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Online Pawnbroking vs Traditional Pawnbroking
Online Pawnbroking vs Traditional Pawnbroking The concept of lending funds against assets has been recorded as early as the 5th century in China where pawnshops often formed partnerships with monasteries as they were exempt of paying tax. Then…
The Market for Banksy works and Art Finance
The Market for Banksy works and Art Finance Since 2010, Banksy prints and paintings have become a currency – traded as assets. Since March last ye…
Gold - the perfect online investment
Gold Investing: When It Began and How It Works Nothing indicates wealth and success like gold. Even the way we refer to gold in everyday language i…
Snuff boxes at the Pawn Shop
For centuries the we have been drawn to the exquisite craftmanship and design of snuff boxes. As the name suggests, these boxes were made to ke…
Felt cute, might repaint later: An introduction to the original selfies that are Portrait Miniatures
Stemming from the Italian miniatura meaning ‘manuscript illumination or small picture’, portrait miniatures first appeared in European royal courts…
Fine Art Photography: A Guide to Collecting
Fine Art Photography: A Guide to Investing and Collecting Photography is arguably the most democratic art form that exists. People no longer have t…
How to Buy It
Expert Tips on Watches
All watch brands with a very few exceptions will depreciate immediately after purchase. There are a few such as the grand complication Patek Philippes which are in such short supply and high demand that they can immmediately be sold for a profit.
Reissued retro - the new cool!
On the 25th December 1969, the mechanical watch became obsolete when Seiko launched their first commercial quartz wrist watch. Nearly 50 years on and that obsolete technology is in remarkably rude health, and new watch launches are stepping back in time.
Cash, Cheque or Rolex..?
Urban legend is that British special forces members travel to remote parts of the world with steel Rolexes as emergency 'tradable community', but a more modern take on the "Rolex as currency" is the practise of buying a sought-after model to take abroad instead of carrying cash.