Daryle Lambert: Antiques, Collectibles & Fine Art the 21st Century Way

The number at the end of the year has changed, but have you changed? Perhaps changed the way you think? Yes, we want to make this a better year than last year, but are we willing to do anything different? Like how you go about making money in the Antique, Collectible and Fine Art Markets in the 21st Century?

I think we can all agree that there are no get rich quick schemes that work. And I think we can also agree that the way to prosper in this market has dramatically changed. With high-end items selling at record prices, why sit on the sidelines while others reap the benefits?

Prosperity in this market doesn't have to elude you. It's just a new game out there today, and it requires a new way of thinking, a new strategy and a new way of playing in it. If you're not flourishing in this market, could you grab hold of this: There's a way to work this industry that can change the quality of your life, as well as substantially increase your bank account. I'll shout it from the rooftops if I have to.

I hope you are getting the message, because this can be a different kind of year for you, if you'll let it.

My staff and I have presented a 21st century plan that can make this a truly stellar year for those working in the antiques, collectibles and fine art markets, as well as for those who want to be a part of this booming market. I believe 2008 can be the greatest year yet for those who have taken to mind and heart the message of our plan and have already joined our community, the 31 Club.

2008 can be the greatest year of our lives when we work together to fulfill the steps of our plan. I predict there will be several members of our 31 Club that will complete at least 11 steps this year, and in doing so, will have an account stashed away with over $200,000. Will you be one of them?

When you take the time to explore what we present and become part of our community of like-minded people, you'll see that financial success is not only possible, but probable.

Those who have already joined us have opened their minds to the possibility that just by changing their perspective and tweaking the way they work can make the breakthrough for them. They've now opened up the floodgates to their financial reward. And they won't be taking this journey alone.

Once you decide to join us, you won't have to conquer the mountain all by yourself. It's much easier if you are accompanied by others as you ascend to the summit. The knowledge necessary to fulfill the plan will be provided to you on a daily basis. Our phone and e-mail are accessible to all our members to answer questions or kick around some ideas. If you live in the Chicago area, you can even come and meet with me personally. Now, I imagine that in our current culture, it is hard to believe there's someone out there devoted to your success. I challenge you to believe differently. I want to see all active members of our club reach the top of the summit. Even if you fall back a little from time to time, the rope that holds us all together will help you to keep advancing until we all stand at the top. I promise that we at 31 Inc., aren't stopping until we've completed all the steps and have conquered all the naysayers by standing at the peak and looking down at all those who haven't even come to the base of the mountain yet. So, again, what's really holding you back?

You have already begun the journey to by regularly reading this Blog. The only other question unanswered is when are you going to join forces with us? Those who have already acquired the book that contains our plan and work closely with us are already on their way. So what's holding you back from becoming a member of the 31 Club? $19.95?
The Maine Antique Digest, AntiqueWeek, and the Antique Trader are filled with the new records being set in all the classifications of antiques, collectibles & fine art. I can assure you that our members will be finding some of these treasures this year. Our member Sally, didn't think that she would be written up in many of the publications this past year, but she was when her Pauline Palmer painting sold for a record price and changed her life. Will it be you this year? Join us today.

I have missed hearing from Cathy, Vickie, Cecil and others over this long holiday season, but I know that now that a new year has started, my phone will be ringing off the hook and the emails will overcome my computer. I just love it!

Cindy and I have been discussing the new year and I can state without any hesitation that the Members Only section of our website will become one of the greatest assets to your success as further development takes place. Do you believe that we have only been in business for six months? Wow! I can't sit still just thinking about what the next six months are going to be like. Everywhere I look I see money being made.

I am looking forward to a great 2008 and I don't know who I'd rather spend it with than all of you who want a better life for yourself and your family and friends.

Yes, God is good, and he has given so much. I am certain that we, as a group, will be giving back willingly as we succeed. -- Daryle
Discover how our book can be the tool that helps you become financially free buying and selling antiques, collectibles and fine art the 21st century way.

Be sure to visit our web site for more information about how you can join the 31 Club Wealth Building and start your own race to your millions! Read more about The Million Dollar Challenge.

If you haven't yet had a chance to see what we've got listed in the 31 Gallery & Marketplace, click on over and take a look. You might even find a real bargain. We've got many high quality items priced reasonably. If you have a high quality piece you'd like us to find a buyer for, why not consign your item to us. No high fees when you sell with us. Contact us here.

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Daryle Lambert - Mission Accomplished. Antique Items delivered to Auction House.

Can you imagine getting up at 3:00 in the morning and leaving on a 24 hour trip? Well that is what Cindy and I did when we left for Evansville, Indiana yesterday morning.

Cindy arrived at my house at 4:00 am, and we took off under a a clear night sky, thankful for good weather. The van was already packed with the items we were bringing to Sohn's Auction House in Evansville, Indiana including the Harvey Joiner portrait we have. We immediately became immersed in conversation knowing it was going to be a very long trip. We talked and talked, until I finally realized the gas gauge indicator was blinking. Neither one of us knew how long it had been on. We prayed for a gas station to appear, quickly, and what a sigh of relief for both of us when one finally did.

31 Club Member, Cecil, was waiting for us at Sohn's Auction House in Evansville when we arrived there at 10:00 A.M. He's the tall guy in Today's Photos. We met with Don Sohn, and checked in our pieces for the January 2nd auction. After our paperwork was done, we browsed the current auction offerings that were on display, and what a great display it was. There was so many interesting pieces here of early farm life we could've spent hours going through it all. We also saw Teco, Rookwood, Roseville and Hull Pottery. "The auction houses in Chicago don't have these kinds of things," Cindy commented. She's right, because starting Thursday, Don is going to have one terrific auction.

