Kovels' Top 10 Collectors' Searches for November 2009 Kovels.com, the Web's largest free price guide for antiques and collectibles, today released its list of the top 10 searches for November 2009.
News-Antique.com - Dec 14,2009 - Cleveland, Ohio – December 14th, 2009 – Kovels.com, the Web’s largest free price guide for antiques and collectibles, today released its latest list of the most searched items on its site. Occupied Japan, the dominant search throughout 2009, remains at the top position.
The top searches on Kovels.com’s price guide acts as a barometer for current interests and trends among collectors. As the holiday season approaches, buyers are looking for smaller items, and interest in large antiques and collectibles is temporarily decreasing. November’s top four searches remained the same as in October, though furniture fell from the top five and Lladro and Bossons entered the top ten.
See what other searches were popular among collectors in November 2009.
1. Occupied Japan – No movement
2. Stove – No movement
3. Jewelry – No movement
4. Silver Plate – No movement
5. Copeland Spode – Up from #7
6. Capo-di-monte – No movement
7. Furniture – Down from #5
8. Josef Originals – No movement
9. Lladro – Up from #11
10. Bossons – Up from #13
People use price guides for a number of reasons, usually to determine the value of an item that they own or may want to purchase. If a category isn't listed in the top 10 list, it doesn't mean it is unpopular or that there isn't a demand for it, Kovels receives searches for thousands of items and these ten categories were the most popular in November.
Accredited media interested in discussing the content of this release or any topics related to antiques and collectibles are encouraged to contact Terry Kovel at pr@kovels.com to schedule an interview.
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Terry Kovel, with her husband Ralph, has authored more than 95 books about collecting and antiques, including the best-selling annual price guide, "Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide." Hailed by Parade magazine as "the duchess of the antiques world," Terry Kovel publishes a monthly newsletter, Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles, and writes a syndicated weekly newspaper column distributed to more than 150 newspapers and websites. Terry and Ralph appeared weekly on the HGTV program "Flea Market Finds with the Kovels." Terry's popular website with free prices and information for collectors is http://www.Kovels.com. The Kovels' most recent books are "Kovels' American Collectibles, 1900 to 2000," and "Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide 2010," with 2,500 full-color photos and 47,000 actual prices. Both are available wherever books are sold and online at http://www.Kovels.com/e?books.
