The Right to be Wrong in Business – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – March 2007 By Ed Welch I jealously guard my right to be wrong. When I make a mistake, I do not give credit for that mistake to the government, a slow business cycle, social conditions, the […]
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Guess What Article for February 2007 By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” What’s a half-baked scalloped, 3-sided wooden crumb tray with a manual hinged cutting arm doing in a GUESS WHAT situation? We were wondering the same. Fifteen minutes of fame? Possibly, but since the usage is so intriguingly functional, we decided it definitely belongs. […]
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The Business of Managing Vendors – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2007 By Ed Welch The business that is the antique trade is divided into two major parts – buying and selling. Both of these parts must be managed in order to achieve the best business results. I […]
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Guess What Article for January 2007 By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” What do you do if you invent something that looks and functions like an inanimate piece of cast iron, resembling a fancy manhole cover in heat? You send it to GUESS WHAT to try to inject some semblance of intrigue; jazz it up […]
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Money Making Techniques – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – January 2007 By Ed Welch Developing a business plan is the best method of creating a profitable antique business. Many practices and procedures go into making a business plan. Items to be considered include: what kind of antiques will I […]
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Guess What Article for December 2006 By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” Whoever said this column doesn’t respect holiday tradition has only to click on to our website to check out last year’s Guess What. To be proven wrong, you’ll find a cross-reference to one Buck Carson, friend, discerning collector and concerned citizen – who […]
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Guess What Article for November 2006 By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” You know how lame we can get when Guess What tries to be seasonal. Well, it’s lame time again. We waited all year just to spring this one on you – our captive readers and absorbers of visual abuse. If we don’t deserve […]
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Selling Popcorn and Shoes – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – November 2006 By Ed Welch In the early 1970s, I did a lot of business with a dealer who sold Period American Furniture. 90 percent of her stock consisted of “city-made” pieces such as highboys, chests, desks, tilt top […]
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Guess What Article for October 2006 By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” The monthly meeting of the Semantic Society will come to order. Do we have a handle for a missing object – or an object with a missing handle? We’re confident you can handle it. A piece of useless information: it’s English. We knew […]
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Studying Golf Related Collectibles – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – October 2006 By Ed Welch I have been studying golf related antiques and collectibles for more than a year. I have compiled selling records from eBay and other online auctions. I have purchased auction catalogs with realized prices and […]