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The Collectors Newsletter #745-- October 2009

The Collectors Newsletter #745-- October 2009

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1. Featured Collectors Club
2. Stories From our Readers
3. Antique News
4. Your Classifieds
5. Newly listed items
6. Funny Old Stuff
7. Wanted ads. Can you help?
8. A Vintage Recipe
9. A Vintage Recipe Request from a Reader
10. New On line Merchants
11. Helpful Resources For Collectors
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Safe shopping for gifts at TIAS.com
When you buy online from a TIAS merchant, you've got TIAS to back you up. All of our merchants offer at least a 7 day return policy if you need to return your purchase for any reason. So as we approach the Holiday shopping season this year, trust a TIAS merchant when buying great antique & collectible gifts for your friends and family.
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Now is the best time to open an online store
With the Holiday shopping season quickly approaching, now is the time to open an online store with TIAS.com .Let TIAS.com show you how to turn your collecting hobby into an online business you can run from your home. This is our 15th year selling online. Put our expertise to work for you. We are one of the oldest and the largest online antiques and collectibles malls . There are no start-up fees to join us and you can even test building a store to see how you like it. To get started, go to http://www.MakeAShop.com . Questions? Give Phil a call today at 1-888-OLD-STUF (1-888-653-7883)
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1) Featured Collectors Club
Highlighting clubs of interest to collectors.

Thimble Collectors International

Premier organization for collectors of thimbles and other needlework tools. Membership benefits include quarterly bulletins, biennial conventions, published booklets and a network of regional groups.

For more information, click here: http://www.tias.com/cgi-bin/clubs.cgi?OIKey=4045&listByKey=4045&groupKey=1

Are you interested in Thimbles? Take a look at:
http://www.tias.com/showcase/1/Vintage_Sewing/Tools/Thimbles/1.html
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2) After you read these stories, tell us your interesting story. Send your story to phil@tias.com and we may publish it here . We want to hear any interesting or unusual stories you would like to share with us
that are related to collecting or anything vintage.
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Thank You! to everyone that has been sending in stories. If you've been waiting for the right time to send us your antiques & collectibles story, now is the time. Email your story to phil@tias.com and we'll run it in an upcoming issue.
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I hope other dealers will submit stories and insights about being an antiques dealer. If more of us speak up and let the other collectors know more about what being a dealer is like, maybe they will see our side of it and appreciate how the treasures get to them and what is really involved. There are more good than bad in any profession and we need to show the good side to help counter the bad rep we have gotten. “A Big Bad Dealer” had good comments in the #739 issue and reiterated my comments from the #737 issue. Let’s hear from the other dealers out there! Share your unique stories with all of us collectors! I know that I could write a book about some of the funny and weird things that have happened over the years. Robin in Colorado

--Another Story--

Dealers are not unethical because they try to buy low and sell high. An inordinate number are unethical because they remove price tags from items hoping the seller will quote a lower price, switch tags on items, walk away without paying for items, show up 2 hours early for a yard sale and then berate the homeowner for refusing to start their sale, push other sellers out of the way to obtain an item, make up their own rules regarding how a sale is to be organized and argue for lower prices based on their cost of doing business (as though they are entitled to pay pennies on the dollar). Clearly most people are simply looking for a bargain but dealers make up a large per centage of the unethical buyers. Jeff

--Another Story--

I love reading stories about all your collections, though I am not a collector myself. I unfortunately own breakables inherited from generations - and no one in the family to adopt them! I would like to part with them since I am very old - and from time to time, I hand down to a friend one which she admires. I also have a beautifully carved and painted XVIII° Cen tury French Harpe, not playable, having to be restored, which I tried to sell for €1,500 and which chose to stay with me. It is sad to see the younger generation spending thousands on "industrial" type of furniture, so called creations richly presented , but still tasteless imitations - sometimes made of particle wood - but flashy looking and NEW. Don't think that I am fossilized: I use a laptop and cook in a very modern kitchen. I love modern art, and am very eclectic in my choices. I feel objects are a big load to drag in life, especially when they have a past and that their past is also yours. Do you have a recipe to get rid of it? carpe diem
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WE NEED YOUR STORY ABOUT COLLECTING. DO YOU HAVE AN INTERESTING STORY TO TELL? SEND IT TO PHIL@TIAS.COM
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We collect interesting stories about collecting. Things like your best find, unusual collections, bizarre collectibles. Anything and everything that is interesting that has to do with collecting. We may publish it here. Send your story to newsletter@tias.com
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3) Antique News
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If you want to tell the world about your antiques & collectibles business, auction, club or upcoming event related to the antiques and collectibles trade, you can post it for free at http://www.News-Antique.com the #1 listing on Google for "Antique News" Your news release will get published online and will also appear in this newsletter so that 15,000 people can read it. To post a release, go to http://www.News-Antique.com
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Here are the latest news headlines about antiques and collectibles from http://www.News-Antique.com
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1. SKINNER AMERICAN FURNITURE & DECORATIVE
ARTS AT AUCTION; NOVEMBER 8TH, BOSTON
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=788996

