The Complete Idiot's Guide to Collectibles, 2E

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Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-04-09
Publisher(s): DK Publishing, Inc.
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Summary

It seems that everyone is collecting something these days. But more starting out aren't sure how to build, care for and sell items or collections. You need "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying and Selling Collectibles, 2nd edition" to help sort out all of the details. The new edition will focus on the hottest collectibles and traditional favorites.

Author Biography

Laurie Rozakis, Ph.D., comes from a long line of collectors. She and her family have a collection of 20,000 comic books, as well as stamps, coins, antique jewelry, books, china crystal, and fine art. As a professor, writer, and collector for more than 20 years, she knows exactly how to help you build your collection!

Table of Contents

Part 1: Why Is There a Boom in Collectibles? 1(2)
It's Mine...I Saw It First!---the Mania to Collect
3(8)
The Brass Ring
11(8)
If Someone Makes It, Someone Else Collects It
19(12)
Part 2: Buying and Selling Like a Pro 29(58)
Shop 'Till You Drop
31(14)
Hey, Big Spender
45(8)
Buy, Buy
53(8)
Treasures and Turnips: Selling Your Collectibles
61(14)
CyberShopping: Buying and Selling Online
75(14)
Part 3: Paper Chase 87(64)
Pulp (Non) Fiction
89(10)
Card-Carrying Collectors
99(14)
Not-So-Funny Papers: Comic Books
113(12)
Tried and True: Collecting Stamps and Coins
125(14)
Money Makes the World Go Round
139(12)
Part 4: Feathering the Nest 151(68)
Cute, Cuddly, and Costly: Collectible Stuffed Toys
153(12)
Fun and Games
165(12)
Home Sweet Collectible
177(16)
Book Learnin'
193(12)
China and Crystal Collectibles
205(14)
Part 5: Master of Arts: Photographs, Prints, and Paintings 219(36)
Say Cheese, Please: Photographs
221(10)
Some Day My Prints Will Come: Prints and Lithographs
231(10)
Pretty as a Picture: Drawings and Paintings
241(14)
Part 6: All That Glitters Isn't Gold---but It's Probably Collectible 255(26)
Putting on the Glitz: Collecting Jewelry
257(14)
Heavy Metal
271(10)
Part 7: Taking Care of Business 281(44)
Inventory and Insure
283(12)
Spit and Polish
295(12)
Appendixes
A Future Collectibles
307(6)
B Further Reading
313(12)
Index 325

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