Links in the United States to online antiques, auctions, collectibles, charities, reuse, recycling, books, newsletters, publications, and online shopping

Linking with other great sites helps everyone. Here are some of the sites we think are interesting. If you know of a special site not listed here, please contact us.

ANTIQUES and COLLECTIBLES

American Antiquities -- Listing of antiques and collectibles for sale by category.

Antique Furniture Containers - UK FURNITURE EXPORT-- English antique furniture shipping containers, antique furniture export-import from England, 40-ft. container load shipped to USA Canada Australia Japan Europe Worldwide. Lenten Hall Antiques.

Arizona Antique Mart -- Lists over 63,746 antique items with 171 dealers and services.

English Trunk Show -- Antiques specialist in trunks, teapots, china, mirros, lamps, furniture and more!

Jan’s Jewels and More! -- Vintage jewelry,vintage clothing patterns or original jewelry designs.

PBS Antiques Roadshow -- Discover stories and treasures when specialists conduct public appraisals across the nation.

AUCTIONS

AuctionHandoff -- San Diego, CA site helping San Diegans to sell their items on ebay. More info.

California Storage Auctions -- News and schedule of auctions, with emphasis on Northern California. Also publishes a newsletter.

Central Massachusetts Auctions -- Conducting live antique estate auctions in Central Massachusetts and New England. Highest prices offered for consigned items.

CHARITIES/NON-PROFITS

Donate your car, yacht, boat, RV, motorcycle, trailer (including horse trailer to Woodward Ctr.), other vehicles to these San Diego, CA charities:

ANIMAL SUPPORT FOUNDATION -- The San Diego Animal Support Foundation is committed to helping the animals of San Diego by providing financial and media support to legitimate, local, non-profit organizations in good standing. Helps local shelters and organizatgions. Donate your car, truck, boat, RV or make a cash donation. (619) 847-8755.

CARS4CAUSES -- Donate your car, truck, boat or RV to benefit the school, church or charity of your choice. Tax Benefits - Free Towing. (619) 682-4009 or 800-766-2273.

CARS FOR CHILDREN’S -- Put a child on the road to good health. Children’s Hospital, San Diego , CA . 800-544-5136

HELEN WOODWARD ANIMAL CENTER -- Donate cars, boats, RVs, motorcycles, trailer (including horse trailers) Benefits animals. Rancho Santa Fe. (858)756-4117, Ext. 350.

NATIONAL CHARITIES

Choose Your Charity Donation -- Donate to one of these charities: Hunger, Health, Humanitarian aid, Animal Protection, Help the Homeless.

Out-of-the-Closet Thrift Stores -- 19 California thrift stores auctioning collectible items, with proceeds in support of HIV/AIDS healthcare.

SALVATION ARMY VEHICLE DONATIONS -- Donate your car, truck, vehicle to the Salvation Army. Call 1-800-SA-TRUCK (1-800-728-7825)

EARTH MATTERS(Reuse/Recycling & More)

CalMAX - the California Materials Exchange - The California Materials Exchange (CalMAX) is a free online and printed classified listing service for materials. CalMAX is designed to help businesses, government, and other organizations find markets for non-hazardous material that may otherwise be discarded. CalMAX is a forum to foster the lawful exchange, reuse, and recycling of these materials: construction and demolition, containers, durable goods, electronics, glass, metal, miscellaneous, organics, paint/wax, pallets, paper, plastic, rubber, textile, and wood. www.CalMAX.org or http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/calmax/

Cars/Homes for Less -- Find the best bargains from thousands of auctions, repossessions, police impounds, government surplus agencies and other distressed sales. Database has over 4,000 live auction events.

Car Donations -- Be a car angel! Give your used car, boat, plane, RV or real estate in return for a tax deduction. We make the arrangements to tow or have your vehicle driven away and we do not charge for this service. Nationwide service, 24 hours daily. 1-800-227-2643

Habitat for Humanity -- Web site for Habitat for Humanity, San Diego, plus the location of a fantastic 24,000 square foot warehouse of building materials resale store in San Diego. Merchandise sold to public 50-90% below retail.

