Baltic

Baltic Buyer Guides

• 2007 McDonalds MONOPOLY game rare / free pieces w/ #'s - NOTE: this is for the 2007 McD. Monopoly game. I will not be posting a 2008 Monopoly Game guide. For practical purposes, the rare peel pieces are the same as the prior years. First the Legal stuff: The... 
• Real Amber vs. Fake - I just got took. I should have known. Fake amber is not hard to make. It can be made from heating colored plastic, using copal (not 'mature' amber) or other modern polymers. Amber that looks 'too perfect'... 
• Buying Natural Amber Guide - Amber is a fossilized resin that has gone through a number of changes over millions of years. The oldest amber is registered to be 345 million years old, and the oldest known amber containing an inclusion... 
• Chinese Snuff Bottles: Avoiding The Fakes - Collecting Chinese snuff bottles likely began in the late 17th century when the first powdered tobacco afficionado in the Imperial Court collected a few small snuff containers and noticed how intriguing they... 
• The Jewelry of Mother Nature: Evolution and Revival - From the Dawn of Civilization,ancient cultures have been using jewelry to beautify and protect themselves. Jewelry was used to display social rank or ownership, as well as enhance looks to attract a mate. The... 
• eBay is flooded with fake amber - There were numerous reviews guides about fake Baltic amber coming from China. First of all, I would not have anything against them if they would not use word “Baltic amber” keyword in their item description. ... 
• Amber: Fakes vs. authentic fossil Read before buying! - I am creating this guide because I unfortunately did not do my research before buying some fossil amber on ebay and found out I got ripped off when it was too late. The seller would not respond to me and I... 
• Green Amber - Green Amber In the early nineties, when I first fell madly in love with Baltic amber-for its beauty, folklore, history and intrinsic tres to my ancestral homeland, I was offered a large lot of beautiful... 
• Chinese Fossils, Amber, Antiques and Coins - Warning: There are a lot of sellers of Chinese antiques, fossils, and coins (coins may be Chinese or antique US coins) on ebay.If the seller is in China, the item is almost guaranteed to be fake. Basically all... 
• FREE Rare list - Monopoly 2007 Game at McDonalds - Don't buy a rare piece list for the Monopoly 2007 Game at McDonald's. It is free virtually everywhere. In fact I'm providing it to you free right here. I nearly fell out of my chair when I saw sellers were...