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<p>[QUOTE="mmarco102, post: 425525, member: 8289"]Be careful, ebay is generally not at wholesale prices. You will often see hallmarks being thrown out left and right like hot cakes unjustly, often by members that dont know a thing or don’t do their due diligence. Others just dont care. This often lead to liget buyers getting scared off and confused. It falls in line with surfing the interent in, know your source before you jump in.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am new to this too, and while I could write books upon books as to mistakes I have made, I am not trying to put myself through school so I chaulk them up to scraps and bruises, like falling off a bicycle after taking the training wheels off.</p><p><br /></p><p>The best advice I can offer is, if you want to make money, you need to understand the true value in “always buy lowest, and sell highest, but sell at all cost” else you will own a lot of stuff you dont need.</p><p><br /></p><p>And last but not least, what I am rapidly learning while dabbing into the antique/vintage world, copies look really very beautiful to your eyes, until you see the original. If you are going to buy something to sell from a well known artist or hallmark item, it really should be a piece of art and quality. That is the reason they have stood the test of time in the first place.</p><p><br /></p><p>[Edit] estate sale are often a great place to buy old beautiful antiques and vintage at awsome prices. Preivious owners often take much better care of their antique collectibles than their own children <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>All IMHO</p><p>Best of luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mmarco102, post: 425525, member: 8289"]Be careful, ebay is generally not at wholesale prices. You will often see hallmarks being thrown out left and right like hot cakes unjustly, often by members that dont know a thing or don’t do their due diligence. Others just dont care. This often lead to liget buyers getting scared off and confused. It falls in line with surfing the interent in, know your source before you jump in. I am new to this too, and while I could write books upon books as to mistakes I have made, I am not trying to put myself through school so I chaulk them up to scraps and bruises, like falling off a bicycle after taking the training wheels off. The best advice I can offer is, if you want to make money, you need to understand the true value in “always buy lowest, and sell highest, but sell at all cost” else you will own a lot of stuff you dont need. And last but not least, what I am rapidly learning while dabbing into the antique/vintage world, copies look really very beautiful to your eyes, until you see the original. If you are going to buy something to sell from a well known artist or hallmark item, it really should be a piece of art and quality. That is the reason they have stood the test of time in the first place. [Edit] estate sale are often a great place to buy old beautiful antiques and vintage at awsome prices. Preivious owners often take much better care of their antique collectibles than their own children ;) All IMHO Best of luck.[/QUOTE]
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