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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 352567, member: 5833"]I occasionally feel like a predator when I about steal something from a private individual who's selling an inherited cameo they do not want & know nothing about. But I have worked hard at gaining the knowledge that lets me spot such things, and, as has already been said, the same knowledge is available to one & all.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have absolutely no compunction about getting a deal on a hardstone cameo represented & priced as plastic when the seller is a professional who puts GIA after their name.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do virtually all my buying on line. One thing I do sometimes is search for common typos: corral for coral; angle for angel (as in angle skin corral). I pay attention to the input/output of search functions: does entering 'cameo' also turn up listings for 'cameos'?; it may not. I take note of how sellers of cameos who really do not know which words to use in the title tend to describe them. I have a handful of equally knowledgeable competitors in the market. I have figured out which search I run regularly has most often turned up treasures they appear to have overlooked. I have a ton of things on my watch list (so glad they took off the 200 item cap) I have no intention of buying, to see the results & keep a feel for the market.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 352567, member: 5833"]I occasionally feel like a predator when I about steal something from a private individual who's selling an inherited cameo they do not want & know nothing about. But I have worked hard at gaining the knowledge that lets me spot such things, and, as has already been said, the same knowledge is available to one & all. I have absolutely no compunction about getting a deal on a hardstone cameo represented & priced as plastic when the seller is a professional who puts GIA after their name. I do virtually all my buying on line. One thing I do sometimes is search for common typos: corral for coral; angle for angel (as in angle skin corral). I pay attention to the input/output of search functions: does entering 'cameo' also turn up listings for 'cameos'?; it may not. I take note of how sellers of cameos who really do not know which words to use in the title tend to describe them. I have a handful of equally knowledgeable competitors in the market. I have figured out which search I run regularly has most often turned up treasures they appear to have overlooked. I have a ton of things on my watch list (so glad they took off the 200 item cap) I have no intention of buying, to see the results & keep a feel for the market.[/QUOTE]
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