The Bottom Line
One of the best written books on flea markets--ever. The book is also wonderful reading for doll show attendees and dealers. Mr. Berg discusses it all--ethics of pricing, even racist memorabilia.
Pros
- Useful tips for buyers and sellers.
- Very relevant to doll collectors.
- Beautifully written!
Cons
- No bibliography.
Description
- A must for flea market devotees.
- Tips for buyers AND sellers.
- Valuable pricing information
- How to deal with customers...and how to deal with dealers.
- 32 Color Photos.
- 144 Pages.
- Suggested Retail Price: $19.95
Guide Review - Book Review - The Art of Buying and Selling at Flea Markets
I cannot recommend "The Art of Buying and Selling at Flea Markets" by Barry Berg highly enough. Most books that tell you how to buy and sell in the collectibles field are generally worthless--they tell you nothing but truisms that you could have figured out yourself. This book, however,gives an honest, open discussion on how to buy and sell collectibles. Mr. Berg doesn't flinch from any topic, including ethics and moral obligations, and Nazi and other offensive memorabilia. The look at "the taxonomy of value" is priceless. It also helps that Mr. Berg is an excellent writer, and one that does not shy away from discussing his personal errors in the field as illustrations (like, the tractor he didn't buy for $400 that sold for $8,000...).
