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How to Find Antique Furniture

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Find Antique Furniture

If you wish to collect antique furniture, be prepared for Saturday shopping trips and many a Sunday spent reading classified ads in the newspaper and on your computer via the Internet. Finding the perfect piece that is not only a collectible, but will become a part of your home, will take time.

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    Difficulty:
    Moderate

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    Things You'll Need

    • Antiques
    • Arts And Antiques
    • Joy Of Collecting Subscription
    • Newspaper Subscriptions
    • Internet Access
      • 1

        Study the market firsthand. Take along a knowledgeable friend and visit antique shops, shows, museums, flea markets and auctions.

      • 2

        Carefully inspect pieces and ask questions.

      • 3

        Read the classified ad section of your daily newspaper. People who are interested in selling pieces will advertise.

      • 4

        Check the classified ad section of your Internet server. America Online, for example, has a hobby channel that includes a link to classified ads from people trying to sell antiques.

      • 5

        Enter chat sites for antique collectors. AOL, again, has a link to chat rooms of this variety on its hobby channel.

      • 6

        Place requests on Internet message boards and periodically read the messages on the boards from others. You might find a gem among the rough.

      • 7

        Visit Web sites like Antiques Oronoco (antiques-oronoco.com). These have an abundance of information concerning collecting and links to all sorts of sites that can teach you as well as help you find items you want to buy.

      • 8

        Visit the eBay, which has listings of all sorts of items people are trying to sell and gives you a way to bid for them.

      • 9

        Resist buying the first item you see.

      • 10

        Get a detailed receipt when you do buy. Besides the traditional information, have the seller describe the antique, in writing, as it was represented to you.

      • 11

        Beware of the word "style" in advertising and on a receipt; it can be interpreted to mean that you have been given notice that the piece is a reproduction and not an original.

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