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Theproducttag

Wehavea producttag[a shopping

featurethat,whenclickedon,givesthe

nameandpriceof theitem]onInstagram

thatlinksto ourFacebookshop,butwe

alsosometimesjustuploadanimage

of a pieceandpeoplecandirectly

messageus or comment on it. They can

buyeitherway.

Fastbusiness

PieceslistedonInstagramcansellreally

quickly.If youseesomethingyoulike,

commentor messagethedealeron

Instagram.If youemailthem,theymay

notchecktheirinboxtillthenextday

andmissyourmessage,bywhich time

the item may have sold.

Payment

Thereareseveralwaysto pay.Youcan

eitherdirectmessageor commentwhen

youfindsomethingyoulike.Thedealer

willgetbackto youwitha price,then

youcancounterofferif youwish.When

youhaveagreeda price,theywillemail

aninvoicewithpaymentinstructions.

TheymayusePayPalor iZettle– there’sa

numberof waysdealers accept payment.

Negotiating

It’sanunwrittenrulethatyouaskfora

discount.It’snotoftenI comeacross

someonewhodoesn’tnegotiate.If you

buyregularlyfromsomeone,theywill

probablygiveyoutheirbestprice,so

youmaynotwishto haggle.If it’s

someoneyoudon’tknow,askif that’s

theirbestdeal,or givea counter offer.

Buyingconfidence

Aswithanythingonline,youcanbuy

confidently.It willquicklybecome

apparentif thereis a problem– people

cangiveimmediatefeedback.Instagram

sellersneedto havea goodreputation.

Letpeopledownat yourperil!Look

througha seller’saccountto seehow

manyotherpeoplearebuyingfrom

them,andreadthecomments.Consumer

ContractsRegulationsalsoprotectyou

whenshoppingonline.Theygivethe

customertimeto returnan item if they

areunhappywithit.

The#hashtag

If youarelookingforsomethingin

particular,say‘armchair’,searchforthe

hashtag.If youarea collectorof a

specificitemyoucanfollowthat

hashtag,soyou’llnevermissa pieceof

#vintageercol coming up for sale.

Road,Wolverhampton,WV39LQ.

9. 3 0 a m - 3. 3 0 p m .£1. 5 0. 07976643174
   9th-11thBingleyHallAntiques
   Fair, StaffordshireCountyShowground,
   Stafford,ST180BD.11am-5pmFriday,
   9am-5pmSaturday,10am-4pmSunday.
   £10Fridayb efore12pm,£ 5Friday
   from12pm,Saturday& Sunday.
   01636 702326;ia c f.co.uk
   10th-11thLincolnAntiques&
   HomeShow, Lincolnshire
   Showground,Lincoln,LN22NA.
   10am - 4pm.£5. 01298 27493;
   asfairs.com
   15th-16thNewarkInternational
   Antiques& CollectorsFair, Newark
   & NottinghamshireShowground,
   Newark,Nottinghamshire,
   NG242NY.9am-6pmThursday,
   8am-4pmFriday.£20Thursday,£5
   Friday. 01636 702326;ia c f.co.uk
   17thTheCotswoldsVintageFair,
   ToddingtonVillageHall,StowRoad,
   Toddington,Gloucestershire,GL545DU.
   10am - 4pm.Free.
   23rd-25thAntiquesFair, Southwell
   Racecourse,OccupationLane,
   Rolleston,Nottinghamshire,NG250TS.
   8.30am-4pmFriday,9.30am-4pm
   Saturday& Sunday.£4.50(£6
   before9.30am). 07772349431
   24thStratford-upon-Avon
   BookFair, LeviFoxHall,Chapel
   Lane,Stratford-upon-Avon,CV376HB.
   10am - 4pm.Free. 01608 682224;
   pbfa.org
   25th-26thSt IvesAntiquesFair,
   BurgessHall(OneLeisure),Westwood
   Road, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27

HOW TO

Shop for

Antiques

on Social

Media

Instagramischanginghowwe

shopforantiques,buthoweasyis

it?MartynFowlerofPuckhaber

DecorativeAntiques,whohastwo

shopsaswellasa website,Twier

accountandFacebookshop,also

buysandsellsthroughthissocial

networkingapp.Hereheexplains

the ins and outs of Instagram...

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