Collector's Edition - Antiques

• The problem
The consumer market for collectors’ items is restricted and challenging. The massive volume of items for sale, offered by a vast number of resellers across the world, makes finding an object that piques your interest and curiosity increasingly harder. Artmarket sites deliver items in bulk and even if you manage to scroll through, you are merely scratching the surface of the items out there. The current method to counter this problem is to search by keyword. However, keyword searches are unprecise by nature and are often insufficient to describe what you are looking for. Your search often gets lost in translation, either by language, meaning or by phraseology. The bottom line is, you miss out on opportunities.

• The assumption
To describe why you like a certain object is hard and abstract to most of us. Nevertheless, take a second and think about it. You can probably determine a range, big or small, of item features that you are looking for. Objects from a specific artist or maker? Items from a specific region or time? Materials, dimensions, colors or techniques used in the creation of the item? Maybe one or two of these features fit to describe your preferences? Maybe all, in a precise combination?

• Who we are
Collector's Edition has a different approach to cataloging and displaying items. We want to change how items are being presented and make it more accessible to our users. We structure the objects by the features that make each item special. Additionally, we make all the features individually searchable to our users. Mix and match all the features to your liking and tailor the items presented to you. Decide which objects, with what combination of features you wish to see, and of equal importance, discard the rest.

To help you navigate, we departmentalize broad item categories, we standardize regional measuring units and we present item features under a structured unified terminology. All wrapped in a helping, fun and understandable interface.

Even if you are a seasoned collector or just getting started, Collector's Edition grants you easy access to the world of collecting and lets you focus on what matters.

Welcome to Collector's Edition!