Ruby Lane Launches Premier Blog Site for Buyers and Sellers of Antiques, Collectibles,...

Ruby Lane Launches Premier Blog Site for Buyers and Sellers of Antiques, Collectibles, Fine Art and Jewelry

Educational Columns, Events, Resources and Featured Vendor
Profiles Create Interactive Portal for Enthusiasts and Professionals
SAN FRANCISCO--(Business Wire)--Ruby Lane (www.rubylane.com), the premier online venue for
antiques and art, vintage collectibles, and jewelry from around the
world today launched Notes from The Lane, (http://blog.rubylane.com),
a content-rich blog with topics relating to antiques and art,
collectibles, jewelry and everything vintage. Notes from The Lane
offers educational articles on buying and selling antiques and
collectibles and offers ongoing tips on how to succeed as a seller in
the online marketplace. In addition, the site features specialized
vendors, events and resources to find everything from appraisers to
museums, historical societies to salvaged architectural structures,
and everything in between.

Ruby Lane has become the premier online shopping site for
antiques, collectibles, fine art and jewelry, since its launch in
1998. The site features over 1,700 vendors from around the world
offering museum quality pieces by artists such as Salvador Dali to
fine Limoges porcelain, rare sports memorabilia and vintage, estate
and handcrafted jewelry and adds thousands of new items daily.

"Over the past 10 years we've been able to offer a one-of-a-kind
experience to buy and sell high quality and rare antiques and
collectibles through Ruby Lane," explains Ruby Lane founder, CEO and
president, Tom Johnson. "Notes from The Lane blog is an evolutionary
step for us, our vendors and our customers, providing a more
interactive and personal experience with expert commentary,
educational advice and active participation to discuss everything from
antiquing to buying and selling unique pieces."

Notes from The Lane featured sections:

-- Educational articles - offering content relating to the
all-important Lanes found on Ruby Lane, as well as tips for
those who want to attain online sales success, regardless of
what type of product offered. Blog visitors are also invited
to contribute content to share experiences, tips and tricks
with fellow shoppers, sellers and collectors.

-- Expert columnists - Ruby Lane shop owners will regularly
contribute content on topics such as collecting and/or selling
online, personal experiences in the field, tips for e-commerce
success, tips for shoppers to help find what they're looking
for and much more.

-- The Buzz - featured news from the Ruby Lane staff and founder,
Tom Johnson, reviewing the state of the online and collecting
markets, trends, and other newsworthy insight.

-- Shop spotlight - showcasing featured Ruby Lane shops.

-- Resources - offering hundreds of links to resources relating
to antiques and art, collectibles, jewelry, everything
vintage, online sales, and hundreds of variations of these
topics. This section includes links to appraisers, suppliers,
museums, business councils, industry organizations and
historical societies, clubs, and much, much more.

-- Events - featuring upcoming events including exhibitions,
sales, showcases and more.

-- Advertising - Appraisers, restorers, shippers and all
professionals in the trade are invited to advertise their
specialized services on the blog for maximum exposure to a
specifically targeted audience.

About Ruby Lane

Founder Tom Johnson combined his passion for collecting with
enterprise technological know-how to create Ruby Lane, the world's
premier online shopping destination for antiques, collectibles, fine
art, and jewelry. Named after his mother, Ruby, and bringing together
over 1,700 individually-owned shops offering unique items from around
the world, Ruby Lane offers more than 300,000 items in inventory
ranging from antique furniture to depression glass, fine china,
vintage jewelry, heirloom linens, books, stamps, paintings, sculpture,
hand-blown glass, ceramics, and more. Ruby Lane goes beyond a typical
e-commerce website and offers a user-friendly shopping experience,
similar to actually strolling within a romantic European shopping
district in an exclusive neighborhood of an old-world city. For more
information please visit www.rubylane.com and
http://blog.rubylane.com.

Atomic PR
Jennifer Olson, 415-402-0230
Jennifer@atomicpr.com

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