The light-a-candle value
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Light-a-candle value refers to the extremely steep price at which a collectible is sometimes purchased by an unsuspecting buyer. The value does not push a collecting category's price. Instead, it promotes negative public perceptions concerning the pricing of such collectibles.
Publication Name: Antiques & Collecting Magazine
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1084-0818
Year: 1996
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What is the right price?
Article Abstract:
No right price exists for collectibles. A person's buying skills thus determines whether a piece is a good buy or not. To avoid feeling frustrated, the best attitude to take in buying collectibles is to make a purchase and refrain dwelling on whether it was a bargain.
Publication Name: Antiques & Collecting Magazine
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1084-0818
Year: 1996
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Thanks for making my case for me
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The role of the Internet in the antiques trade and meaning of overused words such as "rare" to describe collectible items is discussed in a letter received by a commentator on the antiques business.
Publication Name: Antiques & Collecting Magazine
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1084-0818
Year: 2000
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