I've moved!

I have been doing this blog now for several years, and I have learned a ton along the way.  I have now come to the conclusion that I needed a change.

With great excitement, I would love to say that I have moved!  I have a new website called wisdomlaneantiques.com, which can be seen here.

I will be leaving this blog active so that all of the wonderful posts that I have done can still be enjoyed.  I hope that I will see you at the new website!

Merry Christmas!

I hope that everyone has a wonderful day, and that you get everything that you asked Santa for!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Happy New Year!

As 2015 begins, I invite you to visit my store Wisdom Lane on Etsy (which can be seen here).  I also want you to see what's I have for sale on eBay as well, which can be seen here.

My goal for the new year is to continue to offer  the best variety of items at reasonable prices.

My hope and wish is that the New Year brings each and every one of you good health, smiles, and of course, good shopping!

My New Mailing List For Wisdom Lane Antiques

While you’ll always find great news on collecting, sales, etc. here at the blog, I also wanted a way to interact with my customers directly.  So I put together the quick and simple mailing list.

The form is only three questions long, and it will make sure that the latest news on sales and specials here at Wisdom Lane will be sent straight to your inbox.

The best part of the form is that you get a chance to tell me what you’re looking for—what you collect, and what’s on your wish list.  When one of your dream items comes up for sale, I’ll email you the link to the item’s listing.

Thanks in advance for signing up—I’m looking forward to a fantastic year at Wisdom Lane!

Welcome To Wisdom Lane

I'm John, a lifelong junker.  The first time I ever bid at auction was when I was about nine years old, for a piece of graniteware—and from that moment, I was hooked.

Through my teens and twenties, I continued to collect:  Depression glass, Carnival glass, coins, prints, primitives, Fenton, lamps, games...if it had some age to it, I loved it.

Below: one of the many places I love to shop

I also read everything I could about the field; I took the correspondence course through the Asheford Institute of Antiques; I joined the American Numismatic Association and the Antique and Collectibles National Association.

I'm now making my lifelong passion my full-time job.  I'm now going to put my years of knowledge to use by selling antiques online.  I'll be showing pictures of my adventures buying up new pieces, and I'll be showing off what I've found—and what will be listed for sale on sites like eBay.

I can't wait to get started, and am thrilled to have new readers along for this ride.  In fact, I'd love to hear from you!  I want to put up plenty of informative pieces on antiques and collectibles...if you've got a piece you'd like some information on, shoot me an email (see the "Contact" page)!  I'd love to feature you and your item here on the blog.

And now, I'm off to find a great estate sale to kick off this new enterprise...More soon...