Recyclestore -- Online catalog of innovative recycled-content producs including apparel, building materials, furniture, gardening, gifs, household, jewelry, much more!

RECYCLE YOUR INK-JET CARTRIDGES: Professional refills of your major brand ink-jet cartridges while you shop. Refill prices range from $3.15 to 19.19. Over 100 cartridge-specific formulas with a thirty-day, 100% satisfation guarantee. Challenge us to save you $$$ at these locations: Westfield North County, 272 East Via Rancho Pkway, Escondido, CA (760) 839-5147; Westfield Parkway Plaza, 415 Parkway Plaza, El Cajon, CA (619) 579-0637.

San Diego Freecycle -- Freecycling is simple: you have something you no longer need (a couch, a crib, CD, computer) and you wish to "recycle" it rather than throw it into a landfill. Or you are looking for a specific item and you’d love to receive it for free. This is where you post notices to either give away items or find them!

http://used.recycle.net -- Membership only website ($25 per month) allows access to online directory listings of associations, publications, trade and equipment-related companies and organizations. Also buy, sell, trade listings.

RECYCLING VIDEOS, City of San Diego's Environmental Services Dept.

Compost and mulch helps improve soil structure, decreases the need for water and fertilizers and improves soil drainage, reducing erosion and wasteful water runoff. Learn about the City's Miramar Greenery compost facility, how you can have access to its products and how you can compost at your home.

BOOKS/PUBLICATIONS/NEWSLETTERS

Book Crossing -- A global book club where members read a book, register it (along with journal comments), receive a BookCrossing #, label the book and release it for someone else to read (give to a friend, leave it on a park bench, etc. You are notified each time by email when someone records journal entries for that book. Free registration. All explained at http://www.bookcrossing.com

THE CONSIGNMENT WORKBOOK -- How To Make Money Selling Used Goods...shows you how to calculate startup costs, locate your storefront, find a good bank, edit your consignment contract, keep proper accounting records, advertise, and much more, with emphasis on clothing. $28.00 check or money order includes S&H (price could have increased a little, be sure to ask).

HOW TO START A NEW CONSIGNMENT BUSINESS -- Excellent printed or online consignment guide for starting and operating a consignment shop with sample forms, agreements and contracts.

Caring For Your Family Treasures -- A concise and easy-to-read guide about caring for objects of great value. Authors discuss care and maintenance of objects for daily use as well as preservation of more fragile objects. From a parent’s painting to a much-loved doll, from Christmas ornaments to an exquisite brass lamp -- this book tells you everything you need to know to be sure these heirlooms are around for years to come. 160 illustrations. Price: $24.95 (888)388-6789 or www.heritagepreservation.org/PUBS/treasures.HTM

Garage Sales and Yard Sales - Set Up and Organize for PROFIT!
How to Have Big Money Garage Sales and Yard Sales...Proven methods will triple your garage sale income! The vast majority of garage sales are poorly put together and the organizers are not maximizing their potential. Making over $1,000 is possible every time you have a garage sale. Teaches you how to organize a garage sale more! Order online or call 1-800-841-4248 ($9.95).

Garage Sale Near You -- Post garage sale ads for free. Includes listings by city of upcoming garage sales.

Garage Sale Magic -- How to turn your trash into cash! Easy-to-read book covering every "tip, trick and technique" in the business of conducting successful garage sales. Available at www.amazon.com $4.25+ used.

Free Yard Sale Tips -- Lists tips on having a successful yard sale plus tricks to becoming a smart yard sale shopper.

Frugal Living Secrets -- How to live like a king on a bus driver’s salary, using his easy step-by-step methods.

