Hunting for Artifacts and Antiques6908114
Treasure hunting has been my life for decades now. Of course, I do not mean treasure hunting like Indiana Jones or some pirate's hidden chest of gold. I hunt for antiques and artifacts and while my search does not take me to faraway exotic lands, I do discover myself in some interesting locations. And whilst I have not gotten rich, I have discovered numerous valuable items.
In the starting, my treasure hunting started at local antique shops. One thing I quickly found is that antiquing is a globe all to itself. First off, I soon realized that I needed a tremendous quantity of knowledge to know what was beneficial and what was simply old junk. Many on-line sources can educate you on the most sought after products and make you more informed as to what is really collectible. Of course, no one is going to turn out to be an expert at all of the myriad categories and person items that people collect, but good resources will give you at least a broad concept of what to appear for when looking for antiques and artifacts.
The next factor I discovered is that antique dealers do not like to be treated as although they are running a big yard sale. These people invest a great deal of time filling their shops with what they consider to be valuable and worthy products. If you stroll in and offer a couple dollars for something that is clearly valuable, you may discover your self unable to buy anything. Antique dealers are severe about their things and do not like to be insulted. Negotiation is typical and totally acceptable, but try to do so from a win-win perspective.
Antiquing is fun and extremely fascinating, but it certainly does require a depth of understanding to have genuine achievement. So I do some hunting for real buried treasure pretty regularly. Like I said, I do not go into the jungles or ancient ruins hunting for valuables - I just go to my garage, grab my metal detector, and merely select a spot to scan. I have found old Civil War artifacts like bullets and buttons and of course lots of change and jewelry. Frequently although, I use nothing but my eyes to hunt for artifacts like arrowheads, pottery shards, and uniform badges. All it generally requires is a bit of research on historical sites and of course, a lot of patience. You would be shocked at how valuable some thing as easy as a piece of Native American pottery can be to a museum.
