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(Computer Article)25 Things to Do With a Computer
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
This month's column is for those who are thinking about buying a computer but have yet to make the plunge. It also is for those who bought a computer but have not used it for much more than playing solitaire. Here are 25 things you ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Inventory and Photo Programs
Inventory and Photo Programs
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
An upgraded antiques dealer program and a photo editor are discussed this
month.
Dealer Software
This column has spent more time reviewing software for dealers than any other
type. Perhaps that is justified because the majority of e-mail that I receive asks for
advice ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Dealer Software Labels
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
The most frequent e-mail this column gets is questions about software for dealers. The second most frequent is questions about label-making programs.
A lot of the questions are about Labels Unlimited by Softkey International, which we reviewed in the November 1994 issue. Many readers must ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Digital Cameras
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
This column has said very little about digital cameras because they have developed so quickly. For several years, any camera one purchased would be obsolete and overpriced within a month or two. The field, however, has settled down. It is possible to buy a good ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Software for Hand-Helds
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
Before discussing more programs for hand-held computers, here is an update on digital cameras.
Cameras and Old Computers
Digital cameras for antiquers were discussed in the September 2003 issue. It was pointed out that users of older computers that were built for Windows 95 have ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Making Labels
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
If mail is any indicator, software for making labels is of interest to many readers. Labels Unlimited was reviewed in the November 1994 issue of M.A.D. Almost a decade later e-mail is still being received about this product. It is often from readers who have ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Business Plannning
Business Planning
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
Suppose, after years of collecting, a couple takes early retirement to open an antiques shop. A dealer with a healthy entrepreneurial spirit sees an opportunity to open an antiques mall. An auctioneer who has a growing clientele needs a modern office, a larger ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Web Sites
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
Nowadays almost every business has a Web site, even roadside antiques shops. Some of the best Web sites are written by professionals working with professional software. But many very good Web sites are created by amateurs with simple software. Anyone long on ambition but short ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Searches
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
Last month we discussed searches on the World Wide Web. This month Google, arguably the most popular Web search engine, will be described. First, though, there are now tools for searching much closer to home'your own hard drive.
Desktop Search
Windows has always had a local file ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Prices and Blogging
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
This month we will describe an on-line service for researching antiques prices and also provide more information about blogging.
PriceMiner
A new service for looking up prices is available on the Web. PriceMiner finds prices on eBay, GoAntiques, and TIAS'three of the largest on-line auction or retail ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)On-Line Newsletters
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
Many free on-line newsletters about antiques are available. ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Help For Older Computers
Help For Older Computers
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
Here are two nice things you can do for your computer.
Adding RAM
The price of computer memory or RAM has taken a nosedive the last couple of
years. That is fortunate because the best thing you can do for an older ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Classic Problems
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
There are a few classic problems that every computer user will encounter. These problems are not specific to antiques software, but antiquers may have more trouble with them because antiquers seldom operate in an office environment with a computer guru close at hand.
One of ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Travel and Utility Programs
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
Before discussing useful utility programs for computer users, I would like to give an update on Internet travel resources.
In the November 2001 issue, this column reported on a long trip to a Central American nation planned entirely on the Internet, including everything from what ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Spam
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
Unsolicited e-mail or spam is one of life's regular annoyances. Junk mail from the post office does not seem as bad, and unsolicited telephone calls have greatly decreased because of the national do-not-call list. Spam is on the increase.
Spam is usually seamy. Postal junk ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)E-Mail
E-Mail
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
E-mail has become a part of life for many. It is often the preferred method of personal and business correspondence--easy, quick, and cheap. For example, buying and selling on the Web often involves an e-mail exchange about description details or payment methods, and nothing beats ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Mall Software, Travel
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
Antiques mall software is to some extent a cottage industry. A mall owner wanting to automate sales recording and dealer payment will pay to have a custom program written. Others in the area will see it and buy it for their malls. Pretty soon the ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Computer Threats
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
Spam on the Decline?
