I got involved with the UK antiques trade at the end of 1977. I was offered a job on a specialist antiques newspaper compiling a weekly antiques auction calendar for publication and to help selling advertising space to auctioneers. Then I had no interest in antiques but it was a better job with a higher salary than I was getting as assistant to an editor of a magazine for an association of women's clubs. Money didn't so much talk when I was offered the new job - it screamed in my ear. ... http://www.squidoo.com/my-life-in-antiques Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:59:40 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:41:49 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/my-life-in-antiques/squidcast/244902-stories-of-the-uk-antiques-trade I spent more than 30 years working in antiques publishing, first on a trade newspaper, then on a glossy specialist magazine, finally as a freelancer. During that time I made many friends among dealers, fairs (shows) organisers and others associated with the trade. I heard a lot of stories and was present when some of the things I relate here actually occurred. There are many stories of the antiques trade that I haven't told yet, maybe I will sometime... Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:12:19 -0600