Who Finds Who?

Just some thoughts from a newer, slightly younger collector.

First, having been taken antiquing with my parents since the 1960s, collecting ebbs and flows. Objects come into fashion. Objects go out of fashion. The internet has changed the market forever in both good and bad ways. Prices are subject to those sways as well.

I have found the club website incredibly valuable. Most collectors start with on piece. That’s when dealers need to gently promote this club. If every time a piece is sold, a slip with club information is put with it more will join. Greater education and the dealers do better. That’s how I found out about this club. Even if purchased over the internet.

Steuben glass has it’s own artistry that is timeless. Sometimes the objects find us, sometimes we find them.

Brad WIthers, Cleveland, OH

No Room for Politics

Hello Alan

I have enjoyed your Gazette and I thank you for forwarding them to me. However I was very disappointed when I read Randy Bly’s political comments. I didn’t realize even a glass club forum is open to the constant barrage of hate we all hear. Please don’t allow this again.

Thank you again for all that you do in the pursuit of learning all we can about the wonderful Carder glass.

Bea Weiskopf, ISA

Accredited Member

International Society of Appraisers, Northbrook, IL

Need for a Change

Alan,

I found today’s post by Mr. Blye a rambling bit of pastiche and was mildly amused. Until…

Then came “Now it is about False Flags, gun control, and a treasonous president with a pen and his cell phone.”

I find that not only a rather stupid statement, but personally offensive and, yes, outrageous.
Certainly, our First Amendment guarantees one’s right to free speech – I have no quarrel with the author’s right to write what he did.

But – that you would publish such off-the-subject material on the Carder Steuben Club’s blog saddens me. The blog is about Carder Steuben glass last I knew and not a political podium?

In my mind, its tarnished the club’s reputation and seriously diminished the blog’s credibility.

It’s high time that the club’s blog was moderated.

John Kohut, Elkland, PA

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Response from Alan Shovers to John Kohut and Bea Weiskopf. John and Bea, I agree with you. In the future the blog will be moderated and restricted or edited to avoid such future inappropriate comments.