“You are Only as Good as Your Books – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – December 2003 By Ed Welch In the 1970s Manny Goldman and I wrote antique- and art-related articles for the Central Maine Morning Sentinel. The pay was notoriously low considering that many of my articles filled […]
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Guess What Article for November 2003 The Journal of Antiques & Collectibles By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” In the three years of this column’s existence, we’ve never been accused of hang-ups – until this month’s GUESS WHAT. What we have is something that thrives primarily as a hang-up, even though it can function just […]
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Hearth to Hearth: The American Turkey and Thanksgiving – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – November 2003 by Alice Ross If there is one food that sets Thanksgiving apart from all other holiday feasts, it must be the turkey. The bird closely tied to the New World and to many tiers of American history, and our culture […]
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“At eBay Prices” – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – By Ed Welch The term “at eBay prices” has become synonymous with the term “discount retailing.” Discount retailing works well for large retail sellers, like Wal-Mart, because they can order a huge supply of popular items at a lower price […]
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Are Search Engines Too Expensive for Small Businesses? – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – By Ed Welch Five years ago, search engine services were free to businesses large and small. I, for one, could never figure out how a search engine company could stay in business while giving away […]
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Guess What Article for October 2003 The Journal of Antiques & Collectibles By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” When we talk about cutting edge design, we’re particularly referencing this month’s GUESS WHAT with its sleek lines and Slimfast diet profile. Mike Goodman, the “King of Stuff,” has done it again – coming up with this […]
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Hearth to Hearth: Election Cake – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – October 2003 By Alice Ross The day we go to the polls is possibly the most definitive of America’s special days. From the very first Election Day, just after the War of Independence, we proclaimed our devotion to something that had not appeared in major […]
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Guess What Article for September 2003 The Journal of Antiques & Collectibles By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” It’s got shape, it’s got form, and it’ll probably have you going in circles – but isn’t that what we do normally? Intrigue and curiosity are our specialties, and this month’s GUESS WHAT won’t let you down. […]
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Hearth to Hearth: Food at the Tavern – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – September 2003 By Alice Ross Before the current age of entertainment, taverns in the 18th and early 19th centuries were the important social centers of most communities. They provided the men of most communities a place to gather for drinking, celebrations, catching up […]
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Make Money Advertising Your Antiques Business – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – By Ed Welch Antiques dealers need two types of advertising, “wanted to buy” and “wanted to sell.” “Wanted to buy” ads and “wanted to sell” ads are fundamentally different from one another: They are worded differently and […]