Picker's Bible: How To Pick Antiques Like the Pros

A polished cover but amateur inside. Poorly edited, and the photographs are so grainy and pixilated, they look like copies of copies of copies from a basement photocopy machine. The book cover says the book is easy to use, but it's actually a rambling and circuitous stab at cashing in on the hot word, "pickers." The publishers an editors of Antique Trader magazine are responsible for this effort, this attempt, and should consider revising and reprinting the book with clear and careful editing and clear and crisp illustrations. I recommend waiting for a revised edition.

My dad hardly ever reads books, but in the past couple years him and I have been really getting into antiquing and going to the world's longest chain or garage sales and things like that, so I thought this would be a great Christmas gift.And I was right! Since Christmas day I've caught him reading it countless times and we've gone antiquing since he's started reading and he seems to really be learning things from the book, it's great!

Did not expect this to be entertaining but it is. It's an easy pick up and put down read as you go kind of book. Has a lot of interesting tips in it which I plan on using. I'm picking for my own business...don't know that I'll run around and offer finds to others. Enjoyable reading and I think you'll be satisfied.

I have been "picking" for about 30 years, I guess, and had an antiques shop for many years. For some reason I thought this book might shed some new light on profitable (current) ways to pick. I was disappointed, to say the least. Maybe, if you had never done this before it might give some pointers, but I felt that it really didn't give what the title indicated for the money. That's just my personal opinion. I think the only way to really learn to pick is to get out and learn by the seat of your pants. People's tastes change so the things you pick must be current with that in mind. Whatever you do, enjoy it.

Lots of good tips that are both motivational and informational. I'm glad that I purchased it, despite the typos that could have been picked up by the editor reading through it again.

This book is an easy read. Anyone that has done any picking, selling or buying will find some of the book helpful but mostly commonsense knowledge.

I enjoyed the book overall, but felt the subject of the book came across as a 'know-it-all'.Would have liked to have found out more about buying and selling in the antique business, but finished the book feeling as if I never will.

I liked it. Nice and easy read, with lot's of common sense, and good tips. Worth the price of the book.

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