Collectibles Bottles For Fun and Profit

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Julie_Chrisler]Julie Chrisler

Collectibles bottles are especially easy to collect. You never know when and where you will find your next collectible bottle. No matter whether you are collecting as a hobby or if you are a serious collector, you never get over the thrill of discovering a new find.
People collect many types of different collectibles bottles. When you are collecting you can choose to focus your collection on a certain type of glass, or a certain manufacturer of the bottles, or a certain time frame, such as Civil War bottles, or however you choose to organize your collection. Or you can collect certain types of collectibles bottles such as vintage perfume bottles, Coca-Cola bottles, Chinese snuff bottles, poison bottles, medicine bottles, and the list goes on.
When first starting out, search through your house, you might be surprised at what you will find. Look in your attic, or garage, in your laundry room and in your kitchen. Then look in your old china and knick knacks. For example, I found the collectibles bottles that I didn't know I had in my dining room. You never know where they will crop up.
You might start keeping an eye out at yard sales, flea markets and thrift stores for collectibles bottles. You have to be picky and do your research though. I suggest you use the Internet at first to browse about the different types of collections. Then, once you become serious, invest a small amount in a bottles guide, a book which helps identify and price bottles.
If using an auction site such as eBay to buy collectibles bottles, use the same common sense that you always do when shopping on an auction site. Avoid impulse buying, check out the seller's reputation, check out how the seller presents him/herself.
If you are selling collectibles bottles on an auction site, set your bids at a reasonable price, make sure your descriptions are accurate and your pictures are clear, choose an appropriate payment method, and check out your buyer's reputation.
I can't stress enough how important it is to research what you have first. Research the history of the company that made the bottle, or the product of the type of bottles you are searching for. Many early bottles sell for several hundred to several thousand dollars. Often, dishonest dealers will try to sell fake merchandise. You should be careful and keep an eye out for fakes.
When you shop for your collectibles bottles remember that condition and rarity count toward making a bottle more valuable. If a bottle is one that originally came with packaging, such as a perfume bottle, remember that the presence of the original packaging can greatly impact the price; the bottle is worth much more with the packaging.
It goes without saying that the older the bottle the better. Those collectibles bottles that are very old, pre-19th century especially, are of course the most valued. Perfume bottles that are handmade or signed by the maker can also demand higher prices.
If you decide to look into the world of collectible bottles, you will surely become fascinated with the many types of bottles that are collected.
Julie Chrisler writes more about collectibles bottles on her blog. You can find more information about collectibles bottles and other vintage bottles on [http://www.vintagebottles.org]http://www.VinatageBottles.org.
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