GoAntiques
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GoAntiques is an online retail and auction marketplace for antiques and collectible
s. The company was founded as Antique Networking in 1994, is based in Dublin, Ohio
, United States
. WorthPoint
Corporation acquired GoAntiques, Inc. in October, 2008.
, art
and other merchandise for sale by member dealers. These items may be listed for sale on GoAntiques.com as retail items or via eBay
Live Auctions. Along with TIAS.com
, Lilter.com and Ruby Lane
it is considered one of the 4 major online antique malls.
As of August 2007 the site lists more than 400,000 items from 1,800 dealers in 29 countries.
GoAntiques also operates the PriceMiner antiques & collectibles price guide service.
-based GoAntiques in 2001.
In 2003 the company moved headquarters from Baton Rouge to Columbus, Ohio
under Chapter 11 Reorganization.
Collectible
A collectable or collectible is any object regarded as being of value or interest to a collector . There are numerous types of collectables and terms to denote those types. An antique is a collectable that is old...
s. The company was founded as Antique Networking in 1994, is based in Dublin, Ohio
Dublin, Ohio
Dublin is a city in Franklin, Delaware, and Union counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 41,751 at the 2010 census. Dublin is a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. Approximately 57,000 people live within the Dublin school district....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. WorthPoint
Worthpoint
The WorthPoint Corporation, founded by Will Seippel in April 2007, has organized global information on the world’s collectibles into a central database, which it calls the Worthopedia ....
Corporation acquired GoAntiques, Inc. in October, 2008.
Business Profile
GoAntiques inventory consists of antique, collectibleCollectible
A collectable or collectible is any object regarded as being of value or interest to a collector . There are numerous types of collectables and terms to denote those types. An antique is a collectable that is old...
, art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
and other merchandise for sale by member dealers. These items may be listed for sale on GoAntiques.com as retail items or via eBay
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
Live Auctions. Along with TIAS.com
TIAS.com
TIAS.com is an online retail marketplace for antiques and collectibles. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Grapevine, Texas United States as well as Garden City, New York in the New York City area. The company is privately held.-Business Profile:TIAS.com inventory consists of antiques...
, Lilter.com and Ruby Lane
Ruby Lane
Ruby Lane is an online retail marketplace for antiques, collectibles, art and jewelry. The company was founded in 1998, is based in San Francisco, California, United States and is privately held.-Business profile:...
it is considered one of the 4 major online antique malls.
As of August 2007 the site lists more than 400,000 items from 1,800 dealers in 29 countries.
GoAntiques also operates the PriceMiner antiques & collectibles price guide service.
History
Antique Networking, Inc. was founded in Ohio in 1994 by Kathy Kamnikar http://www1.sos.state.oh.us/pls/portal/PORTAL_BS.BS_QRY_BUS_FILING_DET.SHOW?p_arg_names=charter_num&p_arg_values=889815, and was online by June 1995 placing it among the very first wave of online internet antiques & collectibles shops. Starting in 1996 it operated under the domain antiqnet.com until merger with Baton Rouge, LouisianaBaton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
-based GoAntiques in 2001.
In 2003 the company moved headquarters from Baton Rouge to Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
under Chapter 11 Reorganization.