The Virus: Tips for Keeping Busy | The Daily Mirror

The Daily Mirror has published a series of tips for keeping busy during self-isolation. In this edition, they focus on unusual hobbies to help pass the time. Number two on the list is ‘Collectables’.

Our antiques and collectables marketplace, thesaleroom.com is the ideal place for new collectors just starting out or seasoned collectors looking to add to their collection during the lockdown. Many collectables auctions are continuing to run online-only.

Collectables expert Tracy Martin of collectablesexpert.co.uk says: “Depending on what you collect, you can learn so much from it. If you collect Victoriana, for example, you’re learning the social history behind things.”

Tracy recommends thesaleroom.com for researching items at auction and advises people to ask lots of questions of the seller before buying.

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