Book or website recommendations?

[TreasureHunters]

Looking for a good book or website that will further my knowledge of antiques and collectables, is there any good ones that will help teach you, identify, values etc? thanks

 

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[duffytrash]

i haint found a place with more truthful collectors....very few egos.....and tons of knowledge....than this place...if i have a question its usually answered here....

 

[bsloan]

If you have an auction house in your area, check with the people who run it, they may know of some sites/books. I'll try and check with one of the houses here, they will be busy today due to an auction, but we'll see.

Bill

 

[diggummup]

"Book" isn't going to cut it. You need books as in plural. There are general antique and collecting books that are put out by many people. As well as specific collector books for just about everything. I have hundreds of collector books and haven't even touched the surface. You should try spending some time here- Antique Trader | Antiques Event Calendar, Antiques Auction Prices, Appraisal Values, Antiques & Collectibles News lots of info. there. Krause publications puts out many books on every genre of collecting. The kovels put out books on general collecting and price guides as well. Visiting antique shops/malls/shows will also help you familiarize yourself with many types of collectibles and antiques. There are so many things to learn and know that no one person could ever know everything there is to know about antiques and collectibles, The subject is just too broad. Find something you like in the area of antiques and collectibles and concentrate on learning all you can about it. Good luck.

 

[clovis97]

I think it is important to find the publishers and authors who are considered the authority in each field.

For instance, I've seen a million toy train books. There are tons of books about toy trains with color pictures, most often printed with outlandish prices, but Greenberg's books on Lionel, Marx and American Flyer are the gold standard within the hobby.

Never in my life have I heard anyone at a train show say "What's the Kovel price on that?" At a train show, the 'book price' that everyone refers to is Greenberg's.

In the stamp collecting field, Scott's is the authority.

Like Dig said, figure out what area you want to study, and find the authority publisher in that field.

And, before you waste a ton of cash on books, check out your local library. Even our local two horse, Podunk town library has a boat load of collector books.

 

[diggummup]

I think it is important to find the publishers and authors who are considered the authority in each field.

For instance, I've seen a million toy train books. There are tons of books about toy trains with color pictures, most often printed with outlandish prices, but Greenberg's books on Lionel, Marx and American Flyer are the gold standard within the hobby.

Never in my life have I heard anyone at a train show say "What's the Kovel price on that?" At a train show, the 'book price' that everyone refers to is Greenberg's.

In the stamp collecting field, Scott's is the authority.

Like Dig said, figure out what area you want to study, and find the authority publisher in that field.

And, before you waste a ton of cash on books, check out your local library. Even our local two horse, Podunk town library has a boat load of collector books.

That is why I mentioned specific collector books as a rule. I was thinking kovels because it would be a good general guide for someone to read for basic entry level info on a variety of antiques and collectibles. I wouldn't use it for anything specific, and I darn sure wouldn't pay attention to the prices listed in ANY book. The local library is a good source as stated. You can also go to Borders, Barnes & Noble or Books-a-Million, etc. to look at what they have, sit down with a cup of coffee and read away for hours if you like. Of course I would feel obligated to buy something myself after that, but that's just me.

 

[Sterling]

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