DON'T BE FOOLED BY SELLERS USING QUESTIONABLE SALES TACTICS - BE CAREFUL! SUCH GLASS is NOT AUTHENTIC MURANO or ITALIAN or VENETIAN Or ROMAN GLASS HOW TO IDENTIFY FAKE MURANO GLASS An important warning to...
General Considerations. Stamps Some packaging materials, such as those plastic sacks/bags dont provide a good surface for stamps to adhere to. This can mean you, or the post office can apply a stamp, and it...
As I have been in the towing, towbar and trailer trade for over 20 years (Autowbars BFD) I hope to pass on some information. If buying used the 1st item to check is the structure of the trailer. Many may have...
THIS IS A GENERAL INFORMATION GUIDE ONLY AND IN MOST CASES WILL BE LIMITED TO GPO ‘BRITISH POST OFFICE’ EQUIPMENT IF YOU FIND THIS GUIDE HELPFUL, PLEASE VOTE NOTES ON BUYING TELEPHONES SOME COMMON SENSE IS...
It's well known that when many women want to cheer themselves up they buy shoes. I don't know the statistics but I imagine the ladies shoe category on e bay gets more than it's fair share of 'hits' by women...
What a sad world it has become when an institution such as Ebay that was built on trust is becoming a victim of its own success and its members have to start watching out for these twisted individuals who are...
Antique clocks The term " Antique " does cover a very large grey area as to date of manufacture or origin of any clock. Personally I would class antique as before 1920. Antique clocks come in a very large...
A question I am often asked is "How can I tell if the backlight or inverter has failed on my laptop/monitor as I can only just make out an image?" The answer is that there are several causes of a dim display...
1780 Maria Theresa (Theresia) Thaler First Things First The first thing to note about these coins is that they were not struck in 1780, but have been issued ever since, as an official restrike by the Austrian...
This guide is intended to give a brief outline of the history of the pocket watch, from its beginnings in the 16th century, up until the early part of the 20th century. It covers the technical development and...