In the February 2004 issue of M.A.D. this column discussed spam (junk e-mail) at great length. It was enough to discourage some people from using e- mail. It reported that in a 45-day test period I received 2168 e-mail messages, of ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Information on the Web
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
We are a family of ice skaters, not skiers or snowboarders. So we were mystified when a television sports show labeled a snowboarder "stance: goofy." Two minutes on the computer with the search engine Google told us that "goofy" means her right foot was forward ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Portable Documents
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
In a paperless world, illustrated catalogs of antiques, auction catalogs, collectors? newsletters, and brochures of conservators or appraisers would be created in digital form. Forwarded by e-mail, recorded on a CD, or made downloadable on the Web, they would be readable by anyone with access ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Antique Software
by John Reid,
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(Computer Article)Business Software
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
Last month two programs for collectors were reviewed. This month it is all business'software for malls, consignment shops, and art dealers.
Mall and Consignment Software
Dealer Assistant is a program for antiques malls and consignment shops. It is easy to understand. There are no large, ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Protection and Privacy
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
Many times in the past, this column has suggested virus protection software for anyone using e-mail or browsing the Web. It is also important to download regular virus profile updates for the software. Last month we dwelt on protection from unsolicited e-mail or "spam" and ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Search Engine Tips
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
The most wonderful thing about the Internet is finding ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Updates
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
AAIN Mall Software
Antique and Art Information Network, Inc. (AAIN) has announced a new version of its antiques mall software called Antique Mall FastTrack Point of Sale and Business Management Software XT. The previous version was reviewed in the April 2004 issue. It added the ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Blogging
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
The Internet has so many facets that it is hard to be familiar with more than a few. The Web, e-mail, instant messaging, Usenet news groups, mailing list servers, electronic magazines, and forums or chat rooms are just a few. One that has quietly become ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Picture It!
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
There are dozens of software products for editing and organizing digital pictures, whether they are downloaded from a digital camera, copied by a scanner, or received by e-mail. Every digital camera and scanner comes with such software.
There are also many programs that will create ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Hand-Helds for Antiquers
Hand-Helds for Antiquers
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
Hand-held computers, sometimes called personal digital assistants or PDAs, were discussed in the December 2002 issue. Their uses as appointment calendars, address books, and memo pads were described. During the intervening six months, I have carried one of these gadgets in my ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Cataloging for Collectors
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
It is a rite of autumn. As the leaves turn to red and gold, press relations representatives of software companies send out review copies of new or improved products to anyone who has ever written about computers. The crop this fall is unusually large.
I ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Archives, Web Page Changes, and Mall Software
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
Accessible Archives
There are many useful databases available on the World Wide Web. We have often mentioned the Maine Antique Digest prices database. It includes thousands of illustrated auction results and is useful to collectors, dealers, and appraisers. Beginning in April it will be available ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Pictures, Slides, and Checks
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
A universal picture file viewer, a program to create computer slide shows, and software for designing bank checks are discussed.
Picture Viewer
It is always fun to find free software that works well. IrfanView is a digital picture viewer and editor with some useful special ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Cataloging and Travel
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
In May 1993 this column reviewed Collectorpro 2.52 for antiques collectors. It was a DOS program. In May 1994 the first Collectorpro for Windows (version 3.2) was reviewed. In the ensuing decade a new version has appeared every couple of years. The latest has ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Making Blogs
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
Last month we talked about "blogs" or "Web logs," miniature Web sites where bloggers post to a daily or weekly journal. Starting a blog is easy and takes little technical knowledge, and it can be free. This will be illustrated by an example. An antiquer's ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Inexpensive Software
by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.net
The new user of computers is often faced with buying expensive software to do simple jobs. Inexpensive software is often available that will do those jobs until the new user's needs are better known.