I saw the best coin collection that I personally have ever seen being sold, I believe, on Saturday. Glassware and China was on every table plus great antique toys, advertising signs and furniture. If you are in the Evansville area you wouldn't want to miss this auction. What a great place for finding treasures.

I can hardly wait until our pieces sell on the second of January, and Don seems to think that he is going to have an even bigger sale that day. Yes, things are very different in the country, and our city girl now sees that very clearly.

We spent a good couple hours browsing at Sohn's until our stomachs began to rumble. My daughter, Dana joined Cindy, Cecil and me for a fine lunch of the most delicious sea bass both Cindy and I ever had. Treasure hunting with Cecil was next, and we set out to look through all the little shops and malls in the area. All the shop owners knew Cecil, and unfortunately, we didn't find much. Cindy and I are fairly certain Cecil picked the places clean days before, but it was a great deal of fun looking and spending time together.

We soon heard that the snow storm moving into the Chicago area was coming earlier than anticipated, and Cindy kept saying, "Don't you think we should head home soon?" Cecil and I sped up our search and headed to the front door. When we got there, Cindy had disappeared on us. We waited and waited. Cecil finally had to go back and find her. Yes, she was combing through some box in a corner that was pretty well hidden, thinking she just might find something. I didn't think we'd ever get her to come out of that store and head back for Chicago, but we finally did.

We hit snow about halfway home, and it wasn't pretty. Slowing down to forty miles an hour the rest of the way home, we finally got back to my house at midnight, but Cindy still had another 45 minutes in the storm to get back to her house.

This morning, the snow is piled up about six or more inches. Joshua, his friend Ben and I waded though the snow over to my truck so I could drive them to school. I finally realized my wife, Vickie, never gave me back my keys when we traded vehicles for the Evansville trip. And she was already long gone. Let me tell you, after having been awake close to 24 hours with little sleep inbetween, that twenty minute trek through the snow with the boys a real lesson in having stamina. It's good to be home now, and I just might even sneak in a cat nap.

Discover how our book, 31 Steps to Your Millions in Antiques & Collectibles can be the tool that helps you become financially free.

Be sure to visit our web site for more information about how you can join the 31 Club Wealth Building and start your own race to your millions! Read more about The Million Dollar Challenge.

If you haven't yet had a chance to see what we've got listed in the 31 Gallery & Marketplace, click on over and take a look. You might even find a real bargain. We've got many high quality items priced reasonably. If you have a high quality piece you'd like us to find a buyer for, why not consign your item to us. No high fees when you sell with us. Contact us here.

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Daryle Lambert - Antique Treasure Found by Member. Cecil C. Is At It Again.

I got a call about half way through the day from Cecil C. I am sure that you've heard me talk about him before. He is the one that I wrote about in the book 31 Steps to Your Million in Antiques and Collectibles. Remember the Kentucky Derby Glass that he bought for $12.00 and sold two weeks later for $12,500.00? This is my friend that never ceases to amaze me.

He asked if I was near my computer, and of course, I always am. He asked if I would go to AskArt.com and tell him what I could about an artist named Wallace Weir Fahnestock. Naturally I did.

I soon shared the information that Mr. Fahnestock was born in Pennsylvania but did most of his best painting in Vermont. His birth was in 1877 and he died about 1962. I hesitated and waited for him to tell me more about his great purchase, but instead he asked me to continue.

"The highest auction price for one of his paintings was November of last year," I said, "and it brought $5,700. So what have you found, Cecil?"

"Well," he said "I did find this wonderful winter scene with two little rabbits in it, about 20" bt 24". What do you think it's worth?"

"Are you going to tell me what you paid for it, Cecil? I know you already bought it."

"Ah, give me my momentary pleasure," he toyed. "So what's it worth?"

Well, I knew I should just give him the information. I was just feeling a little outdone by my own student. In fact, we'd even partnered on paintings in the past. I knew he didn't pay much, but I found myself wanting to know just a wee bit more than him at that moment. I put that all aside and told him, "Good job, Cecil. Looks like it's worth from $8,000-$10,000. Now, what'd you pay for it?"

"Only $800. So it looks like I did okay, don't you think?"

I knew at that moment, he was one of my finest students. "Well done, Cecil."

How does Cecil do this so consistently? He studies and he gets out there. He's developed an eye for high quality work.You can do the very same thing, because it is this commitment that gets the job done.

For those that say there are no more treasures to be found, I say they must not know Cecil. I am still looking forward to the near future when I will be saying the same thing about you.

About the time I was going to really give him the praise he rightly deserved, he said to me, "Can I ask you about something else?" What else does he have up his sleeve today, I thought.

"I might have found a really good piece of Carnival Glass. Do you have your Carnival Glass Book," he asked?

A Grape and Cable 9 inch plate in amethyst with the electric blue iridescent highlights that books for $500.00 to $800.00 was what Cecil found. It was hard for me to ask what he paid, but I did. "Sixty dollars, and it is in mint condition."

Now, I would call that a great day by anyone’s standards. Boy, do I enjoy writing these stories. I am hoping that in a few months I will have to get a new key board for my computer because I will have worn this one out telling the world about the great treasures the 31 Club Members are finding.

Today's photo is an example of a Wallace Weir Fahnestock painting, courtesy of Askart.com
Be sure to visit our web site for more information about how you can join the 31 Club Wealth Building and start your own race to your millions! Read more about it here!"The Guy in the Red Tie" --- Daryle Lambert

If you haven't yet had a chance to see what we've got listed in the 31 Gallery & Marketplace, click on over and take a look. You might even find a real bargain. We've got many high quality items priced reasonably. If you have a high quality piece you'd like us to find a buyer for, why not consign your piece to us. No high fees when you sell with us. Just contact us here.

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