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I know that we are encouraged to upload photos and ask questions but I don’t want to overstay my welcome so to speak. So my question is should I limit myself to a couple posts a week or does it not matter?
I am greatful for all the help I have been getting and am learning quite a bit, not only about my items but from reading other posts as well.
I want to respect the experts time so please let me know if there is a suggested amount of posts to ID items or if we can just upload as much as we want.
This is a great forum and I hope it thrives for years to come. Also, if needed, I would be willing to donate some money to help defray the cost of running the site if it is needed.
Best regards,
Jon
Jon
Hello Jon.
Everyone is encouraged to ask questions and post on this great forum. Of course, all are welcome to do so. However, I see that you have quickly become an eminent member with 27posts in just 4 days. It’s fine to ask experts questions about our items as we are all curious, but keep in mind all experts here are donating their time. They are very kind to be doing this and I feel we should respect their time so I encourage limiting to a couple of posts per week. Dont let this discourage you from posting, but just keep in mind that these experts are so kind to be donating their time to answering our inquiries.
Regards,
Collector8158
Hi Jonathan,
I think it is very considerate of you to ask.
I never mind trying to help people, but I would agree that it is best not to swamp the forum as it may mean that people miss your items.
My feeling is, that it is best if users post one of their items at a time and tell people what they have already found out or know. There is so much online that people can discover before they post here. It also helps to know where they got the item, what was said about it - if anything - and the dimensions.
It can take a few days for posts to be answered fully, so waiting until one item is finished with, is a good way of making sure items get the attention users would hope to get without experts feeling under time pressure to get through a lot of items from one person.
That is just my opinion, not any criticism of you! I know your 27 posts do not relate to 27 items! ?
I would add that it is also nice, if members try to give advice or offer their opinion, rather than just asking for it. It is a really good way to learn and will make them feel part of the community very quickly - even if, like me, they do get things wrong. People are very tolerant and always willing to explain why something is wrong.
Best wishes,
Julia
Thank you Julia, these are very good forum guidelines!
As for me, being still a learner myself, I am glad if I can help others. Especially as I know that in some other forums they don’t like to answer „stupid“ beginners‘ questions. I think every question deserves an answer, that’s the way we learn, the beginner as well as the one who answers and those who read the post.
And yes, please do some research on your own and let common sense rule. If you bought it for 20$, how likely is it that it is of great financial or artistic value?
Birgit
Big thanks to Julia and Shinigami. They gave great advices here.
It's always better to study first, do some homework and buy some books. Don't buy j**k and waste your money. Save your money and buy some beautiful things. I learned my lessons. It could be expensive during the years.
All the best ?
Xin
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Thank you all for the good advice! I’m sure I’m pretty typical of most new members where we have been collecting for quite some time and found this awesome resource with people willing to help. It’s hard to resist to temptation to upload all my collection?
I will quell my urge though and post in a more moderate fashion.
Thank you all for your help and time!
Jon
Jon
Amazingly, I have purchased quite a few items for dirt cheap and made some good money. I love smaller auction houses and estate sales as most proprietors have no idea what they are selling. The beauty of this forum though is to learn what to look for so that my purchases are more “educated”.
Thank you again for the advice!
Jon
Jon
Thanks for noticing that all my posts are not submissions Julia? I love the dialog on this forum as it is hard to find kindred spirits in the work a day world that can even appreciate these beautiful works of art. Most of the forums I have found are pretty dead with little to no dialogue and stuffy members that are miserly with their knowledge. With all the fakes out there I think a lot of collectors get scared off as they don’t have the information to make educated purchases.
I really want to commend Peter and the founding members for creating this forum. It is surely a diamond in the rough!
Many thanks!
Jon
Jon
Thanks! to everyone for the kind words regarding the FORUM and the site in general. We hope you all feel comfortable here and use it as your own hangout to share images, make friends, learn and have fun. As we approach 1,000 subscribers in just three or so short months, so far it seems to be just fine.
We had wanted to add one for quite some time, but we were unable to find a good well-structured one which allowed images, embeddable links and other elements I felt were crucial. We were delighted when we found one compatible with our member-driven platform. I say "member-driven" as much that is on the site has resulted from suggestions and input from our users/subscribers to our News-Letter page, YouTube channel and blog comments. Your input is really important to me.
As we go along, we'll just add things that seem like a good idea and are useful. Also, let me know if you have any ideas on how to make it better.
Best to all, Peter
Peter
Hello Jon
First I want thank all the members for all there help and peter for this site there
Jon they are some excellent sources on this form for reference and research and great people's
on this site willingly to help you if they can we don't always have the answers.Peter just
posted a video on Korean porcelain that I really enjoyed to me learning the history
is as enjoyable as collecting. So as xin said you need to study more and we are here
to help each other out as much as we can . So keep posting and I'm retired so it if
I can help let me know .John
? It never dawned on me that you guys were experts. Lol
Well, I too have been posting absolutely everything i see here. I think we need a special thread for posting our junk ? . I fully intend to chart my adventures in the Antique world of porcelain , to quote Xin_Fawis i started out by buying stuff based on what i saw in the picture. as i progressed i began to improve.
So i have decided i will chart (by pictures and description) each Porcelain item i have bought from the start to the finish.
As i stack up my Antique stock in a long line of Vases and plates and cups that i have purchased it will give you laugh to see how bad i was when i started, and how vastly different the quality of the items become as i improve.
Also my first lesson was to get a proper size of the item. Classic ebay is when your beloved vase arrives in a huge box and you take it out and it's 2 inches high. That was my first purchase. 2 rubbish vases.
Work in progress..
A big thank you then to the experts 🙂 and apologies if I too have been dropping too many questions.
I am no expert. ? I laughed about the big box and tiny vase! I am sure we have all done things like that. ?
Julia
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