AVCOSA is a trade association representing interests of antique, vintage sellers
AVCOSA ~ Antiques, Vintage, Collectibles Online Sellers Association
"AVCOSA" stands for: Antiques, Vintage, Collectibles Online Sellers Association
What is AVCOSA? It's a group site for online sellers of AVC -- a community where sellers all speak the same language: "antiques", and all that that entails -- passion, obsession, business, internet activities, selling, buying, marketing, learning, helping, sharing -- an info and resource hub, and new ideas font -- AVCOSA is a "good thing".
There have been so many changes and innovations to the online selling world. Online sellers, especially of AVC, have their work cut out for them.
And that's where AVCOSA comes in, giving us a place to come together to talk about what we do and how we do it, to see what works for others, addressing the unique issues related to online selling.
AVCOSA is set up as a community group site (on the NING platform). As a member, you get your own website, in the form of your profile page, on which to promote your online business and selling venues, as well as your own blog, and photo gallery.
We have lots of experienced smart members posting interesting articles, having intelligent discussions, networking, and making friends, while helping each other out with the business of online antiques selling.
Our objective is to be a place for advancing your knowledge -- a wonderful forum for online sellers to discuss and learn, share and teach, about any subject pertaining to selling, with the emphasis on this "brave new world" of online options.
We'd love for you to join us. It's simple, and there is currently no membership fee. Please read our Policies page, then Sign Up, and then you can set up your membership profile page, and start participating in this new adventure.
Welcome!
Groups
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Tactics
9 members
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Green Campaign Committee
4 members
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Welcoming Committee
3 members
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Steering Committee
7 members
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Collectibles Associations
2 members
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Advanced Sellers
31 members
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Newbies
30 members
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Press Room
3 members
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News
14 members
Blog Posts
Trick Dog Banks
Posted by Whitlow Unique Collectibles on July 8, 2009 at 2:33pm
Do You Have a Blog Yet? Here's How To Start One!
Posted by Marianne Dow msdowantiques.com on July 3, 2009 at 5:30pm
Art Deco and Susie Cooper
Posted by Whitlow Unique Collectibles on June 23, 2009 at 4:42pm — 1 Comment
Rare Haviland Piece In A Special Pattern
Posted by Holly Lane Antiques on June 22, 2009 at 8:42am
Decorator's Estate Sale
Posted by European Antique Market on June 20, 2009 at 1:46pm
I am sewing as fast as I can...
Posted by Diana on June 20, 2009 at 12:45pm
just added some Antique cookwear
Posted by Debsgreatfinds on June 20, 2009 at 8:10am
Remember Baking and Making Cookies
Posted by Whitlow Unique Collectibles on June 14, 2009 at 6:51pm — 1 Comment
VINTAGE DRESSES ENDING SOON : )
Posted by SarahJayne on June 9, 2009 at 7:00pm — 1 Comment
Country French Antiques
Posted by European Antique Market on June 6, 2009 at 5:15pm — 4 Comments
HAVILAND LIMOGES CHINA - MEADOW VISITORS PATTERN
Posted by Holly Lane Antiques on June 4, 2009 at 7:43am — 1 Comment
Mistakes in Trying to have a New Business Online.
Posted by Whitlow Unique Collectibles on June 3, 2009 at 3:40pm — 2 Comments
How to be found online
Posted by Antique Furniture on June 3, 2009 at 2:11am — 1 Comment
Silkfair: The World's Choice for Custom Stores with a Marketplace
Posted by Silkfair on June 2, 2009 at 8:29am
Antique Furniture
Posted by Antique Furniture on June 1, 2009 at 8:20am
Holly Lane Antiques At The Topsfield Antiques Market
Posted by Holly Lane Antiques on May 26, 2009 at 8:38am
Where Are the Buyers Going?
Posted by Marianne Dow msdowantiques.com on May 25, 2009 at 8:04pm — 3 Comments
Happy Memorial Day!
Posted by Sundayandsunday on May 25, 2009 at 11:56am — 1 Comment
Publish Your Blog on Amazon's KINDLE Now!
Posted by Marianne Dow msdowantiques.com on May 23, 2009 at 5:26pm — 2 Comments
When you Shop or buy a Gift, Think of it as an Investment ! Like you would your Car or House.. It c…
Posted by Whitlow Unique Collectibles on May 22, 2009 at 10:25am — 2 Comments
Forum
Just launched a forum in collectiblescornertv.com 5 Replies
hi! Still looking for interesting people to interview for the show, and i just launched a forum so feel free to post! http://www.collectiblescornertv.com/forum/
Tagged: appraisal, hummel, lladro, figurine, attic
Started by Tammy Kahn Fennell in Vintage Resources. Last reply by Sierra Gaskins 4 hours ago.
Marketing: Your Avatar Represents Your Brand 3 Replies
I've spent some time on other social networking sites for a variety of reasons and I feel compelled to start a discussion about avatars. Avatars, as you know, are those small, square images that a...
Tagged: antique, antiques, vintage, social networking, social media
Started by Julie Law, Orallo in Sales & Marketing. Last reply by Craig Phillips / B & C Emporium 11 hours ago.
