trade to teach people how they can deal in antiques. She runs her own antiques business and is a regular columnist and consultant to several TV series including 'Cash in the Attic', 'Everything Must Go' and a presenter of 'Boot Sale Challenge'.