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Buying and Selling Miniatures

By Lesley Shepherd, About.com Guide to Miniatures

Miniatures often aren't sold in mainstream stores. Where do buyers and sellers meet? How can you find out what yours are worth? Where can you find supplies or special items?

  1. Buying and Selling 101
  2. Finding Miniatures and Supplies
  3. Miniature Artisans
  4. Keep Track of Your Collection
  1. Price Guides
  2. Book Reviews
  3. Kit Reviews
  4. Magazine Reviews

Buying and Selling 101

Punkin Head Doll's tea set sugar bowl, with cracks in lid

Increase your sales or your ability to buy with these skills for improving your collection.

Finding Miniatures and Supplies

Side View of a 1:12 scale Witches Cottage

Not all miniatures come off a shelf or through Ebay. Get to know your best sources.

Miniature Artisans

Photo of Angela Gagliardi in her workshop.

Interviews with the best miniature makers in the world describe how they got started and why they specialize in a particular area.

Keep Track of Your Collection

Backstamp on Wedgewood

Tired of looking through boxes to see what you've got? Find and record the information that sets your collection apart from the rest.

Price Guides

Pez Snowman and Fred Flintstone candy dispensers.

What is it worth? Check these galleries for information on collectibles and current pricing.

Book Reviews

Cover of the book Landscapes in Miniature by John Constable

Reference books for a wide variety of miniatures and collectibles

Kit Reviews

Daisy House Table Kit

Should you make it or buy it finished? Lists of kits and suppliers that can help you learn techniques for making better miniatures.

Magazine Reviews

Front cover of the Spanish dolls house magazine, Miniaturas Construccion & Coleccionismo

Choose from this wide range of specialty publications for miniatures

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