We've all been there - you go to an online auction on eBay or a similar web site, intending to place a bid and then bam, at the last second someone else swoops in with a "sniper" program and steals the bid out from under you. It's unfair, but there is nothing you can do about it. However, if you were to work with live online auctions, you will have a fair shot at getting the object that you are interested in. Plus, you may...more
Antique auctions online are set to grow exponentially over the next few years and if you let yourself be left out of the loop, insisting that only a traditional auction will do for your buying needs, you're going to be missing out on some great antiques. If you've never heard of such an auction, allow us to be the first to explain to you exactly how it works.Different Types of Online AuctionsThere are several flavors of...more
Whatever it is that you happen to enjoy collecting, be it old teddy bears, ancient coins or even cow themed tea kettles, you know that antique auctions are a prime location for many of the objects in your collection. However, what we bet you didn't know is that antique auctions online are an even better place to find such objects.Finding Unusual ObjectsIn the movie National Treasure, Ben Gates, the character played by Nicolas Cage, is able to gain access to the National Archives by sending the director an unusual gift. He sends her a campaign button from one of President George Washington's election campaigns, the only one she happens to be missing in her personal collection of such buttons. The button was, of course, an extreme example of looking for rather singular objects that one may not be able to find at the corner store.While the movie never mentions how he got it, one could well imagine that Mr. Gates would have laid his hands on such an object by locating it at an antiques auction. He would have been able to place a bid for an unusual object and gotten his hands on a piece of history. However, if the auction didn't happen to be local to his...more
If you've never heard of a live bid online auction, then you need to take a moment to read this introductory paragraph. Otherwise, feel free to skip ahead to the good stuff where we'll tell you all about how to make such auctions work for you and for your personal interests. Now, if you're still with us, we'll...more
Bidding on antiquarian books at live online auctions is sometimes a bit difficult. That's because unlike many other objects that you might want to bid on, you are relying on the seller's description rather than actually seeing the books for yourself. So how can you tell for certain that what you are getting is the real thing...more
Antique auctions online, like any other business, have their own peculiar bits of unique words and phrases that you may not be familiar with if you don't usually bid on such auctions and especially if you don't buy antiques very often. Therefore, we decided to put together this simple guide to the language of antiques and online auctions which should allow you to more easily find your way around the various offerings that exist out there.Online AuctionUnlike a traditional auction, an online auction is one which is held entirely online. There are numerous formats that these kinds of auctions can take, including things like silent auctions such as eBay and live auctions.Traditional AuctionWhen people think of an auction, this is what they usually imagine - a room somewhere with various objects for sale and a person standing in the front calling bids for the things for sale. The price keeps going up until no one else wants to bid and then the item is sold to the highest bidder.Silent AuctionA traditional silent auction is a situation where various objects are laid out on tables along with a list to be filled in with a bidder number and a bid. The bids can...more
Finding the biggest bargains at a live online auction should be a simple matter, however it can sometimes get involved. You see, live online auctions work much the way traditional auctions work. They are based on clearing out homes or...more
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