PolyEdit
Almost any word processor will do for writing letters, memos, reports, and ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Salander-O'Reilly Lawsuits: One Settled, One in Limbo, and Another Goes Deeper
by David Hewett
In August we reported (pp. 28-29-A) that one of New York City's premier art merchants, Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, was involved in no fewer than three lawsuits. One suit has now been settled, but another appears to have worsened. Founder and owner Lawrence (Larry) Salander, connoisseur of the classic ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Remote Site No Deterrent for Throngs at Backofen Sale
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(Feature)Wayne Pratt, 64
Wayne Pratt, 64, of Woodbury, Connecticut, and Nantucket, Massachusetts, died on July 25 following complications of heart valve surgery.
He is survived by his wife, Sarah Shinn Pratt, two daughters, Jessica and Christina, and two sons, Henry and James.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Fortuitous Circumstances Result in Recovery of $60,000 Atlas
by David Hewett
Sometimes ... (Read More)
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(Feature)An Ax to Find: Is PayPal Warehousing "Not Genuine" eBay Lots in Dallas?
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(Feature)$165,000 for Perry's Gold Medal
Commodore Perry's Gold Medal
by Samuel Pennington
The* gold medal presented to Commodore Matthew C. Perry by merchants of Boston "in token of their appreciation of his services in negotiating the treaty with Japan signed at Yoku-Hama, March 31, and with Lew Chew at Napa, July 11, 1854?? sold with its raggedy ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)The New Lure of the Antiques Trade
by David Vazdauskas
Sometimes we all get so caught up in the surprises, intrigues, and hand-wringing in the antiques business, we forget that almost every day someone new is thinking about joining the trade. It's not exactly a baby-born-every-four-seconds kind of thing, but it is nevertheless a positive sign for the ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)Marketing to Younger Buyers: A Vintage Appeal?
by David Vazdauskas
What could be better than enjoying a well-aged Bordeaux from the comfort of a Philadelphia Sheraton mahogany sofa? Well, to the average thirtysomething young professional, it might be sipping an apple martini with feet propped up on a reproduction Mission-style coffee table.
The wine and antiques industries ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)Customer Loyalty: Where Competition and Economics Collide
by David Vazdauskas
Benjamin Franklin, publisher of Poor Richard's Almanac and perhaps our country's first self-help guru, once wrote, "Drive thy business or it will drive thee." At the time, he was no doubt giving brand management advice to the young Paul Revere on the matter of running his silversmith ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)The Rise of the Retail Buyer
by David Vazdauskas
In their book The Experience Economy, Joseph Pine and James Gilmore argue that it is no longer sufficient for companies to compete on price and service alone. To succeed amid a growing number of buying environments, the authors say that sellers must provide a stimulating consumer experience. ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)A New Twist on the Buyer's Premium
by David Vazdauskas
I guess it all started the day I tried to make a hotel reservation. I needed a place to stay on the night before my aunt's 50th anniversary celebration as a nun. In addition to loving my aunt, of course, I knew they also could really put ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)For Sale: One Crystal Ball (As Is)
by David Vazdauskas
Alex Wiedenhoeft sits quietly in his laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin, peering into a stereomicroscope. Barbara Coulon sips a cappuccino in a Seattle coffee house, locked in conversation with a group of Generation X trendsetters. Roger Schrenk is one with his computer, uploading a staggering array of arm, ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)Why Americana Matters, Now
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(The Art of Marketing)Resolutions and Evolutions 2004
by David Vazdauskas
Most of us like to look forward. Why gaze in that foggy rear view mirror when the best still lies ahead? And what better time than the dawn of a new year to get the chin up, raise the glass, and resolve to walk boldly into the ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)Going...Going...Green!
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(The Art of Marketing)Coin Collecting: Beginning to Add Up?
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(The Art of Marketing)Your Community or Mine?
by David Vazdauskas
Going downtown? A couple generations ago, cities were the place to be-to live, to work, and maybe even to make your fortune. City neighborhoods and Main Streets were the social and commercial heart of America, back in the days when barbershops were chat rooms and Spam lurked ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)No Laughing Matter, but We Can Still Hope
by David Vazdauskas
A couple of weeks ago I woke up to a beautiful midsummer's morning. The birds whistled Puccini arias; the morning sun glistened off the dew-moistened John Deere lawn tractor; and a cool breeze carried a hint of lilac into the house. Or maybe it was my wife's ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)It's Your Thing---Or Is It?
by David Vazdauskas
What's the deal with all these things?
