Jeff Hobbs showing a customer a marble Buddha head from the Ming Dynasty
Antique dealers buy, clean, restore, value and sell old objects such as furniture, art, jewellery and china.
He whakamārama
Mahi ai ki te hoko, te horoi, te whakapaipai me te whakarite i te wariu o nga taonga whare tawhito, nga taonga toi, nga rei, nga pereti, nga karahe, nga kapu me era atu momo taonga, katahi ka hoko hei mahi moni.
Entry Requirements
To become an antique dealer, you need a second-hand dealer's licence, which you can get through a District Court.
Pay
As most antique dealers are self-employed, pay varies depending on experience and specialist expertise.
Job Outlook
If you want to set up or work at an antique business you may face some difficulties, such as:
- high start-up costs, as you have to spend a lot of money to stock a new shop
- strong competition between existing antique businesses
- trouble finding stock, as more people sell their antiques on Trade Me, eBay and other Internet auction sites.
