That's truly one of the million-dollar questions in today's antique world. You find the real thing and you won't have to schlep it for peanuts on...
Lord-wished I'd had a few relatives in the trade when I was a kid.An 'Uncle Lovejoy' would've come in handy ! Lots of folks parents round here...
Damn your a hard-worker Ruth. It's like a fever in your blood when the antique mosquito bites Us !
It's too bad abt Ebay,because when you sold there it was like yr band was playing a 100K seat arena instead of a FB/Craigslist hole in the wall....
Got stuff to dump but after reading about Ebay and the teensy other venues,FB Mkt,etc-sounds like all the prospective clients are cheapskates like...
I agree Evely-"I still go on the theory that "if it looks interesting, it's valuable at least to me." -it's the blasted mystery that always hooks me.
That happened to me the first year I did Ebay,but I didn't cancel the order (lost a ton of $). Since I'd accepted the Sniper's offer-I thought it...
Divas-Have fun playing with your camera,I'm a techno-twit & even my pics got better ! PS-You should be able to lighten & sharpen up the image in...
I'm heeding Libris' 'tough love' advice too ! I've purchased tons of old horse s***-damned if I know why ?
'Crossing Brooklyn Ferry' by Whitman https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45470/crossing-brooklyn-ferry
100 years hence and not quite perfect yet.
Doug-Just curious,were you one of the first group let into the sale,or was this hat a 'sleeper' ?
I'd seen them around occasionally and thought them handsome.They're nicely molded.I think mine's one of the 1950's thru early 70's,but haven't...
"There are a number of examples of African American artists and performers who found greater acceptance in Europe than at home." Total Ditto...
Now don't be goin' an smokin' that stuff Whit-that Yak yurine'll scramble yer noggin...and don't go feedin' it to the Lotto machine neither !
Found this online (Beware,haven't quadruple-checked this factoid yet)-"Picasso's interest in African art was sparked partly by Henri Matisse who...
Interesting huh Johnny-it's abt 7" by 9",I might cut down an old frame and hang it on the wall.
Antique Sombreros are good money in the hat world.
Here's a photo of Walt Whitman and Peter Doyle.Doyle was Walt's companion until Walt died in 1892.This looks to have been taken in the 1860's.Look...
He's awesome ! I love frogs and had one of these squeaker toys years ago- [ATTACH]
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