{"product_id":"9781845284565","title":"How to Deal in Antiques","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhether you are buying and selling antiques and collectables as a profitable career or an enjoyable hobby, you'll need you know exactly what you're doing to maximise profits and discover how to avoid the tricks of the trade. That's exactly what this book will tell you: - What to buy and sell - Where to buy and how to get the best deals - Why these key selling tips will make you the most money - How to use the internet to increase profits The expert author highlights the peculiarities of the trade and warns of some of the common - and costly - mistakes that can be made. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eREVIEWS:\u003cbr\u003e\"'Astonishingly thorough' Antiques Trade Gazette 'Fiona Shoop is the Nigella Lawson of the antiques world.' BBC Radio Leicester 'The best practical introduction so far seen on buying \u0026amp; selling collectables on the internet.' www.antiquesnews.co.uk 'Probably the best book I have ever read on the subject of becoming an antiques dealer.' AllInfoAbout.com\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAUTHOR BIOG:\u003cbr\u003eTV and Radio antiques expert Fiona Shoop draws on over twenty-five years of experience in the trade to teach people how they can deal in antiques. She has her own antiques business and has written thousands of articles on antiques and collectables. Fiona has also worked as an antiques expert on TV, including Name Your Price, Boot Sale Challenge and Everything Must Go, as well as talking antiques and valuing goods on radio phone-ins, including BBC Radio Five. She also gives lectures on how to make the most of the antiques world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONTENTS:\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003ePart One - Establishing the basics\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Why do you want to be an antiques dealer?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. What type of dealer do you want to be?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. To specialise or not\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Can you afford to be a dealer?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Communications\u003cbr\u003ePart Two - Where to buy goods\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Let's start at the beginning - how much should I pay for things?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Buying tips\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Antiques fairs\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Antiques centres\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Antiques shops\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Auctions\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Markets\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Car boot sales\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Damaged pieces\u003cbr\u003ePart Three - Where to sell\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Can I sell where I want?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. How to sell\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. The importance of careful wrapping\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Antiques fairs\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Antiques centres\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Antiques shops\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Auctions\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Transport\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Safe cleaning\u003cbr\u003ePart Four -The internet\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Should I or shouldn't I?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Let's start at the very beginning\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Buying on the internet\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Selling over the internet\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Photographs on the internet\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Do I need my own website?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Do I even need the internet to be a dealer?\u003cbr\u003ePart Five - What to sell\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. What is a collectable?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. What is an antique?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Art Nouveau and Arts \u0026amp; Crafts\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Art Deco\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Furniture\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. China\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Glass\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Gold and silver\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Jewellery\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Costume jewellery\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. Lights\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. Books and ephemera\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. Childhood favourites\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14. Toys\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15. Film merchandise and pop memorabilia\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16. Pop Classics (probably not what you're thinking\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17. Tins\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18. Commemoratives\u003cbr\u003eChapter 19. Novelties\u003cbr\u003eChapter 20. Other popular areas\u003cbr\u003eChapter 21. Fads\u003cbr\u003ePart Six - Business Basics\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Tax\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Customs and excise\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Insurance\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eUseful Publications\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"How To Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038029594864,"sku":"9781845284565","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781845284565_p0.jpg?v=1763745642","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781845284565","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}