MODULE 00
Welcome - Your Eye Is the Unfair Advantage
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- 00.01 Why your eye is irreplaceable
- 00.02 What this course will and won't do for you
- 00.03 The Ancestor Archive - a real case study
MODULE 01
Foundation - Before You Touch AI
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- 01.01 Why vintage photography fails (5 mistakes, the 0.3 second rule)
- 01.02 Define your visual voice in 20 minutes
- 01.03 AI vs. authenticity - where the line is
- 01.04 Tool overview 2026 (full stack under $35/month)
MODULE 02
Visuals That Look Editorial
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- 02.01 How to photograph antiques for AI
- 02.02 GPT-4o for vintage objects, live demo
- 02.03 Photographing damage honestly
- 02.04 Background swap, scene change, new angles - one photo, five visuals
- 02.05 Styled vs. real photos: the rules
- 02.06 Batch workflow - 20 items in an afternoon
MODULE 03
Listings That Sell History
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- 03.01 Anatomy of a perfect vintage listing, platform by platform
- 03.02 Provenance storytelling without speculation
- 03.03 Multi-channel output from one brief - the lesson that pays for the course in week one
- 03.04 SEO for vintage selling in 2026
- 03.05 Pricing copy that never reads as desperate
MODULE 04
Platforms - Where to Sell What
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- 04.01 Platform overview: the honest map
- 04.02 Auction houses - when and why
- 04.03 Platform-specific rules (eBay, Aukro, Etsy)
- 04.04 Multi-platform coordination and double-sale prevention
MODULE 05
Video Without a Camera Crew
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- 05.01 Cinematic aesthetic for antiques
- 05.02 AI video from a product photo
- 05.03 CapCut workflow for drops
- 05.04 AI voiceover without speaking on camera
- 05.05 Repurpose one video to three platforms
MODULE 06
The Operational System
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- 06.01 Inventory as a database, not a pile
- 06.02 AI-assisted identification and pricing
- 06.03 Packing and shipping that survives the mail
- 06.04 The drop system
- 06.05 What to automate - and what never to
MODULE 07
Legal, Tax & Business Basics
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- 07.01 Do you need a business entity?
- 07.02 VAT, income tax, and record keeping
- 07.03 Platform tax reporting (EU DAC7)
- 07.04 What not to sell: CITES and export restrictions
MODULE 08
From Seller to Recognizable Brand
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- 08.01 Pinterest as a discovery engine
- 08.02 Instagram without showing your face
- 08.03 Affiliate income as a passive layer
- 08.04 Building a collector community
- 08.05 The scaling decision: three signals, first hire, wholesale
