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Author:   Fiona Shoop
Publisher:   Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:   How To Books Ltd
Edition:   4th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.10cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781845283001

ISBN 10:   1845283007
Pages:   306
Publication Date:   18 March 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Replaced By:   9781845284565
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Preface; Part One - Establishing the basics; Chapter 1. Why do you want to be an antiques dealer?; Chapter 2. What type of dealer do you want to be?; Chapter 3. To specialise or not; Chapter 4. Can you afford to be a dealer?; Chapter 5. Communications; Part Two - Where to buy goods; Chapter 1. Let's start at the beginning - how much should I pay for things?; Chapter 2. Buying tips; Chapter 3. Antiques fairs; Chapter 4. Antiques centres; Chapter 5. Antiques shops; Chapter 6. Auctions; Chapter 7. Markets; Chapter 8. Car boot sales; Chapter 9. Damaged pieces; Part Three - Where to sell; Chapter 1. Can I sell where I want?; Chapter 2. How to sell; Chapter 3. The importance of careful wrapping; Chapter 4. Antiques fairs; Chapter 5. Antiques centres; Chapter 6. Antiques shops; Chapter 7. Auctions; Chapter 8. Transport; Chapter 9. Safe cleaning; Part Four -The internet; Chapter 1. Should I or shouldn't I?; Chapter 2. Let's start at the very beginning; Chapter 3. Buying on the internet; Chapter 4. Selling over the internet; Chapter 5. Photographs on the internet; Chapter 6. Do I need my own website?; Chapter 7. Do I even need the internet to be a dealer?; Part Five - What to sell; Chapter 1. What is a collectable?; Chapter 2. What is an antique?; Chapter 3. Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts; Chapter 4. Art Deco; Chapter 5. Furniture; Chapter 6. China; Chapter 7. Glass; Chapter 8. Gold and silver; Chapter 9. Jewellery; Chapter 10. Costume jewellery; Chapter 11. Lights; Chapter 12. Books and ephemera; Chapter 13. Childhood favourites; Chapter 14. Toys; Chapter 15. Film merchandise and pop memorabilia; Chapter 16. Pop Classics (probably not what you're thinking; Chapter 17. Tins; Chapter 18. Commemoratives; Chapter 19. Novelties; Chapter 20. Other popular areas; Chapter 21. Fads; Part Six - Business Basics; Chapter 1. Tax; Chapter 2. Customs and excise; Chapter 3. Insurance; Conclusion; Useful Publications; Index

Reviews

'Astonishingly thorough' Antiques Trade Gazette 'Fiona Shoop is the Nigella Lawson of the antiques world.' BBC Radio Leicester 'The best practical introduction so far seen on buying & selling collectables on the internet.' www.antiquesnews.co.uk 'Probably the best book I have ever read on the subject of becoming an antiques dealer.' AllInfoAbout.com 'By following its simple guidelines, you can make money.' www.investdifferently.co.uk 'All the practical pros and cons of dealing are covered in brisk lively chapters. ...is an extremely comprehensive guide for any would-be-dealer at all levels.' www.thebookbag.co.uk

Author Information

TV and Radio antiques expert Fiona Shoop draws on over twenty-five years of experience in the trade to teach people how they can deal in antiques. She has her own antiques business and has written thousands of articles on antiques and collectables. Fiona has also worked as an antiques expert on TV, including Name Your Price, Boot Sale Challenge and Everything Must Go, as well as talking antiques and valuing goods on radio phone-ins, including BBC Radio Five. She also gives lectures on how to make the most of the antiques world.

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