GoAntiques
 | This article contains promotional content. (January 2020) |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Products | antiques, collectibles, art |
| Website | www.goantiques.com |
GoAntiques is an online retail and auction marketplace for antiques and collectibles. The company was founded as Antique Networking in 1994, is currently based in the Portland, Oregon area.[1]
Business profile
GoAntiques inventory consists of antique, collectible, art, and other merchandise for sale by member dealers. Along with TIAS.com, and Ruby Lane it was long considered one of the 3 major online antique malls.[2] As of July 2014, the site lists more than 400,000 items from 1,800 dealers in 29 countries.
History
Antique Networking, Inc. was founded in Ohio in 1994 by Kathy Kamnikar,[3] and was online by June 1995 [4] placing it amongst the very first online internet antiques & collectibles services. It began operating under the domain antiqnet.com in 1996 and in that year was listed by the Chicago Tribune as one of 8 dominant online services (alongside historical auction houses Sotheby's and Christie's).[5] Antique Networking merged with Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based GoAntiques in 2001 and began operating under the goantiques.com domain.[6]
In 2003 the company moved headquarters from Baton Rouge to Columbus, Ohio under Chapter 11 Reorganization.[7][8]
In October 2008, antiques and collectibles research company WorthPoint acquired GoAntiques.[9]
In May 2015, online social marketplace Gemr acquired GoAntiques.[10] Gemr later divested itself of the GoAntiques site.[11]
References
- ^ "Who We Are and How To Reach Us". GoAntiques.
- ^ "Antique Mall comparison". about.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2007.
- ^ http://www1.sos.state.oh.us/pls/portal/PORTAL_BS.BS_QRY_BUS_FILING_DET.SHOW?p_arg_names=charter_num&p_arg_values=889815 [permanent dead link]
- ^ ""Antique Networking" New Homepage announcement (rec.antiques.marketplace posting)". Google Groups. June 1, 1995.
- ^ "Visiting a Virtual Gallery". Chicago Tribune. 27 December 1996. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Steiner, Ina (October 31, 2001). "GoAntiques Network Launches Re-Designed Shopping Portal". AuctionBytes.
- ^ Showalter, Kathy (April 21, 2003). "GoAntiques is arriving". Columbus Business First.
- ^ "GoAntiques.com gone from BR, state still invested". The Advocate (Baton Rouge). June 6, 2003. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011.
- ^ "WorthPoint closes deal for GoAntiques". Columbus Business First. October 30, 2008.
- ^ Steiner, Ina (May 18, 2015). "WorthPoint Sells GoAntiques Online Marketplace to Gemr". eCommerce Bytes.
- ^ Steiner, Ina (January 27, 2020). "Social App for Collectors Gemr Closes Down". eCommerce Bytes.