Today you just acquired this thing, and tomorrow you hope to sell it-perhaps in your shop or even at a show. You might also place an ad with a picture of this thing, the name of your gallery, and your ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)Will Speculators Ruin the Party?
by David Vazdauskas
Next to a 1635 tulip bulb and a 1999 dot-com stock certificate, Lemuel P. Wilmarth's attractive picture, Girl with Peaches, must look pretty darn good. As reported in the February M.A.D., the oil on canvas soared above Connecticut auctioneer Shannon's $25,000/35,000 estimate to reach a final hammer ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)If the Young Only Knew
by David Vazdauskas
Sometimes people have strange thoughts. They steadfastly embrace an idea that you and I might think is absolutely loony.
Over lunch not long ago, I was flipping through the New York Times when I came across a disturbing yet fascinating article about an affliction called body identity integrity disorder, ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)Taking It to the Streets
by David Vazdauskas
In retrospect, the phenomenon was inevitable. What is the world's most ubiquitous e-commerce brand to do when, after achieving ten years of surging sales and registering over 100 million members from Austin to Australia, it still wants to grow? Expand to China? Done that. Develop new product categories, ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)Who Loves You, Baby?
by David Vazdauskas
"You enjoy the best in life for yourself," the letter told me. "And now you want the same for your children."
Not too long ago we used to call that spoiling the kids, but in today's world of infant haute couture, swaddling the little tyke in luxury has become ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)Go High, Go Low--or Else?
by David Vazdauskas
Lately, when I think of the antiques trade, I think of airplanes. Well, not airplanes exactly, but the companies that fly them. A few are quite likely to disappear soon. Once big, flashy brands with swagger, these airlines will merge with other faded gems, or possibly just lock ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)The Big Bang and Channel Surfing
by David Vazdauskas
While waiting in a checkout line at the supermarket one recent evening, I caught a glimpse of a fantastic headline coming from the direction of those aggressively displayed tabloids, cleverly displayed at eye level. "Martian Cells Could Have Reached Earth," the headline warned. On the same magazine was ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)Something Old, Something New--Something Hot
by David Vazdauskas
Helena Christensen is a supermodel. A cover-of-Vogue supermodel. For models like Christensen, opportunities abound. Open a restaurant? Always a possibility. A perfume line? Wouldn't be a problem. Movies? Perhaps. But this particular model chose another enterprise. Helena Christensen opened a boutique-with antiques.
Of course, it's not an ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)In Search of the Polyhistor
by David Vazdauskas
The world of enthusiasts who proudly proclaim "antiques are my life" is surely shrinking. In fact, the single-minded enthusiast in any field is rapidly becoming a rare breed indeed.
Not long ago, it wasn't uncommon to meet people who genuinely defined themselves by a single passion: the ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)The Summer Smalls Variety Pack
The Summer Smalls Variety Pack
by David Vazdauskas
Summer is a time for lightness. A time for Judith Krantz instead of Leo Tolstoy, for Vinho Verde over Chateauneuf-du-Pape, for Shakira rather than Bono. After the long discourse on polyhistors in my May column, I thought this would be the perfect time ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)Gullible Travels
by David Vazdauskas
In the August issue of M.A.D., a show manager wrote an impassioned letter about fraud in the antiques trade. She suggested a number of ways to tackle the issue, including a plea to "expose" the fraud crisis on Oprah.
