Tips in Picking Collectible Antiques
Antiquing, the act of shopping for antiques, is quite a fun filled activity. Truly, treasures could be found during the course of an antiquing excursion, making the whole exercise one worth one's while.
Most collectible antiques bought from an antiquing excursion could actually end up "poor investments", making purchasers regret having bought them. Before getting to this point with your purchased collectible antiques, here are some tips when it comes to picking collectible antiques.
Applying these tips into one's antiquing could actually save one from experiencing the whole "all I did was buy junk" rut most foolish antique-ers end up feeling.
Condition, Condition, Condition
Before jumping into purchasing collectible antiques, check the item's condition. Be it antique jewelry, or antique books, verifying the condition of collectible antiques is quite important.
Also, be armed with the knowledge of what you hold in your hands. For example, you now hold a copy of "The Origin of the Species" by Charles Darwin in your hands. It is in bad condition, so you just let go of it. That would be quite a big mistake to do. Try to gain as much information as you can regarding the collectible antiques you are "window shopping" for.
You don't really have to know everything about things. Just simply have a general overview of the things you'd find in an antiquing excursion. This plus a focused awareness of the item in question's condition, is sure to save you from regretting your purchase.
The Quality of Collectible Antiques
After questioning the condition of collectible antiques, focus on the quality of the items, as this factor would tell much about just what the value of the item is.
Consider this example. Bronze jewelry don't exactly have as much value as gold jewelry, but a bronze bracelet made with intricate designs would say much about the value of the item. Amulets, lockets, rings, bracelets, these are among the many things antique-ers often see for sale. Close inspection of the quality of these items could actually lead one to a real deal treasure.
The Source of Collectible Antiques
Another aspect of collectible antiques worth looking into would be to verify, as much as one can, the source of the items, if possible, inquire if there are relevant documents which come with them.
Verifying the source of these items could actually give you much more essential information regarding the item you are eyeing, giving you more "sizing-up leverage" in your decision to get it or not.
All in all, applying these three practices could make your hunt for collectible antiques one you would not regret.
