subject: More Unusual Objects Available at Antique Auctions Online [print this page] 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 Objects
In 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 town, he'd either have to travel or forget about getting his treasured object.
Online Pulls From Everywhere
The great thing about going to antique auctions online as opposed to traditional ones is that you can pull from anywhere. That means that if our Mr. Gates had found that object for sale in say Cheyenne, Wyoming, he could have either traveled down there himself, or if the auction was an online auction, simply sat at home in front of his computer and placed a bid for the precious campaign button. We know where we'd rather be and we suspect you would feel the same way - why travel when you can simply get it locally from the comfort of your home?
Potential Bargains As Well
The other thing that makes the antique auctions online model work so well for collectors of unusual objects is the fact that things may be cheaper when you purchase them from an online auction. If, for example, your hobby happens to be collecting Delft ware, the blue glazed porcelain objects from Delft in the Netherlands, you know that the place to get the best deals on Delft ware is at the source, in the Netherlands.
However, as much as you happen to love the stuff, a trip to Holland is just not in the cards right now. On the other hand, you could of course buy from your local antiques dealer who will jack up the price since Delft ware is quite unusual in your neighborhood. Then again, you could just find antique auctions online that happen to feature Delft ware, especially those in the Netherlands itself, where the prices could be significantly cheaper, thus saving you money and increasing your personal collection.
More Unusual Objects Available at Antique Auctions Online
By: William J. Walberg
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