How to Identify Collectible Foreign Antiques

Video Transcript

"Let's take a little look at the identification of these items. You know I talked a lot about Japan like as in made in and like made in occupied and like nip on? And that tells us how to age them? What we want to look for is there's different ways that you can identify them. Because there are different ways they were printed or labeled. But before we talk about Japan you say well what about China? Forget China. They're made in China now and you know what happens with China? You don't want to put any of that in your mouth because it's toxic. China bad. Bad toys. Don't buy China. Anyway China, if you see the word China and we can't make this more clear, don't buy it because it means it's brand new. Because everything is made in China. Everything. But what I'd like to show you is some of these labels. See here's a stamp that says Japan which you probably can see but I'm going to tell you it's in blue ink, okay. This one is so precious because it has the little price tag that says .39 cents that you got in your little market. And then there's always the paper tags. These are blue and white paper. There's also foil tags. Foil tags are very common. So the tags, the printing, the nostalgia, the price, all plays into it. And remember condition, condition is what's important."