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Month: July 2020
Are All Collectibles Really Collectible?
Generally speaking, collectibles are mass-manufactured items made and marketed for the express purpose of being collected. Usually, they serve no purpose aside from filling an otherwise empty china or curio cabinet, but that never seems to stop folks from buying them. If you’re buying a collectible because you really like it, more power to you. … Read more
Men’s Trinket and Tool Box Items
As a longtime antiques dealer and estate liquidator, I’ve had the unique, and often humbling, privilege to dig through the very personal effects of many people both alive and deceased. Having done this so many times, I’ve come to see how similar folks tend to be in their personal lives, despite how different they can … Read more
Are Your Valuable Antiques Rotting Away?
As a high-volume antiques dealer, the vast majority of what RIAM sells comes out of homes. Our staff makes multiple house calls a week, and many of the people we visit are senior citizens or folks nearing retirement age. People have lots of reasons to decide to sell. Sometimes it’s to downsize or to liquidate … Read more
Your Cedar Closet May Be a Goldmine
If you were born between the 1940s and 70s, chances are that at some point in your youth you enjoyed wearing the fashion of the times. Looking back at old photos of ourselves, it can be hard to imagine what we were thinking when we chose some of those outfits, but at the time they … Read more
Selling Sports-related Items
Americans love sports more than any other pastime. Whether it’s attending games, playing them, or armchair quarterbacking, nearly half of all Americans call themselves sports fans. Needless to say, with that many sports enthusiasts out there, sports-related objects are among the most popular of all collectible items that are bought and sold. Furthermore, the odds … Read more
Your Asian Antiques May Be Valuable
As Americans who think that 1492 was a long time ago, it can be difficult to imagine a country where the same race and culture of its people have continuously developed and evolved over nearly 5,000 years of recorded history (not to mention thousands of more years of evidence of prehistoric development). But such is … Read more
Which Ceramic Figurines are Valuable?
The art of creating figurines out of various types of clay goes back many thousands of years, but the ones made in the 19th and 20th centuries are most likely what you’ll find in your own home. Ceramic figurines were produced throughout Europe in the 19th century, but by the 20th century, other countries, including … Read more
Are Old Musical Instruments Worth Anything?
Musical instruments date back to prehistoric times. Musicologists have records of groups in China playing orchestral music as early as the 4th century CE. Through the ages since, countless billions of people have enriched their lives, and the lives of others, by playing music. In all that time, much has changed in the world of … Read more
Are Your Antique Tools Worth Anything?
The use of tools has separated us from other species since the dawn of humanity. Anthropologists tell us that each advance in the sophistication of man’s tools contributes to our continuing evolution. No wonder collectors have such a fascination with old tools. These artifacts give us incredible insight into how we’ve changed and grown as … Read more
Is Your China Valuable?
Among the most common items to find their way to the second-hand market are sets of china. While that’s not surprising considering that most folks own multiple sets of dishes, what might surprise you is just how few of these sets ever sell, at any price. It’s the old story of supply and demand. Most … Read more