The ABCs of Collecting Online [Mass Market Paperback]

Ray Boileau (Author), Carolyn Cook (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 20, 1999

If you love antiques or collectibles and aren't completely sure about how the Internet works, this book will be the best investment you ever make. Whether you collect Beanie Babies or sell fine antiques, through the auctions, shops and catalogues on the Internet you will have access to more collectibles and antiques than with years of searching through traditional channels. In clear, understandable, everyday English, this book leads you through the steps to becoming comfortable with buying and selling on the net. Let the whole world be your marketplace!

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Ray Boileau is uniquely qualified to present this information in an easy-to-understand format, having spent 18 years buying and selling antiques and collectibles, 25 years working with computers, and possessing a working knowledge of journalism that began with editing his high school newspaper.

From the Author

My love of antiques started when my grandmother handed me three small yellow dishes and said simply "I want you to have these". She must have known something I didn't, because after researching them further I found them to be depression glass, and I was hooked. I currently manage two booths, one in Williamsburg, Virginia and one in Hancock, Maryland and, of course, sell on the Internet, with eBay being my personal favorite.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Hobby House Pr Inc; 1 edition (February 20, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087588542X
• ISBN-13: 978-0875885421
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,575,120 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Should rename the title: "About computers and the Internet", October 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The ABCs of Collecting Online (Mass Market Paperback)

I found this book very disappointing, and the title is misleading. I thought I was going to learn all about collecting online and finding, buying and selling collectibles and antiques. Instead, there is detailed blow by blow descriptions about computers, how to choose internet providers, internet language, etc. There are nice pictures of antiques and collectibles, but they don't pertain to the author's discussions, and I felt they were used as fillers and fluff just to get enough pages in the book. This book would be good for the complete novice who has NEVER touched a computer or the Internet.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I totally agree with the first reviewer, February 27, 2004

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Joann Massey (Raleigh, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The ABCs of Collecting Online 2 (Revised edition) (Paperback)

The book doesn't tell how to sell or make money like the cover implies,and the information is very basic at best,and is for a complete beginner at auctions and computer use

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good idea, but not enough went into it., September 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The ABCs of Collecting Online (Mass Market Paperback)

I got the impression that the idea for this book came together too fast and it went out on the market not well researched enough. Instead of all the technical information, tell me where to go on the web to find collectibles. When I saw the title I had high hopes but it told me what I already know. The pictures were nice but low-quality resolution and really didn't add much to collecting online. Too costly for what it offers.