Glass Collector’s Club Forum Guidelines and Rules

Topics

  • Glass Chat – A place to get to know your fellow glass enthusiasts.
  • Kiss My Glass – Gallery of identified glass objects.
  • Unsolved Glass Mysteries – Hard to identify glass objects.
  • Quick I.D.’s – For those who have no idea what their glass object is, or need more information.
  • Glass Research – Forum geared to researching glass. Members are encouraged to post research documents, articles, and images.

The Glass Collector’s Club (GCC) is a group of kindred spirits who have a shared interest in antique, vintage and retro glass. There are many types of glass enthusiasts. From collectors of high art by famous makers to the everyday glass of yesteryear, and all the categories and subcategories in-between, our members share a special interest in common…glass.

Collectors, sellers, authors/experts, appraisers, and the glass curious are members of Glass Collector’s Club. As members of the GCC, we are here to gleam and share information. Together we can amass a wealth of knowledge and promote the art of glass collecting.

The Glass Collector’s Club is a private community. A membership fee of $3.99 per month is required to retain membership allowing access to the GCC Forum, free research and catalog downloads, and member only discounts in the bookshop. Membership can be cancelled at any time via the members account page.

The Glass Collector’s Club Rules
  • Be nice and use your manners.
  • Intolerance is not allowed.
  • Spamming and duplicate posting is not allowed.
  • Selling directly on the GCC forum is not allowed.
  • Members may post to topics, upload images and use links that are specifically relevant to glass.
  • Those who choose to post links to irrelevant sites or information will be banned.
Posting Rules
  • All topics and replies must pertain to glass.
  • There are currently 5 topics of interest in the GCC forum. Your post can be placed in only one category per post. Duplicate posts will be deleted. If you want to change the topic of your post, delete first, then replace. Spammers will suffer banishment from the club.
  • Image limit: 3 per post. If you need to post more than three images to get the point across, reply to your post and add additional images or create a new post with the same name followed by “Part 2”.
  • Selling glass is not allowed directly on the GCC forum. Sellers can post links with short descriptions to glass related offerings in Glass Chat. If the link does not point to a specific glass object, it will be deleted. GCC members will choose to follow the link if it sparks their interest. Links to items for sale that are not made of glass are not allowed.

Types of links allowed

  • Glass articles and resources
  • Glass Images
  • Glass events
  • Special works of glass art
  • Glass related websites
  • Glass history
  • Glass maker information
  • Images
  • Give it your best shot! We understand that most do not have the facilities to properly image glass (it’s not an easy thing to do!) but do your best to capture the important elements.
  • You can upload your images while creating the post and/or you can use the ‘My Media’ section in your account profile to upload and store your image files.
  • Image resolution should be 96 dpi.
  • For glass identification please supply a full-frontal image and an image of the base (seat) at minimum. Additional images of back and side views and interesting elements like a closeup of the decor are encouraged.
  • Images posted that do not pertain to glass will be deleted and the membership will be cancelled.
  • Important: Members agree upon uploading images to allow use by About Collecting Glass and the Glass Collector’s Forum administrators for varied site-wide purposes.

Glass Chat

  • This forum is a social club for glass collectors. Here we can get to know each other, learn from others and share information.
  • This forum is not a glass collector’s dating club. If you meet a new special friend on this forum, arrange to discuss your personal life elsewhere or use the private chat button.
  • Alluring personal images and dating requests/offers are not allowed on the GCC forum.
  • Don’t use foul language, you might piss somebody off, lol.
  • The Glass Chat forum is a good place to discuss the industry’s norms, scandals, best practices, mysteries, history, makers, glass experiences etc.

Quick I.D.’s

  • How to request a Quick I.D. of your glass for sellers, estates and the curious.
  • Must include at least two images, one should be of the base (seat).
  • Provide provenance if known.
  • Tell us where you found it.
  • Give measurements and weight.
  • Tell us what you’ve learned about it so far if anything.
  • Describe damage if any.
  • All GCC members can assist with I.D.
  • Do not post images or request I.D. of objects which are not made of glass.
  • Fully identified and valued glass objects may be moved to the “Kiss My Glass” forum at the discretion of GCC administrators.
  • If the glass object remains unidentified for 1 month, but additional information is added by GCC members, it will be moved to the Unsolved Glass Mysteries category.

Unsolved Glass Mysteries

  • For those who have researched a glass object and cannot conclude an identification.
  • Provide at least 3 images. One should be of the base (seat).
  • Tell us everything you know about it to date.
  • Give provenance if known and/or tell us where you found it.
  • GCC members will help if they can. If your object obtains identification, it may be moved to the “Kiss My Glass” category at the discretion of GCC administrators.
  • Do not post images or request I.D. of objects which are not made of glass.
  • Fully identified and valued glass objects may be moved to the ‘Kiss My Glass’ forum at the discretion of GCC administrators.

Kiss My Glass

  • How to show off your glass:
  • Your glass object must have a known identification to be shown in this forum.
  • Glass objects in this topic must be identified.
  • At least one image, best if you provide three.
  • Tell us everything you know about it.
  • Provide links to the maker information and other reference resources about the glass object if possible.
  • Do not post images of objects which are not made of glass.
  • Do not advertise glass seller’s websites here. We realize there are glass sellers on the web with tons of great glass information. You can link to these sites but must link directly to the informative page. When a member follows the link, the first page they should see is the information you offered on this forum. Posts and links advertising a glass seller’s website will be removed.

Glass Happenings

  • This forum is for posting glass events such as:
  • Auctions
  • Swap meets
  • Estate sales
  • Memorable shopping excursions
  • Museum exhibitions
  • Great glass places to travel
  • Member’s experiences, etc.
  • Do not post events which are unrelated to glass