Here's a thought that will make antifraud crusaders ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)No Antiques 2.0 Strategy Yet? Good Thing
by David Vazdauskas
Give credit to the Internet hype mavens for branding their new revolution "Web 2.0" and for browbeating any industry on the planet not embracing its creed. But the antiques trade, never one to jump on the technology bandwagon with undue haste, seems to be ignoring this new ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)The Wisdom of a Cobbler's Son
by David Vazdauskas
Every so often there are people who touched our lives in one way or another many years ago whose wisdom stays with us. The wisdom of one such man continues to stay relevant in the marketing world in which I live. His lessons may never have been intended ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)Marketing Movements: The Guide
by David Vazdauskas
In the four-year history of this column it had never occurred to me to take its title literally; that is, to look at marketing not as an art but rather as art. More precisely, to try to think of marketing strategies as movements in the same way that ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Lawsuits and Charges of Unpaid Consignment Sales Trouble Salander-O'Reilly Galleries
Lawsuits and Charges of Unpaid Consignment Sales Trouble Salander-O'Reilly Galleriesby David HewettThe art world buzz over the Berry-Hill Galleries bankruptcy has quieted now that it's been almost a full year and a half since the initial Chapter 11 filing. All of the necessary loans to pay off creditors have been ... (Read More)
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(Feature)All Toys (and Trains) Aboard Sale Steams to $1.8 Million
Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New JerseyAll Toys (and Trains) Aboard Sale Steams to $1.8 Millionby Dick FrizIt started as a beclouded, frosty spring weekend, April 27-29, but undeterred attendees at Bertoia Auctions in Vineland, New Jersey, quickly warmed up to the occasion. After the last toy trains had left the station ... (Read More)
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(Show)Wooing Younger Buyers at Christie
Dundas, OntarioWooing Younger Buyers at Christieby John NorrisAll prices in Canadian funds (rounded U.S. funds in parentheses)In the April 23 issue of the New Yorker, Michael Govan, director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, was quoted about "the way we visit museums today, all the families with kids." ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Paintings Auction: "They Went Nuts"
Christie's, New York CityAmerican Paintings Auction: "They Went Nuts"by Ann BermanAfter spending over $55 million at Sotheby's the preceding day, insatiable American art collectors stampeded to Christie's on May 24, where the pickings were considerably more lush, and proceeded to spend over $55 million more."They went nuts," said New York ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Tax Software
Computer Column #224Tax Softwareby John P. Reid, jreid@dca.netNo one wants to think about federal income tax in the middle of summer, but any change in the way returns are prepared needs some thought and advance planning. There are several software products to aid tax return preparation. Many people, including self-employed ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Tax Software
Computer Column #224Tax Softwareby John P. Reid, jreid@dca.netNo one wants to think about federal income tax in the middle of summer, but any change in the way returns are prepared needs some thought and advance planning. There are several software products to aid tax return preparation. Many people, including self-employed ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Armacost Antiques Shows to Manage Chattanooga Show
Armacost Antiques Shows to Manage Chattanooga ShowWashington, D.C.-based
promoter Armacost Antiques Shows has been retained to manage the 34th annual Chattanooga
Antiques & Garden Show, to take place at the Chattanooga Choo Choo, March
13-16, 2008. The 30-dealer show benefits Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Houston
Museum of Decorative Arts. For more information, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Color Is Key at Green Valley's Spring Glass Sale
Green Valley Auctions, Mt. Crawford, Virginiaby Walter C. NewmanGreen Valley Auctions held its seventh annual spring cataloged auction of glass and lighting on May 18 and 19 at its gallery in Mt. Crawford, Virginia. The sale consisted of 1053 lots and included consigned items from several major collections.Three former officers ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Tom Luciano and Dina Palin, Historical Materialism, Hudson, New York
In the Tradeby Frank DoneganWhen Tom Luciano and Dina Palin were pickers 15 or so years ago, they were the quintessential hipster couple. They'd pull into your shop in their 1964 Dodge Dart. Tom would have his porkpie hat on, and they'd buy the interesting, oddball stuff that was hard ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)It's Elementary, My Dear Watson
Auction Law and Ethicsby
