The Top 20 Categories of Antiques & Collectibles Purchased Online in 2008 TIAS.com today released their Top 20 list of the most popular categories of antiques and collectibles purchased online in 2008
News-Antique.com - Feb 02,2009 - Photo caption: Vintage Jewelry such as this Art Nouveau woman's head golden pendant c1900, was a popular category for buyers in 2008. For more details on this item see:
http://www.tias.com/6304/PictPage/3923495118.html
Garden City - New York - February 2, 2009 - TIAS.com (http://www.tias.com) the Webs largest online antique & collectible mall, today released their annual reports listing the most frequently purchased antiques and collectibles online in 2008. The data was gathered from tens of thousands of transactions at TIAS.com. AntiqueArts.com and CollectorOnline.com, representing millions of dollars in online sales of antiques & collectibles during the year 2008.
Here are the top 20 categories of antiques and collectibles purchased online by customers visiting antique and collectible related Web sites that are hosted by TIAS.com Inc. in 2008. This first list ranks popular categories based on the volume of items purchased within each category. As an example, a higher quantity of china and dinnerware were sold online than glass antiques & collectibles, in 2008.
Note that the list also compares 2008 rank data to the previous year.
1) China & Dinnerware - Up from #2 in 2007
2) Glass - Up from # 3 in 2007
3) Jewelry - Up from #5 in 2007
4) Coins & Currency - Down from #1 in 2007
5) Paper & Ephemera - Up from #7 in 2007
6) Holiday & Seasonal - No movement
7) Miscellaneous - Up from #11 in 2007
8) Advertising - Down from #4 in 2007
9) Kitchen Collectibles - Up from #10 in 2007
10) Vintage Sewing - Down from #8 in 2007
11) Porcelain & Pottery - Up from #14 in 2007
12) Comics - Not listed in 2007
13) Toys - No movement
14) Resources & Supplies - Down from #9 in 2007
15) Vintage Clothing - Down from #12 in 2007
16) Books - No movement
17) Figurines - Down from #15 in 2007
18) Dolls - Down from #17 in 2007
19) Memorabilia - Up from #20 in 2007
20) Textiles - Down from #19 in 2007
To view the 2007 list go to: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=783489
To view the 2006 list go to: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=782085
Here are the top 20 categories of antiques and collectibles sold online in 2008, based on dollar volume. The following list is based on how much money was spent by customers who bought antiques and collectibles over the past year. As an example, more money was spent by customers buying Jewelry than Porcelain & Pottery in 2008.
Note that the list also compares 2008 rank data to the previous year.
1) Jewelry - No movement
2) Porcelain & Pottery - Up from #6 in 2007
3) Glass - No movement
4) China & Dinnerware - No movement
5) Furniture & Accessories - No movement
6) Vintage Clothing - Down from #2 in 2007
7) Books - No movement
8) Kitchen Collectibles - Up from #11 in 2007
9) Militaria - Up from #19 in 2007 in 2007
10) Comics - Not listed in 2007
