About Us

Hi! I'm Dan Smo I'm a lifelong picker, collector, and lover of interesting rare objects. I've been in the auction, antiques, and collectibles industry for roughly 8 years now. I'm based in the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) but originally grew up in Richmond, VA. I got my start in the industry when I was 17 going to local auctions and flea markets. I started as a picker/reseller and later on spent a few years helping run an estate sale business with a former friend. I've been full time in the industry for about 3 years now mostly selling on eBay but also locally. I have picked, photographed, and sold over 10,000 unique individual items in the past 3 years in every category I have listed on our home page. When I started on eBay I primarily sold my items through buy-it-now listings but gradually grew to love the auction model. I believe properly advertised and optimized auctions are the most effective sales method for rare and desirable items. My personal favorite categories to work with are; fine jewelry, colored gemstones, golden age ephemera, 19th and 20th century paintings and sculptures, graded pop culture collectibles, luxury accessories, and large LP collections.