Steve ProffittFriend and fellow columnist David Vazdauskas wrote me about an
auction consignor who suffered a loss of property at an auction house. Vazdauskas's
inquiry paralleled a reader's question and caused me to think of an issue I haven't
previously addressed: what a consignor should do ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Beautiful Portrait and Brainy Clock Sell Best
Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoThere were several wild cards at the latest Skinner Americana sale in Boston on Sunday, June 3, but the cover lot, a breathtakingly beautiful portrait of a young woman attributed to Ammi Phillips, was not one of them. The oil on canvas laid down on ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Paintings Sale
Sotheby's, New York Cityby Ann BermanResponding to an unusually lean season of business-getting, Sotheby's American art specialists prudently padded their sale of May 23 with anything they could get their hands on. There were some great works on offer but also plenty of average pictures and some real clunkers.How did ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Polar Books: Cold Is Hot at Swann
Swann Galleries, New York Cityby Jeanne SchintoA first edition of the first book published in Antarctica sold to a collector for $84,000 (includes buyer's premium) at the highly successful auction by Swann Galleries of the polar library of Dr. John M. Levinson in New York City on May 24. The ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Beanes Bloom in Waterville
Beane's Antiques & Photography, Waterville, MaineBeanes Bloom in Watervilleby Mark SiscoWe once called David and Becky Beane the "seven-year locusts of auctioneers." Every seven years they stick their heads out and make some noise. Although it hasn't been quite seven years since their last auction in August 2002, the time ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Dixon Painting Tops Auction
Bonhams & Butterfields, Los Angeles and San Francisco, CaliforniaDixon Painting Tops Auctionby Alice KaufmanBonhams & Butterfields' paintings specialist Scot Levitt called his $4,169,700 California and American paintings auction, held May 1 in Los Angeles and San Francisco, "very good, but there were more buy-ins than I'd wanted." Nevertheless, "Western art ... (Read More)
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(Show)Blue Ribbon Show: Right Day, Right Weather, Not Enough Visitors
Contoocook, New HampshireBlue Ribbon Show: Right Day, Right Weather, Not Enough Visitorsby David HewettOn Saturday, June 2, the third annual Blue Ribbon Antique Show was held at the Hopkinton State Fairgrounds in Contoocook, New Hampshire. It appeared to the participating dealers, members of the New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association, that ... (Read More)
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(Show)California Country
Los Altos, CaliforniaCalifornia Countryby Alice KaufmanMarie Croft, one of the 59 exhibitors at the June 10 California Country antiques show in Los Altos, California, said that like her fellow exhibitors, she was selling "memories and nostalgia." Both were thick on the ground at the show, which, as always, also featured ... (Read More)
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(Auction)New Jersey Tool Auction
CRAFTS of New Jersey, Flemington, New JerseyNew Jersey Tool Auctionby Alexander FarnhamMay 5 of this year was an eventful and busy day for this writer. Most important to me was the annual Collectors of Rare and Familiar Tools Society (CRAFTS) of New Jersey tool auction, which I have covered for ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Robert Cheney Joins Skinner's
Robert Cheney Joins Skinner'sRobert C. Cheney, a third-generation clockmaker, consultant, and dealer, has joined Skinner, Inc. as an antique clock specialist. Cheney recently oversaw the record sale of an E. Howard & Company No. 36 wall regulator, which sold at Skinner's June 2007 American furniture and decorative arts auction for ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Twentieth-Century Design Records at New York City June Auctions
Twentieth-Century Design Records at New York City June Auctions by Lita Solis-CohenThe market for top-quality 20th-century design performed well in June with record-setting prices.On Tuesday evening, June 5, Christie's sold Jean Prouve's prototype large Maison Tropicale, a prefabricated construction, for $4,968,000 (includes buyer's premium) to hotelier Andre Balazs. Balazs owns ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Fairhaven Antiques Festival
Fairhaven, OhioThe Fairhaven Antiques Festivalby Don JohnsonIt wasn't where it should have been. Less than two miles from my home, down a stretch of country road that draws considerable traffic, an 8" painted turtle sat motionless in the center of the blacktop, perfectly positioned between ghostly images of yellow stripes ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Appraisal Program at Pratt Institute
