Dorset Finds

Doing your taxes? If you're like me, you want to have some excellent procrastination tools handy. I mix my Cost-of-Goods-Sold calculating with virtually visiting some amazing collections of cool things. Try the Dorset Finds board on Pinterest.

Confidence

The product naming committee set expectations high when they named this nautical spot light. This is the Neverout.

Walker Antiques is on Pinterest

Now you can see photos of our items on Pinterest! Find them at pinterest.com/walkerantiques

We have Pinterest boards for Furniture, Vintage Accessories, Lighting, and Antique Hardware.

Snow boots instead of Mud boots

You should wear boots when you go to preview spring auctions.

Search Engine Sadness

Think being popular is a good thing?  You would think that search engines would like it when a page is viewed many times, but not always.  According to the ebay documentation, the ebay search engine doesn't like it when a seller's listings are viewed many times but not purchased.  If a seller has listings that are always bridesmaids but never brides, the seller's listings show up lower in future search results.  For the ebay search engine, the best listing is one that is only viewed a few times before the item is purchased.  It makes sense, though it surprised me when I first read it.  The purpose of the ebay search engine is to match a buyer with an item to buy.  If a seller's listings get a lot of attention but no takers, then that is a problem.

Before and After: Got Grime?

Sometimes reclaiming an old piece means scraping off layers of grease. This antique fan had a dirty after market fan cage.

Antique Dealer does Windows

Window flashing project followed by bike ride along the Schuylkill River Trail between Hamburg and Port Clinton, PA.