GoAntiques.com introduces Info Center New service offers hundreds of searchable articles by authorities in the antiques and collectibles industry

GoAntiques.com™ announced today a new service that provides owners and buyers of art, antiques and collectibles with expert advice on a wide variety of topics from articles written by industry authorities.

Called Info Center, the growing database of articles written by antiques industry experts and veteran collectors is available at no cost to members of PriceMiner®, GoAntiques.com’s online price guide.

Concerned about the effects of smoke from a house fire on your prized possessions? Wonder what cleaning agents work best when restoring antique furniture? What should you look for when hiring an appraiser? What are the best methods for packaging and shipping valuable antiques and art? Info Center addresses these and dozens of other topics from information provided by knowledgeable experts from all corners of the antiques and collectibles industry.

“Info Center gives PriceMiner users another powerful tool,” said Jim Kamnikar, president and chief executive officer of GoAntiques.com. “The articles in the database cover many interesting and diverse topics. You can read about the provenance of the Hope Diamond, find out how the Pension Protection Act of 2006 impacts appraisals or how to fix sticky drawers.”

Kamnikar said Info Center compliments the vast historical pricing information in PriceMiner, giving buyers and owners a broader perspective on what makes a piece valuable and how to preserve that value.

PriceMiner contains over 24 million pricing records and 20 million photos. Kamnikar added that the stories and articles in Info Center are fully searchable or can be selected by category for easy identification and retrieval.

Persons interested in using Info Center can sign up for PriceMiner at www.PriceMiner.com and click the Register Now button.


About GoAntiques

Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, GoAntiques.com is the only virtual marketplace for art, antiques and collectibles offering an integrated, one-stop solution for storefront and live auction selling plus a host of marketing services for both dealers and buyers. GoAntiques offers more than 500,000 items valued at over a quarter billion dollars from 1,400 dealers in 27 countries. GoAntiques.com logs more than a million visits and thousands of transactions each month. More than 350,000 people are registered as GoAntiques.com members.

Individual buyers and antique dealers worldwide use GoAntiques.com for finding and merchandising art, antiques and collectibles. The company provides a wide array of integrated support services and the reach of an international network for buyers and dealers to locate, buy and sell merchandise.

In addition, GoAntiques.com over the years has broadened its reach through affiliations and partnerships. The company’s far-reaching distribution network proves art, antiques and collectibles to many sites including Google Product Search and BobVila.com, as well as eBay Live Auctions. GoAntiques.com also offers a Wholesale Channel for member dealers looking to sell and source quality merchandise at wholesale prices.

PriceMiner, GoAntiques.com’s historical pricing information service holds more than 24 million records from online sources such as eBay Market Data and Tias.com, in addition to GoAntiques.com. It also includes pricing information from premier land-based auction houses such as Phillips de Pury, Canadian Coinoisseur, Rago Arts & Auction Center, Stanley Gibbons, Manitou Galleries, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers and others. PriceMiner data and its 20 million photos of merchandise are used to determine replacement and market value of art, antiques and collectibles.

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