End of an Era

I would like to take a second to stop and reflect on the end of an era.

On Monday we officially cut over Antiqnet.com to point to GoAntiques.com. We have focused all of our marketing at GoAntiques these last few years, and as duplicate content now hurts us on the search engines like Google and Yahoo!, it was time to make the change.

As many of you know, Antique Networking began as an idea that my wife Kathy Kamnikar had in 1992. After many long hours writing a business plan and getting an SBA loan, Antiqnet was incorporated in 1994 and launched in 1995. An incredible amount of her hard work early on has been the foundation upon which everything since has been built. As other web companies folded during
the bust, we managed to prevail for one main reason - our service is valuable to both buyers and sellers.

As we look ahead at many exciting opportunities, please know that the determination and persistence that gave Antiqnet legs remains our most valuable asset today. We are committed to you, our customers, and are focused on expanding our services so that you find them of more value.

Goodbye Antiqnet - it was one heck of a run.

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GoAntiques mentioned on Today Show

GoAntiques.com was mentioned on the Today Show yesterday - September 11, 2007.

GoAntiques was referenced in the Sept/Oct issue of Martha Stewart's Blueprint Magazine. Sarah Humphreys, editor in chief, also appeared on the Today Show with Al Roker yesterday and again mentioned us.

Click here to read the article and watch the video. We are mentioned at the 1:10 mark.

GoAntiques passes 500,000 items!
GoAntiques surpassed the 500,000 item mark this past month. The value of our items (GMV) is now over $275 million. Read the release here.