Before you buy a Montblanc pen on eBay can you be sure that it isn't a counterfeit? Here are some tips to help you avoid losing money to someone who is selling counterfeits. When you are looking for a specific...
You've just bought a Clarice Cliff from an antiques fair and are eager to make some money on eBay. How do you know whether it is genuine or counterfeit? This is a general guide to some of the common pitfalls....
This guide is intended to help eBayers opening an eBay shop to get the maximum benefit as quickly as possible. The topics covered are:1) Opening your shop and Branding your eBay Identity 2) Shop Inventory...
Getting Exposure for an Ebay shop is hard enough as it is so i thought id write a few things that could help you get a bit more exposure Shop items listed as shop inventory only come up in searches if less...
HOW TO AVOID FRAUDSTERS AND NON-PAYERS I have recently been recieving many Emails from potentialy fraudulent ebayers. I once recieved a so called email from Paypal saying my account had been hacked and they...
Having been duped to bid on a fake Mulberry Annie bag and won it, I decided to write a guide to help buyers spot fakes and save themselves from heartache. Look out for the followings in a genuine Annie bag:...
Packing notes for 78rpm records Don't restrict your market by making 78rpm records a collection only lot when with a little care you could pack and post them safely! As a collector who buys and sells 78s on...
There are so many rock-bottom bargains on eBay, especially with jewellery items, that it's all too easy to lose sight of what you're actually bidding on and buying. There's fine jewellery and there's costume...
Plastic collectables Most collectors of vintage plastics really know their subject. Labelling any and every old plastic item as “Bakelite ” and hoping for the best is a certain recipe for grief, angry buyers...
I was asked by one of the Stamp Collecting magazines to write an article about collecting signed First Day, WW2 other signed covers. This was published in mid 2006 and judging by the feedback proved useful to...