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ATLANTA, October 30, 2008 - WorthPoint (www.worthpoint.com) announced that it has completed its acquisition of GoAntiques (www.goantiques.com), an online network for buying and selling antiques and collectibles. The combined company will have more than a half-million registered members and more than a million unique visitors per month. WorthPoint founder and CEO Will Seippel will retain […]
If you can find what the collectors are looking for, then talk of recession doesn’t figure into the equation in today’s economy. I’ve said it before, and will say it again, today: There doesn’t seem to be any lack of funds in the upper end Antique and Fine Art markets. Our industry is still very sound, and I remain very positive. Why?
THE ESTATE OF HENRY BROWNELL WILL LEAD A 450-LOT MULTI-ESTATE AUCTION PLANNED FOR OCTOBER 18 BY FONTAINE’S AUCTION GALLERY
(Pittsfield, Mass.) - A splendid period Queen Anne lowboy, made around 1750 in New Hampshire and with front ball-and-claw feet and the original brass hardware, is the expected headliner at a multi-estate sale slated […]
PART I OF THE LIVING ESTATE OF DOLORES WETTACH WILLIAMS, FORMER FASHION MODEL, ACTRESS AND THE THIRD WIFE OF BASEBALL LEGEND AND HALL-OF-FAMER TED WILLIAMS, WILL BE SOLD SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, BY KNOTTY PINE AUCTION
(West Swanzey, N.H. ) - Part I of the living estate of Dolores Wettach Williams - the third […]
As a glass seller I could tell you my secret fantasy: Glass pretends to be mint when I buy it and then it slinks off the storage boxes where it quietly develops all sorts of secret chips, cracks and assorted wear just to embarrass me. Unfortunately, this is not usually the problem. It is all […]
The West Palm Beach Antique and Collectibles show will be held over Thanksgiving weekend, the first major shopping weekend of the holiday season, November 28 - 30 at the Americraft Expo Center at the South Florida Fair in West Palm Beach. This will be a great opportunity to find unique holiday gift ideas among one […]
JMK Shows of New Jersey has acquired three Sarasota, FL area antiques and collectibles shows formerly run by Dolphin Promotions.
JMK Shows has had an eventful year so far. In the spring the Shows announced that Allison Kohler, daughter of show founders Jesse and Rona Kohler, is now the sole owner and administrator of the Shows […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 19, 2008
BURCHARD GALLERIES, INC
Sale AUGUST 24, 2008
CONTACT:
JEFF or TODD BURCHARD
(727) 821-1167
In a sale that was supposed to focus on the art of Raymond A. Whyte a last minute entry delivers the cake.
(St. Petersburg, FL) Burchard Galleries owner Jeff Burchard was confident well ahead of his August 24 sale that this would be […]
My phone is continuing to ring off the hook with people desperate to sell their belonging because of they need cash, or they think they might. This flurry of phone calls can be based on fear - the fear of not knowing what the value of their savings and property will be if this economy continues its downward spiral. The market is changing, and as buyers and sellers of antiques and fine art, we need to adjust our way of doing business to handle the change. but, this isn’t a “bad” thing. I call this time, “Oportunity Time.” And today, it’s Opportunity Time for those of us in this business and for those collectors who have the cash to buy.
Right now, in the Antiques and Fine Art Markets, we’re presented with various venues along with their associated fees that, today, have risen to unheard of levels. Auction houses today are collecting close to 50% of an item’s value in commissions and fees. They collect this amount by “double dipping” - - collecting, what I consider, out-of-line- fees from the seller, and then charging the buyer a fee for the privilege of buying. I don’t know, but I have to ask myself this: When did auction houses become part owner of your inventory or your personal belongings?
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