Vintage Mexican Silver » collecting vintage Mexican silver http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog for those who love vintage Mexican silver jewelry and silverware Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:59:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Internet and the eBay effect on vintage Mexican silver and other collectibles http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/auctions/the-internet-and-the-ebay-effect-on-vintage-mexican-silver-and-other-collectibles/ http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/auctions/the-internet-and-the-ebay-effect-on-vintage-mexican-silver-and-other-collectibles/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:02:56 +0000 I love vintage Mexican silver http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/?p=2644 From time to time we post information about live auctions at traditonal auction houses that include lots of vintage Mexican silver jewelry or hollowware. It wasn’t too long ago that the primary venue for live auctions online was eBay’s Live Auctions, which linked eBay users remotely to auctions moderated by live auctioneers, both in physical locations and online. That ended in December 2008, when eBay discontinued the service because “maintaining and improving this platform falls outside our immediate focus.”

Auctionbytes.com recently published a two-part interview with Kerry Shrives, Vice President at Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers in Boston. In the interview Shrives discusses how Skinner’s Internet bidding was affected by eBay’s decision and how the pricing of antiques and collectibles have been affected by eBay.

Understanding the current environment is important for collectors of vintage Mexican silver and others who collect, whatever their niches may be – as Shrives points out, auction lots can and do sell for much less than expected. This has certainly happened with live auctions for vintage Mexican silver jewelry, hollowware and metalware. eBay can definitely help you build your collection, but live auctions can sometimes be the best way to score an underpriced treasure.

Read Part 1 of the interview.
Read Part 2 of the interview.

What’s on eBay now? Here are some listings for vintage silver pieces by Los Castillo:

vintage-mexican-sterling-silver-los-castillo-516e-swan-screw-back-earrings VINTAGE MEXICAN STERLING SILVER LOS CASTILLO 516E SWAN SCREW BACK EARRINGS
US $108.75
Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 19:52:49 PST
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los-castillo-vtg-taxco-mexico-mexican-sterling-silver-sculptural-brooch-pin LOS CASTILLO VTG TAXCO MEXICO MEXICAN STERLING SILVER SCULPTURAL BROOCH PIN
US $41.00 (7 Bids)
Auction Ends: Monday Feb-06-2012 18:15:10 PST
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rare-los-castillo-vtg-taxco-mexican-sterling-silver-repousse-&-amethyst-necklace RARE LOS CASTILLO VTG TAXCO MEXICAN STERLING SILVER REPOUSSE & AMETHYST NECKLACE
US $210.00 (17 Bids)
Auction Ends: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 18:00:51 PST
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vintage-los-castillo-taxco-mexican-sterling-silver-extra-large-quetzal-bird-pin Vintage LOS CASTILLO Taxco Mexican Sterling Silver Extra Large Quetzal Bird Pin
US $206.10
Auction Ends: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 19:22:38 PST
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The Internet and the eBay effect on vintage Mexican silver and other collectibles originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on August 20, 2010. Turn to Vintage Mexican Silver for the latest news about auctions and dealers in vintage Mexican silver jewelry and silverware, including mid-century modern and modernist design, William Spratling, Margot de Taxco, Los Castillo, Sigi and Antonio Pineda, Matl, Hector Aguilar, and other famous Mexican silver designers.Tweet This

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Does it make you laugh? Cry? Who gave you the piece, and what did they tell you about it? Whatever the details, The WGBH Lab, in partnership with PBS’s own Antiques Roadshow, wants to see your item and hear its story.

Showcase your piece in an original home movie or creative short film, no longer than 2 minutes. Be unique, and fun with your antique and its story. We want your video to dazzle our audience, and us as well. Your reward? – How about a pair of tickets to a live taping of Antiques Roadshow this summer?

From now, until the end of May, we will be awarding 3 video submissions with a pair of VIP tickets to attend a live taping of an Antiques Roadshow appraisal event.

Additionally, your video could be chosen by Antiques Roadshow for national broadcast at a later date, to be featured on their website, or chosen as a stand alone video short to be aired on PBS stations nationwide!

Read more here.

If you simply want to attend a taping of Antiques Roadshow you can enter a drawing for free tickets to any of this year’s six summer stops (San Diego 6/12, Billings 6/26, Miami Beach 7/10, Biloxi 7/24, Des Moines 8/7, Washington, D.C. 8/21). Apply by April 19, 2010.

(A suite consisting of a necklace, pendant, pin, earrings and bracelet by Margot de Taxco and was appraised in a 2005 episode of Antiques Roadshow. Watch it here.)




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Want to be on Antiques Roadshow? originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on February 6, 2010. Turn to Vintage Mexican Silver for the latest news about auctions and dealers in vintage Mexican silver jewelry and silverware, including mid-century modern and modernist design, William Spratling, Margot de Taxco, Los Castillo, Sigi and Antonio Pineda, Matl, Hector Aguilar, and other famous Mexican silver designers.Tweet This

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