Selling antiques on eBay is an adventure. First there's the research. Next comes the photography, cataloging, writing, listing--and finally the sale and shipping.My husband Darrell accomplishes the photography, research, and packing, while I tinker with the rest.
For research, we have an extensive library of antique books, well decorated with those little neon stickers where we have flagged reference text. Also, we research antiques online and camp out at bookstores--thanks, Barnes & Noble and Books a Million!
Over the past two years of selling, Darrell has taken thousands and thousands of photos. He's one of those natural light fanatics. I can find him at one of his studio windows most any time of the day with screens and boards propped to bounce and trap light to capture the essence of whatever antique he is obsessed with photographing at the moment.
Since he has devoted a great effort to photograph our antiques, antique dolls in particular, he has always wanted me to make note cards with the photos as a thank-you to tuck into the packaged dolls to say "thanks" to our customers.
Today we shipped a 16-inch Lady Kestner #162, and I scurried to print a few cards before running the package to the post office. The Kestner is unstrung and needs restoration. The bisque head is beautiful, and I used Darrell's photo of the head to make the cards. I hope I get to see the doll, finished and dressed some day!
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