| In today's world, everything that's old can be | | | | they buy or inherit will escalate in value as time goes |
| described as antiques and generally speaking that's | | | | by. That is what antique collection is all about. |
| quite true. A product is considered to be an antique if | | | | There are two main principles that apply when |
| it is over a hundred years old or is rare enough to | | | | collecting an antique: The first is to know everything |
| have some value. In other words, these are old items | | | | that you can about the antique that interests you |
| that are in limited supply. | | | | and second is to obtain them at the lowest possible |
| An antique is something collectible. It may be a piece | | | | price. Doing so will not only give you satisfaction and |
| of antique furniture that you want to collect to | | | | enjoyment, but at the same time you will also be |
| enhance the look of a room, or a piece of antique | | | | assured that your investment will appreciate in value. |
| pottery to decorate a corner cupboard, or some | | | | Some people only developed an interest in antique |
| antique books, antique camera and photographs, | | | | because they inherited an item or a whole house full |
| antique jewelry, antique money, antique car, antique | | | | of antique from a relative. The dollar signs started to |
| clocks, or antique watches that you want to hand | | | | appear and they began their hunt for some antique |
| down to your grandchildren but the items must be | | | | appraisals and antique auction. But what most failed |
| rare enough to be considered an antique. The others | | | | to consider is that much of what Great Grandmother |
| are just secondhand goods junk. Most people have a | | | | had is probably just junk, unless she was a seasoned |
| common misconception about an antique: the older | | | | collector who's into antique restoration or an expert |
| they look, the more antique they must be. | | | | in antique appraisals. |
| Appearance has nothing to do with it, just because a | | | | It's true that people could have bought a piece of |
| piece looks like it came out of grandma's attic does | | | | furniture to decorate their home a long time ago and |
| not necessarily mean that it's an antique. The value | | | | that furniture, if it were of fine quality, would now be |
| of an antique is based on demand due to suitability | | | | worth something. But only a professional appraiser |
| and limited supply. | | | | can guarantee that, and appraising costs about |
| Most people become fascinated in an antique for two | | | | $100-150 an hour. So if you are keen on bringing you |
| reasons; either they have an interest in collecting | | | | item in an antique auction and contemplating about |
| antique purely for personal enjoyment and are willing | | | | asking someone how much an item is worth, be |
| to shell out money for antique restoration or they | | | | prepared to shell out a few bucks for the |
| inherited it from a family member. The most common | | | | information. Appraisers charge so much because they |
| are antique pottery, antique car, antique furniture, | | | | shoulder the lion's share for insurance companies and |
| antique books, antique camera and photographs, | | | | lawyers settling estates. Although appraising is not an |
| antique clocks, antique money, antique jewelry and | | | | exact science, it still requires an appraiser to do lots |
| antique watches. However they came about it, | | | | of research and then prepare a detailed report that's |
| everyone wants to be sure of one thing that what | | | | acceptable in a court of law. |