Cape May County Herald, 21 August 1985 
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Antiques V By Arthur //. Schwerdt
Living in antique-loving I ape May County is a real Ixinus if you have objects of value which you are looking to sell. Few places have such a concentrated population of antiques experts. dealers and collectors. This is. after all. the only , county in the country i whose entire major city is itself a jewel of an. antique — a national landmark ; dedicated to the restoration and preservation of the old ; and the beautiful. ; And the hunting season < for antiques is a lengthy | one Even in the supposed- i ly slow, cold months of i January and February i there is some fast and j feverish buying and selling i of antiques going on. ; Sooner or later tvou are bound t|h find a buyer for i what vou have to sell ( THERE ARK SO MANY ( ways available to sell your | items. Which one you t choose will depend on a | variety of factors. f How many items do you j i have to sell'' f Do you know the value of what you have'' > Is there a certain amount t of money that you have to s realize from your sale0 * How quickly do you want \ to unload your «: merchandise0 (| il
The way you answer these questions will determine the best method for you. Each method of selling would require a column by itself in order to explore ail its complexities and to give a fair account of what you can expect. In future articles I'll take each of these methods in detail. For now I'll just list them each with a few comments. ANTIQUE DEALERS voracious buyers. They are the quickest way to an easy sale. Each dealer coldifferent things, and not all shops are alike. Choose the dealer who. by . the types of items he deals ■ is most likely to want what you have and pay you good price for it Remember, however, that a dealer must pay his overhead and must make a profit in order to stay in business. If you are willing to wait, and need more of a profit on your sale, you may be willing to leave item(s) with the dealer on consignment CONSIGNMENT: When you consign articles to a dealer, the dealer agrees to sell them for you in his shop. By the usual ratiq, you will receive 60 percent of the sale price. Other tan be worked out on the quantity and quality of the merchandise in question. By this method you chance a longer wait before your item sells. Then again, you might just make a fast sale.
CLASSIFIED ADS are a great way to attract just the right buyer for what you have to sell All dealers and collectors in this area read these ads. and if they want what you have they are sure to call. Be as specific as you can about the quality of -your merchandise when writing your ad. Most newspapers have ad writers who can help you with the most economical wording for your purposes Also, you should include a time of < day when callers can reach I you so lhat you don'l miss I the calls or feel that you > have to sit by the phone all day. j It may take a few ads to , sell some items, and ; remember that you hqve to ( deduct the money you 1 spend on these ads from f j whatever you receive from l I your sple t I PRIVATE SALE can be i ' a good way to move a large \ amount of merchandise, t House sales, garage sales s and yard sales are a great deal of work, so don't make ( the decision to have one 2 without realizing what you t are getting yourself into, c There are permits, s ' classified ads. signs, price c . tags, and. of course, .the ! possibility of poor weather j to contend with if your sale is outdoors. ( Next Week I'll go into < detail on what to expect t from auction houses and 1 licensed appraisers. r (Arthur Schwe'dt. co- 1 owner of The August Far \ mhouse on Route 9 in Swainton. invites questions t c/o this newspaper. ) j
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AWARD — Tom Rostholm. president of the Lewes Del. Rotary, accepts the key to the city from Lower Township Mayor Robert F'othergill during a visit last week. The group was entertained by a tour of the township and dinner at the old Grande Hall in Cold Spring Village. nig v iiia^e.
Cape Unity AAUW, Gets State Prize
CONVENT STATION - The New Jersey Division of the American Association of University Women held its annual conference recently
at the College of Saint Elizaf beth here. f The Cape May County s Branch has recognized at V the awards presentation for
outstanding memership efforts. The Cape May County AAUW was one of the three of the 53 N.J. branches which received a $100 prize for the largest membership increase in year. According to Marilou Rochford, who served as membership vice-president June 1984- June '85. the Cape May County AAUW saw an increase of 57 members during that time. Total branch membership is 119 women now Membership is the AAUW is open to all women who hold a baccalureate degree from an accredited four year college or university. The American Association of University Women promotes equity for women, education and self-develop-ment over the life span, and positive societal change.
lower Township News Notes
(From Page 12) revitalization program (proposed as a state grant ) . " and that a specific grant to revitalize the business district was not approved by the state earlier this year. "We can throw some curbs and sidewalks on there." Conroy continued. •"That's expensive." said Stump. t Conroy said the matter would have to be part of a "package." Ife wants a "basic theme" for the area, stressing no tax penalties for garnishing businesses with facelifts or other improvements. "Does anybody have any objections to that?" Stump asked council. Lonergan questioned the cost to Lower. "There's no money out of our pocket." Conroy said. "The only incentive they (businesses) would be getting would be a tax break for a number of years." One cost to the township would be in acquiring land for municipal parking lots, he conceded SOME VILLAS residents asked that Hudson Avenue be designated again as a one-way street. Conroy told his colleagues week. It was one way Cornell Avenue to Road and his constituents are now asking that it be made one-way westbound between those streets, the councilman said. "I talked to (Police) Chief 1 Robert M.i Denny and he didn't have any prowith that, Conroy added. calling for a township study of the one-way request. REMINDERS— Township planners will discqjs a "grandfather" clause on hardship variances for undersized lots during a 7:30 p.m. meeting tomorrow in Hall. 2600 Rd. Villas. 'if such a clause were eventually recommended and approved, owners of
existing undersized lots would no longer be required to obtain hardship variances to build homes on them. • Lower's elementary school board meets at 8 tonight in the Consolidated School library. "838 Seashore Rd., Cold Spring, while Lower Cape May Regional's school board meets tomorrow night at 8 in the Teitelman School media center off Route 9. Erma. •Councilmen hold a general work session 7 p.m Monday in Township Hall. • Recreation commissioners meet 7: 30 p.m next Tuesday in the Rec Center behind Township Hall.-
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