Tips for buying Antiques

Buying antique staffs like furniture, fixtures, paintings, etc is one of the toughest things to decide upon even though it looks quite easy. To avoid suffering loss one should look very professional while walking in an auction hall or while visiting for the transaction. Doing a research work on the antique product before decision of buying it is very important and significant point. Usually a margin of up to thirty percent is added with the original value, so there is an option of asking for discounts. One should make it a point to squeeze out as much information about the product from a person who knows well about the antiques.