Garage Sale & Flea Market Annual, 2003 -- By Collector Books.Hardcover: 512 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.33 x 11.46 x 8.52. 11th edition (April 1, 2003) ASIN: 1574323229. http://www.amazon.com New & used from $10.00.

Garage Sale Riches -- Hot new guide shows you how to convert your junk into some else’s garage sale treasure. Simple, to the point and effective.

Good Advice Press - Just what it says, lots of good advice on saving money. email: Goodadvice@mhv.net

Junk Books: Big City Junk, Garden Junk and Kitchen Junk by Mary Randolph Carter. Mary Randolph Carter is the author of American Junk , the ultimate guide book for people who love old stuff, bargains, and the thrill of hunting for the perfect whatchamacallit you didn’t know you needed until you fell in love with it at a tag sale. Carter has turned her discerning eye for fascinating junk to three great books, writing definitive how-to books for finding, using, and even fixing up everything anyone could imagine! Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of photos. Some of these can be found on www.ebay.com or through www.amazon.com Like-new copies can be found as low as $7.00.

KOVELS -- Well-known around the world, the Kovels are authorities on this subject. Online Price Guide; free registration allows users to search more than 250,000 prices from "Kovel’s Antiques & Collectible Price List." P.O. Box 22200, Beachwood, OH 44122.

Krause Publications -- Books, publications on hundreds of antique items including collectibles/hobbies.

Living Cheap News -- Lots of tips here on everything! Box 70008, San Jose, CA 95170.

Misery Moms -- A site designed to help moms spend more time with their family but showing them how to cut expenses and more.

N.A.R.T.S -- National Association of REsale & Thrift Shops web site; publications, newsletter, shopping guide, more.

Non-Profit Times --The industry leader in providing information to and about non-profits.

Overstock.com -- An Internet leader for name-brands at clearance prices. We help you shop smarter by offering top-quality name-brand merchandise at 40-80% off, every day of the week. All household items.

Price It Yourself --The definitive, down-to-earth guide to appraising antiques and collectibles in your home, at auctions, estate sales, shops and yard sales. Available from www.amazon.com at approx. $14 or less.

Penny Pincher - Jackie Inglehart, Box 809, Kings Park, NY 11754. (516) 724-1868.

Resale Hotline -- Michigan’s semiannual resale shopping guide. Write Jackie Greene, P.O. Box 314, Garden City, MI 48136-0314. (313) 562-0180.

SwapThing -- A new and exciting way to get the books you are looking for or would like to have without putting out any cash! Browse thousands of items and services. Or, list the items you want and the items you wish to get rid of and SwapThing will automatically match you with other swappers.

Thrift Score -- Al Hoff, Box 90282, Pittsburgh PA 15224. $5 subscription.email: Hoffo@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu or available from www.amazon.com (Some back issues available $5.)

The Complete Tightwad Gazette: Promoting Thrift As a Viable Alternative Lifestyle -- by Amy Dacyczyn (Paperback ) New and used from www.amazon.com starting around $12 depending upon the edition.

Treasures In Your Attic -- An entertaining, informative down-to-earth guide to a wide range of antiques and collectibles from the hosts of the popular PBS show. By Joe L. Rosson. Available from www.amazon.com new and used from around $5.00.

The Ultimate Consignment & Thrift Store Guide -- Paperback, 399 pages. 2nd edition. ISBN 0965657116. New and used starting at $7 from www.amazon.com

The Official Price Guide to Vintage Fashion and Fabrics -- by Pamela Smith. $17 through www.amazon.com availability scarce.

Virtual Vintage -- The Insider’s Guide to Buying and Selling Fashion Online -- by Linda Lindroth, Deborah Newell Tornello. Paperback. New and used from $11.75 from www.amazon.com

SHOPPING ONLINE

2nd Time Around -- An online metro-Washington DC store selling gently-used and sometimes new, children and maternity clothing, accessories, and gear on consignment. Mostly brand named items such as Jacadi, Harry IV, Burberry, Gap, Carters, Old Navy, The Children's Place and more to ensure a higher-end quality of clothing.

