Art auction houses can acquire merchandise to sell at auction via consignment, complete estate or estates, excess or unsold stock from artist collections, galleries and private sellers. Continue Reading »

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Some may consider stamp collection and trading as a mundane pastime and that couldn’t be further from the truth. Philatelic auctions and online sales of rare stamps can be fiercely battled and incredible prices reached with some Australian stamps reaching the $100,000’s and overseas prices in the millions have often been reached. Continue Reading »

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There are many services online offering gold & rare coin sales, currency auctions and heritage coin auctions along with traditional auction room sales, and it is also worth checking with national and state mints that offer regular sales of sets and occasional collection sales. Continue Reading »

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With a lot of antique auctions beauty and value can be in the eye of the beholder (or bidder!). Possibly the most important duty when buying expensive antiques is validating there authenticity. This can be via documentation provided ( which needs to be authenticated itself) or via industry professionals. Continue Reading »

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