Becoming an Antique Collector in Your Wildwood Apartment

Antique collecting is a beloved pastime in which the hunt for just the right antiques can be just as fun as actually finding the antiques. It’s also a wonderful way to acquire unique, one-of-a-kind items for your home that appreciate in value if they are well taken care of. While some people love adding to their own antique collections, others, called antique “pickers,” acquire antiques to try and resell. Regardless of your motivations, antiques are fascinating pieces of history that can tell us quite a bit about how people lived in the past.

The process of collecting antiques can be overwhelming, especially if you’re not quite sure what you’re looking for. While differentiating originals from reproductions, and valuable heirlooms from cheap trinkets, can take years of experience, there are a few easy steps you can take to simplify your venture into antiquing:

• Find a specialization. What interests you? Maybe you’ve always loved dolls, or old hats. Maybe you want to collect vintage action figures or tea sets. Deciding on a type of antique is a great way to begin narrowing down your search.
• Pick a time period. If you can’t quite decide on what types of items you’d like to collect, choosing an era or a geographic location from which to gather antiques can help simplify the process. Consider Victorian England, Pre-Revolutionary America, or any other historical period that interests you.
• If you’re unable to decide on a specific item or time period, do some research from the Internet at your Wildwood apartment about major manufacturers or artisans of that product and/or period. This will assist you in identifying how many (or few) of a particular item were produced, which will help you determine value.

There are many wonderful antique shops in and around the Wildwood, Florida area. Yard sales, estate sales, flea markets, and thrift shops are also great places to pick up antiques, as are websites like eBay. For more information about other local activities and attractions that are available to residents of PepperTree Apartment Homes, explore our online community articles or contact our leasing office today.