AVCOSA Member Web Site Directory 27 Replies
I had originally posted this as a blog but realized that if you wanted to respond to the post, a discussion would be more conducive... I'm in the process of adding an AVCOSA Member Web Site Direct...
Tagged: collectibles resource direc..., collectibles directory, vintage directory, antiques directory, antique directory
Started by Julie Law, Orallo in AVCOSA Announcements, Idea Submissions, News. Last reply by Karen Mantone-Pillar Jul 2.
Front Page Pics - Your Opinions Please 2 Replies
We continue to play around with the photo options on the front page. I've been considering all of the possible uses for photos on the AVCOSA site and I really need some feedback to determine the mo...
Tagged: antiques, trade association, trade organization, antique, selling venue
Started by Julie Law, Orallo in AVCOSA Announcements, Idea Submissions, News. Last reply by Ann's Antique Lights Jul 1.
GoAntiques Says Online Auctions "Not Simple to Execute" 4 Replies
GoAntiques Exits Online Auctions By Ina Steiner AuctionBytes.com May 29, 2009 Reading AuctionBytes: GoAntiques Exits Online Auctions Worthpoint told its 1,300 GoAntiques dealers it was exiting th...
Tagged: online auction, GoAntiques, Worthpoint
Started by Julie Law, Orallo in Selling Venues. Last reply by Julie Law, Orallo Jun 30.
Marketing: Copywriting for Your Web Site - A Few Rules of Thumb 6 Replies
Since I am in the process of writing product descriptions for my own Web site and I just attended a DMA Webinar regarding content writing and SEO, I thought I would share a few "rules of thumb." -...
Tagged: search engine marketing, antiques, antique, sem, seo
Started by Julie Law, Orallo in Sales & Marketing. Last reply by Julie Law, Orallo Jun 28.
Louisville Antique Mall Latest Victim in Economic Recession 1 Reply
Following 26 years of business and a recent relocation to a larger facility, the Louisville Antiques Mall has announced it will close. Get details here. Here's an interesting comment from the mall...
Tagged: antique assn, antique assoc, antique mall, antiques, antique
Started by Julie Law, Orallo in Industry Research. Last reply by Marianne Dow msdowantiques.com Jun 24.
Let's Share: What Do You Want From AVCOSA? 26 Replies
As we develop this organization, it is essential that it is and remains responsive to the needs and wants of our community. This is your opportunity to share what you would like to see from our org...
Tagged: collectibles associaton, vintage forum, antiques association, selling antiques online, avcosa
Started by Julie Law, Orallo in AVCOSA Announcements, Idea Submissions, News. Last reply by ElsiesAttic Jun 21.
ATADA - Alerts about stolen objects will protect you and help others. 1 Reply
More often that any of us would like, collectible items are stolen by break-ins, shoplifters, or employees gone bad. Dealers in Antique Tribal Art can post their lost items to the Antique Tribal A...
Tagged: Association, stolen, art, Dealers, Art
Started by William & Susanne Waites in Member Education. Last reply by ElsiesAttic Jun 21.
Another Web Site Guidance Resource 1 Reply
I mentioned it before but buried in other long-winded stuff. Here it is by itself. websitegrader.com is a free service that will grade your website on many important criteria. It will also give ...
Started by William & Susanne Waites in AVCOSA Technical - HELP. Last reply by ElsiesAttic Jun 21.
Photos
Quilt Samplers
by theclosetandcurioshop Added February 25, 2009 at 9:21am 1 Comment
EARLY WHITE IRONSTONE
by Holly Lane Antiques Added February 12, 2009 at 10:19pm
NOT JUST HAVILAND
by Holly Lane Antiques Added February 9, 2009 at 7:42pm
HAVILAND LIMOGES CHINA
by Holly Lane Antiques Added February 8, 2009 at 11:51am
HOLLY LANE ANTIQUES AT THE DEL MAR ANTIQUES SHOW
by Holly Lane Antiques Added February 8, 2009 at 11:47am
Our Items & Ideas
by theclosetandcurioshop Added February 5, 2009 at 12:05pm
Latest Activity
About
Use Google Shopping To Find More Antiques (aka Google Base / Google Product)
AVCOSA wants to promote the concept of doing your antiques shopping through Google, not just through eBay.
It has a few names, but whether you call it Google Products, Google Base, or Google Shopping, it's the way to find more of the vintage treasures you want.
Google Base indexes the items that are listed all over the web - everyone from Ecrater and Bonanzle, to Tias, and Rubylane, as well as eBay and 100's more sites -- AND it includes lots of individual seller's shop websites, too.
So you will see more of the items that you are searching for, all in one search results list. You don't have to go to each individual site and enter your search terms over and over.
Once is enough. And you will find items from sites you didn't know existed, hadn't thought to include in your daily quest, or just didn't want to hassle with clicking on.
So, next time you are looking for antiques, that special item for your collection, the perfect gift for a vintage fan -- just be sure to go to Google.com, click on their SHOPPING link, and you'll be seeing more desirable Vintage goodies at one time.
For sellers, your success at selling antiques and collectibles doesn't depend as much on which site you use, as long as your listings get indexed by Google. Simply make sure that ALL of your listings get uploaded to Google BASE.
Events
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SoWa Antiques Market
May 31, 2009 at 9am to October 25, 2009 at 4pm – South End
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