Hunting for Artifacts and Antiques4918931
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 whilst my search does not take me to faraway exotic lands, I do discover myself in some interesting locations. And whilst I have not gotten wealthy, I have discovered numerous beneficial products.
In the starting, my treasure hunting began at local antique shops. One thing I quickly found is that antiquing is a globe all to itself. First off, I quickly realized that I required a tremendous amount of knowledge to know what was beneficial and what was merely old junk. Many on-line sources can educate you on the most sought after items and make you more informed as to what is truly collectible. Of course, no 1 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 searching for antiques and artifacts.
The next factor I found is that antique dealers do not like to be treated as although they are operating a large yard sale. These people spend a great deal of time filling their shops with what they think about to be valuable and worthy items. If you walk in and offer a couple dollars for some thing that is clearly valuable, you may discover your self unable to buy something. Antique dealers are serious about their things and do not like to be insulted. Negotiation is typical and completely acceptable, but attempt to do so from a win-win viewpoint.
Antiquing is enjoyable and very interesting, but it certainly does require a depth of knowledge to have genuine achievement. So I do some hunting for genuine buried treasure fairly frequently. Like I stated, I do not go into the jungles or ancient ruins hunting for valuables - I just go to my garage, grab my metal detector, and simply choose a spot to scan. I have discovered 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 takes is a bit of research on historical sites and of course, a lot of patience. You would be surprised at how valuable something as easy as a piece of Native American pottery can be to a museum.
