Ebay and Beyond: What’s Hot and What’s Not In Antiques and Collectibles
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This comprehensive summary, combining text and over 275 images, will take you on a journey encompassing fifteen intense years of online buying and selling experience, and will cover a wide range of antiques and collectibles, from early 18th century porcelain to 1980s action figures, discussing what is hot and what is not for 2014 and beyond.
The categories discussed are as follows: Glass, Pottery, Porcelain, Metalware, Lamps, Clocks, Furniture, Antique/Vintage Tin and Cast Iron Toys, Superhero Toys and Memorabilia, Action Figures from the 1960s-1980s, and Comic Books.
Jonathon Jones
Born and raised in a small town in central Illinois, Jonathon Jones has spent most of his life involved in academic pursuits. He received a Bachelor's degree in Art History at the University of South Florida. In addition, he also received a Master's degree in Library Science at that same University. He is also a member of the Society for Collegiate Scholars as well as the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Some of his many research projects have involved nutrition, philosophy, art, antiques, history, and human relations. His personal interests are movies, trivia games, visiting historic sites, and museums. For many years of his life he has been an avid researcher and collector of antiques and collectibles, and since 2000 has been a seller as well, primarily via online auction sites such as Ebay. He has also collaborated with and sent textual and visual submissions (Using his alternate name--Jonathon Jones is a pen name) to Ted Hake, writer of the Hake's Character Collectibles Guides, and some of his former collection pieces have been pictured within the pages of those books. His most recent dream is to write informative manuals as well as short stories via the E-book format, and with the love and support of his family and friends, he hopes this dream will become a reality. He currently resides in Florida near his family, whom he would like to thank wholeheartedly for giving him the hope and inspiration that he needs to make all of his dreams come true.
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Ebay and Beyond - Jonathon Jones
Ebay and Beyond: What’s Hot and What’s Not in Antiques and Collectibles
by
Jonathon Jones
Copyright 2014 by Jonathon Jones
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Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION
GLASS
POTTERY
PORCELAIN
METALWARE
LAMPS
CLOCKS
FURNITURE
ANTIQUE/VINTAGE TIN AND CAST IRON TOYS
SUPERHERO TOYS AND MEMORABILIA (NON-ACTION FIGURES)
ACTION FIGURES FROM THE 1960S-1980S
COMIC BOOKS
CONCLUSION
Disclaimer: The opinions of this author are based on personal research and individual observations and will not always represent the findings of each and every buyer or seller since opinions sometimes vary. Therefore, this book should be utilized as a guide only and not a definitive resource for guaranteed success. In addition, any corporation, trademark, or copyrighted character mentioned in this book are used for reference purposes only for the goal of buying and selling antique and vintage items that are no longer made and should, in no way whatsoever, be seen as a way to influence buyers on modern merchandise that is currently being sold which may use a similar character or is being sold by a particular organization.
Introduction:
As both a buyer and seller on Ebay for the last fifteen years, I have watched antiques and collectibles vary in both price and overall interest. Some items that were hot ten years ago and were seemingly rare have flooded the market and the demand and/or price of those items have decreased, and other items that were not in demand ten years ago have sudden interest and prices have skyrocketed through the roof.
Overall, the current economy of the United States has severely changed the name of the game when it comes to vintage items and who is doing the buying, and, especially when it comes to the decorative arts, only the seemingly rare collectibles by the big hitting manufacturers seem to have a major following. Even then, they better be priced right or they will remain unsold. The things that do not meet those criteria, quite frankly, have sold for peanuts since the recession began or they just don’t sell at all. Therefore, the purpose of this book is not to lie to you and tell you how to make a mint on Ebay because, quite frankly, in today’s economy it is not possible for those who don’t have the money to spend on the big names to begin with. In 2013, the saying that it takes money to make money is true more than any other time in Ebay’s history since it began.
While the increased showings of the Antiques Roadshow, Pawn Stars, American Pickers, Storage Wars, and a slew of other television shows make the common viewer believe that they are going to magically find multi-thousand dollar treasures that are in extreme demand on Ebay or other auction venues at a garage sale or abandoned storage unit, for the common person this just isn’t the case. Those rare finds are usually the only ones that are filmed for pure entertainment purposes.
Therefore, for those few lucky enough to come across these treasures for the purposes of collecting or resale, I am going to give you a thorough run down on what is hot and what is not in 2014 and probably well into 2015 in the world of antiques and collectibles based on my careful research and following of Ebay sales within the last fifteen years. Various categories will be covered in detail, such as pottery, glass, metalware, everyday living items, toys, and furniture from various time periods. Whether talking about Deco or Mid Century Modern furniture, early 20th century Tiffany Studios desk sets, French art glass, antique clocks, or Mego action figures of the 1970s, a wide variety of items will be discussed which will help to better inform the public on what truly makes an antique or collectible hot…or not…in the age of the recent modern recession.
Glass: What’s Hot
If one item exists that is widely copied and faked more than any other, it would have to be expensive art glass, so new collectors must be extremely careful when choosing new pieces for their newfound collection. When looking for pieces to collect or sell, the primary glass manufacturers that seem to have a continued following are antique pieces from American firms such as Tiffany, Steuben, Quezal, and foreign ones such as Orrefors, Loetz, Lalique, Galle, Daum, Legras, Schneider, and a variety of other non-US manufacturers.
The problem with collecting art glass, however, for just about anyone, is twofold. First and foremost, shapes have been copied for older pieces, sometimes exactly, pieces often have false signatures incised on them, and other times no signatures at all which adds to the mystery of each piece. If you do not have concise information on what makes an item genuine and what makes it a potential fake, you should not bid or buy unless you are 100% certain that it is authentic. Some suggestions are to have some experience looking at and handling authenticated pieces in person from an experienced dealer, in addition to having familiarity with a wide assortment of literature that emphasizes how to determine authenticity.
Secondly, when a genuine article exists that is in demand, more often than not it’s not going to be cheap if the seller knows what it is. Many of the sales nowadays for such big-name art pieces are from recession-hit individuals that are trying to get a lot of cash for something they paid a mint for many years ago when more people had money, and they are finding many of their items for sale remain unsold at the prices they are asking.
Therefore, if you are a seller, even though these items do sell if priced right, be prepared to take a loss if, as an example, you bought a piece of Tiffany art glass 10 years ago, and if you are a buyer, be prepared to shell out some money since these are luxury items but, on the plus side, it won’t be as much as you would have paid in the past.
Overall, out of all the glass manufacturers that are in demand, Tiffany art glass pieces from the late 1800s to the early 1900s are still the most coveted. From the most exquisite hand-blown pieces to the more common solitary colored smalls, it’s all about the name when it comes to this kind of collectible. However, with the famous name comes wealthy bidders, so if it’s a piece