IMPORTANT UPDATES ON SIGNING EVENTS - Please note there were very few copies of Beetle the Bard signed in Edinburgh in early December, 2008. Of these, almost all the signed books had holographic stickers...
IMPORTANT UPDATES ON SIGNING EVENTS - July, 2009 - BEWARE of posters signed by HP cast and especially JK Rowling. Many posters feature signatures which aren't consistant with verified examples. This affects...
EBAY SECOND-HAND BOOK SELLERS DESCRIBING THEIR BOOKS AS 'MINT' SHOULD ALWAYS BE VIEWED WITH CAUTION. There is a standard grading that all good booksellers adhere to and Ebay booksellers should apply these...
Founded in 1775, and still in production, Aynsley China is an ideal target for collectors because of its high quality and low incidence of crazing and chipping. However, there is limited information on design...
Book Condition - terms used Below I have listed all the book terms that I know, if you you know any more please let me know and I will add them to the list. READING COPY A book in poor condition. It may be...
Buying Gold Coins from Singapore , Malaysia, Brunei or the Far East? READ THIS !! I've been a collector of stamps and coins since I was a kid and always check out on coins,stamps and banknotes, with...
Swarovski was founded in 1895 by Daniel Swarovski I. It has since developed into an international entity with numerous subsidiaries and is currently in the process of reorganizing its North American...
Art is worth what somebody will pay for it, however when it comes to buying Dali, especially on ebay, it pays to know a few simple rules: 1. Dali signed some series and didn't sign others; beware of the seller...
Through eBay I've been able to add to the collection of programmes that I had from races I attended as a spectator or marshall through the 60s and 70s, and have also been able to sell on some spares to other...
Getting started Despite what anyone else tells you, and more importantly tries to sell you, you cannot make £1000's overnight - if it was that easy everyone would do it! That said, with a little bit of...