Product Description

The must-have reference for antique hunters who love to scour rummage sales, flea markets and estate sales for the best deals. Ellen T. Schroy, veteran antiques author and true flea market aficionado, updates and expands coverage of 19th to 21st century antiques and unique flea market finds to include more than 700 categories of hot collectibles, complete with descriptions and current pricing.

Warman's Flea Market Price Guide offers practical advice to enhance the collecting experience with emphasis on preparation, organization, and family fun. Collectors will find advice on detecting fakes and forgeries and where to find the best deals, as well as a directory of flea markets all over the country. Many categories feature collector club addresses and additional reference information.

-Updated pricing for thousands of items in more than 700 collectible categories -1,200 photos aid in identification -Essential flea market advice

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #856135 in Books
• Published on: 2005-06-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 488 pages

About the Author
Ellen T Schroy has co-edited the first two editions of Warman's[registered] Flea Market Price Guide, and has been the sole editor for many editions of Warman's[registered] Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide, Warman's[registered] Depression Glass, Warman's[registered] Americana & Collectibles, Warman's[registered] American Furniture and Warman's[registered] Pattern Glass. Ellen frequently appears on radio shows across the country and is a regular columnist for Antique Trader Weekly.

Customer Reviews

An essential encyclopedia for flea market hunters
This 1999, 384 page edition has over 700 black and white photos and over 700 categories of collectibles with values, reproduction alerts and indications of collecting trends. Contains brief histories of items and provides reference books, periodicals and clubs of interest to collectors. There are tips for flea market buying, including dickering over prices. The broad coverage runs from 4-H and airline collectibles, bird houses and bookends, to license plates and limited edition collectibles to yo-yos and Zanesville pottery. Valuable for experts and novices, alike.