Air Conditioning and Water Solutions -- Reliable air conditioning and air conditioning equipment at affordable prices.

All-Value-Shop.com -- Buy great value fashion and name brand clothing, health and fitness equipment, hobbies, toys, house and home wares plus exquisite jewelry.

Antique Iron Beds -- "As Is" or "Restored". All sizes. Conversions available to king or queen. Also furniture, glass, primitives, lamps and more. FREE SHIPPING to lower 48 states of USA.

AuctionHandoff -- San Diego, CA site helping San Diegans to sell their items on ebay. More info.

Automotive Auction Site - Four-Wheel Online Site carries the Internet's largest selection of automotive parts and accessories including Suspension Lift Kits, Tonneau Covers, Fabtechs, Bestops, Fender Flares, Body Lifts, and Warn Winches.

BargainsLA.com -- The best guide to bargain hunting in Los Angeles, Ventura and Orange Counties. Find sources for designer apparel, home furnishings, appliances, jewelry and more at 20%-80% below retail everyday.

Children's Online Resale - tinytrendsresale.com -- Focusing on like-new children's clothing. More information at info@tinytrendsresale.com.

Coupons, Deals, Rebates -- Some of the best coupon codes and deals for online shopping. Updated daily!

Dealhunting.com -- Alerts you to some of the best deals available online or in stores.

Flowers Online -- Save 30-50% over other flower delivery services. Fresh flowers shipped direct from the growers at the best reates; satisfaction guaranteed!

Free Coupons -- Your online source for free coupons and coupon codes for families living on a budget

Free Coupons & More -- Need a coupon code, free shipping, where to buy that next item inexpensively and get rebates? Site is divided into Look What I Found, My Two Cents Worth, Just Freebies and misc.

The Frugal Shopper -- Hold on to your hard-earned money! — Shop Smart — Buy More, Pay Less!

Kaleidoscopes and Teleidoscopes -- by renowned kaleidoscope artist Roy Cohen-Glad; featured in museums and art galleries worldwide. Wholesale and retail.

LiveDeal.com -- Reach more than 500,000 buyers and sellers monthly. Can select stores and deals by geographic location.

Old South Silver -- This is the website of Jerome Redfeam, specialist in antique silver from the south and mid-west, offering interesting information on southern and mid-western silversmiths as well as antique Americana and rare out-of-print books.

Quilt Patterns -- Provides fine linens with a great quality and workmanship. Line now includes complete crib and teen bedding. Quilts, custom silk curtains and quilted bedding in numerous colors and designs.

Vintage T-Shirts -- All shirts featured here are hand-selected. We are confident of the quality of each and every shirt, not offering anything that we would not wear ourselves.

Mr. Thrifty -- Your guide to thrifty living. Remember, thrifty is cool, cheap is not.

Nice Things Twice -- Resale Store-online offers used designer furniture, home decor, gently used children\'s gears, toys, books,and video tapes. To review our merchandise or to consign, please email: info@nicethingstwice.com or call 760-471-7380; by appointment only in San Marcos, CA.

Patio Furniture -- Large directory of patio furniture including inexpensive kinds.

Swappers & Collectors Pages -- Everything for collectors! Bookstores, phone card store, special offers, search engines, links, lists, newsgroups, message boards, chat...free ads!

FRIENDLY LINKS

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Consumer Rip-off Help -- Victim of a consumer Rip-off? Want justice? Rip-off Report™ is a worldwide consumer reporting Website & Publication, by consumers, for consumers, to file & document complaints about Companies or Individuals who rip-off consumers. All complaints remain public in order to create a working history on the company or individual in question; unedited.

Free Coupons -- Your online source for free coupons and coupon codes for families living on a budget

ItsMissing.com -- Buyers can now avoid buying stolen property by visiting this web site.