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 Thursday, January 24, 2008
Big prices from Americana Week Auctions
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
It's no surprise that the accounts of Americana Week sales in NYC are generally positive. You get that much great stuff, that many high-end dealers and that many rich people and... Recession? What recession? The question is always, after Americana Week, will it filter down to the rest of the market for the rest of the year? I have my own opinions, and anybody that's read my editorials probably already knows what it is. If you really want to know, and don't yet, email me and I'm happy to discuss it. Meanwhile, the news from Christies and Sotheby's was huge, with Christie's posting absolutely huge numbers! Check them out below, and keep reading after!  Those are some big number, that's for sure, and some beautiful stuff. Here's the scalloped table that caused such a stir, and don't set that drink on it without a coaster!  Lovely, to be sure. $5.4 million? Hmmm... If you got it, then why not spend it?
antique | Antiques | Antiques Show
1/24/2008 11:37:54 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00) 
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Just a reminder - AT Blog wants you!
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
Just a brief reminder to the readers of this blog: We want your feedback! There is a tremendous amount of happenings in the world of antiques and there's no way we can cover them all. This is where you come in! Let us know when something interesting is happening so we can get it out to the antiquing world at large. Whether its news, auction info, show info or a great buy on something, tell us. Send me an email at noah.fleisher@fwpubs.com. You are our lifeline to the larger antiques world and we need your input! Thanks!
1/24/2008 10:30:50 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Whitman steps down at eBay
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
Meg Whitman, the lady that was the force majeure at eBay in making it the biggest, bestest site in the entire world, is stepping down, heeding her own advice that a CEO should never stay at a company more than 10 years. It may not really mean much to the antiques industry, any more than what he's already meant, but an awful lot of us can point to her vision as the reason that we make a decent living, or supplement our day jobs. She is to be thanked for taking Web commerce to the next level. It should be noted that iCommerce has slowed a bit in recent years, but that is across the boards as the lessons gleaned from eBay's rise have filtered down into the broader marketplace(s). Here's to you, Meg! Best of luck for the future. Click on the link above to read the article. 
1/23/2008 5:15:24 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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Trader Preview 2-06
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
Here's a sneak peak at what we've got coming up for the Feb. 6 issue of Antique Trader.
Notice the subtle changes - besides to this blog - with two features up front, news on the right and more emphasis on nuts and bolts antiques and collecting.
Let me know what you think. 
1/23/2008 2:26:28 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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Up and Running
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
After six months of wrangling and re-doing, the new Antique Trader blog is up and running. Soon to follow will be a total site re-build that will bring you the best of Trader, in an easy to navigate format, with this blog to let you sound off on whatever antiques-related issue you want. We might even be willing to run with a few peripherally related issues as well.
This will be a place to post and discuss and latest antiques news, as well as reports on shows, shops and auctions.
Also, if you have any questions for me, or about Trader - just about anything you'd want to know - please post away. The only way we can make both our site and our publication better will be through user-generated ideas that give you what you want from Trader. Plus, as editor of such a venerable publication, I really want to know how to best serve you. Let me know, and thanks!
1/23/2008 2:21:04 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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