Appraisal Program at Pratt InstitutePratt Institute now offers a new certificate program in Fine and Decorative Art Appraisal. The program starts in November at Pratt's Center for Continuing and Professional Studies (CCPS).Pratt's program is the only New York City-based appraisal studies program to offer classes in partnership with the American ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Williams Joins Cowan's
Williams Joins Cowan'sMichael Williams has been appointed furniture and decorative arts co-department head at Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio. Williams will work alongside Diane Wachs, former executive director of the Headley-Whitney Museum in Lexington, Kentucky, who joined Cowan's in October 2006. Together they will oversee Cowan's furniture and decorative arts auctions ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dedham Historical Society Elects Officers
Dedham Historical Society Elects OfficersTwo officers and three directors were reelected at the Dedham Historical Society's annual meeting. They are treasurer, William E. Flanagan, a partner in Russell, Brier & Co. LLP, specializing in income and estate taxation; recording secretary, Sally Carrothers Reid, an attorney and graduate of Yale College ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Pat Garthoeffner Joins Heart of Country as Show Director
Pat Garthoeffner Joins Heart of Country as Show Director by Lita Solis-CohenPat Garthoeffner of Lititz, Pennsylvania, is the new associate show director of Heart of County in Nashville. She said she is sure she can put the show where it belongs. "I know what needs to be done," she said. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Ourants Join Morphy as Co-Heads of Doll Department
Becky and Andy Ourant have joined Morphy Auctions in Denver, Pennsylvania, a division of Diamond International Galleries, as co-heads of the soon-to-be-established doll department.A Massachusetts native, Becky Ourant was introduced to dolls while assisting her mother, a part-time dealer who set up regularly at Brimfield. Even as a young teen, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The NHADA Show Turns 50
The NHADA Show Turns 50 by David HewettThe annual New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA) show in August is always a must-attend event for collectors of country Americana and folk art, and collectors in general, but this year's version promises to be a special happening. It's the 50th show, and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Raffle to Benefit Packwood House Museum
The Packwood House Museum in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, will raffle off a limited-edition, signed print donated to the museum by Lewisburg artist Bradley Shoemaker. The watercolor, Looking East/ Looking West, is actually two smaller prints depicting Market Street, Lewisburg, in the snow, one view looking east, the other looking west.The matted ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Ex-Employee of York Antiques Gallery Indicted
Ex-Employee of York Antiques Gallery IndictedElizabeth Piatt, 41, an ex-employee of The York Antiques Gallery in York, Maine, was indicted in April by a grand jury that charged her with stealing approximately $11,500 from the multi-dealer gallery in 2005.The indictment handed up by the grand jury charges: "On or about ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Coming of Age on the Piscataqua
The Portsmouth Historical Society, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is presenting a special exhibit, Coming of Age on the Piscataqua: John Samuel Blunt's Views "From Nature," through October 31. This is the first time paintings by Portsmouth-born artist John Samuel Blunt (1798-1835) have been displayed in this city since the artist moved ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)National Course for Personal Property Appraisers
The all-new, six-day course, "Appraising Personal Property: A Core Course in Valuation Studies Featuring USPAP," is the shortest and most complete package available for those wishing to learn the underlying principles of personal property appraising, including the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). As a bonus, the required textbooks ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Stair Galleries Adding Book Auctions
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(Fragment)Wild Things
The newest exhibition at the Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk, Maine, Wild Things: Selections from Kate Manko's Collection of American Folk Art Animals, will remain on view through December 29.Wild Things showcases nearly 100 objects of animal folk art from the personal collection of 26-year-old Kate Manko, a dealer and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Changes at Winterthur
Gregory J. Landrey has been appointed director of the Library, Collections Management, and Academic Programs division (LCMAP) at the Winterthur Museum & Country Estate.Landrey started at Winterthur in 1979 as an assistant furniture conservator and later headed the furniture conservation laboratory. In 1995 he was named director of conservation and ... (Read More)
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