"Collector's Corner: Tips & Insights".

With All The Different Varieties of Jewellery Boxes, There Are a Few Things You'll Want to Consider When Purchasing a Girls Jewellery Box.   Look at their current jewellery to get an idea of style preferences - When purchasing jewellery, girls usually have a certain type of design or style they like. Some like traditional styles while others may like things a little different or modern. Keep this in mind when looking for a jewellery box. Take a look at her current jewellery collection, is it more traditional or more modern in design? This will help you get a feel for more...

Everyone Wants to Throw a Successful Garage Sale. However Exactly What Success Means is Different From Person to Person.   This article is based on the idea that a successful garage sale does two things well. 1) makes you money 2) cleans out your house and yard. Below we provide you with a collection of tips you can use to make sure you have a truly successful garage sale. You want customers to stick around and buy something, so one of the most important tips for a successful garage sale is to have an attractive display. Put a tablecloth on...

Your Toughest Decisions In Buying A Guitar, May Come Not With Your First Instrument At All, But With Your Second.   Admit it - your first time out was probably a blur, but now that you know a little bit about guitar playing and what's available out there, you face perhaps an even more daunting prospect than before: What should you choose as your next guitar? If you're still undecided, then you need some guitar buying tips. If you haven't already developed gear-lust for a certain model but are hankering for a new toy just the same, consider the following...

If The Idea of Making Money From a Hobby Appeals to You, Then You Should Consider Collecting First Edition Books.   Let me give you a real-life example. If you had bought a copy of the Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney's first collection of poetry, Death of a Naturalist, in 1999 you would have paid less than £300. Today the same book would sell for at least £1,500. Giving you the double satisfaction of owning a valuable, rare and famous book, and of making a 400% profit in under seven years. Nor is this a one-off fluke. Experienced book collectors will...

It Is Seductive, Mysterious, Addictive, It's Jade.   People have died for it. Legends surround it. A Chinese emperor once offered fifteen cities for a jade carving so small that it fits in the palm of his hand. Jade was thought to be a male stone, so naked virgins were sent to gather it from stream beds in the belief that the stone would be attracted to them. Jade has survived floods, fires, burial, and economic upheavals. Not least of all, during the past decade, some jade carvings have appreciated at a rate of nearly three thousand per cent. Another...