2. All You Need Is Money to buy Beatles, Rollins Stones
autographs
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=788994

3. October specials- prepare for cold weather!
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=788993

4. London auctioneers Morton & Eden expect bids of
£30,000 for hoard of silver groats found in field
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=788992

5. Michael Jackson handwritten lyrics, memorabilia at
Heritage Auctions, Nov. 6-7
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=788991

6. Randolph Street Market Presents Modern Vintage
Holiday Market Chicago 2009
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=788990

7. California Impressionists Weather the Storm at John
Moran’s October 13, 2009 California and American
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=788983

8. Shannon’s presents Fine American & European
Paintings on Artfact Live!
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=788982

9. iGavel Presents Asian, Ancient & Ethnographic Works
of Art
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=788981

10. Tiffany salt and pepper set makes $4,000 at Hatch sale
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=788980&

11. Artfact Live! Presents Antiquarian & Estate Book
from The Gallery at Knotty Pine
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=788977

12. Front and back bar brings a record $302,500 at auction
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=788976

13. Scott Wells is the founder of the vintage tile movement
in Southern California
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=788975

14. One of Seventeen 1971 Plymouth Cuda Convertible
440/6 Offered at Russo and Steele
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=788969

15. One of Four Existing 1960 Chrysler 300F “Specials,”
NASCAR’S All Time “Flying Mile” Record Holder
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=788968

16. Novemeber in New Jersey
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=788967

17. 5th Annual Antique Appraisal Show & Sale
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=788966

18. Artfact Live! Presents the Ellsworth & Marguerite
Riegel Three-Day Estate Auction from O'Gallerie
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=788965

19. JFK's possible last signature and Jack Ruby's fedora
ready for Heritage Auctions' 20th Century Icons
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=788964

20. WILDLY SUCCESSFUL ELVIS PRESLEY AUCTION
DRAWS COLLECTORS AND FANS WORLDWIDE
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=788961
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MANY more stories are added several times a day. You can read the latest news now at:
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4) Your Classifieds...
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Here are your classifieds...

Large Collection of Fine Art and Antiques For Sale
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Authentic Celebrity Autograph Photos
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Time Was Antiques Shelley China Specialists
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Do you have antiques or collectibles you are just itching to sell? A simple classified ad in this newsletter might just be your answer. Over 15,000 readers subscribe to this newsletter. One of them just might be able
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5) Newly listed items for your online shopping pleasure for Friday October 23, 2009 Stop by and check out today's fresh inventory at:
TIAS - http://www.tias.com/showcase
CollectorOnline - http://cgi.tias.com/showcase/?groupKey=7
AntiqueArts - http://cgi.tias.com/showcase/?groupKey=3
Earthling - http://cgi.tias.com/showcase/?groupKey=6
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6) Funny Old Stuff
This is our humor section. These are humorous family stories and comments that are sent in by readers. If you have a submission you would like to share, please send it to newsletter@tias.com and we may run it in the next issue.
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Our youngest grandson, Cameron, age 11 was here for a visit and he and I had gone out to our garden and got lettuce, spinach, radishes and green onions for him to take home with him. I got the radishes and onions cleaned up and bagged; then the lettuce. We were working on doing the spinach. I washed it a couple of times, rinsed it and we were then using the salad spinner to remove excess moisture before bagging it. Cameron was working the spinner for me -- with a great deal of enthusiasm I might add. We had just loaded a batch in the spinner and he was getting ready to put the top on when one of the leaves popped up and was sticking out the edge. I pointed it out to him and told him to tuck it back in before he started. When he grabbed the piece of spinach, he told it, "Keep your arms and legs inside the ride at all times." Karen, Idaho
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Tell us some funny, family related stories and we'll share them with our readers. Send them to Phil@tias.com
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Do you have a funny family story you would like to share? Make someone feel good by sharing it with us. Send it to newsletter@tias.com and we may publish it here.
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7) Wanted ads. Can you help?
Here are the latest wanted ads from the TIAS Exchange. Can you help someone out?
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WANTED: Buying Milk Bottles From All 50 States
http://pages.tiasexchange.com/1355837/PictPage/3923674416.html

GET YOUR WANTED AD HERE! Just $10 and we'll send it out to 15,000 people who get this newsletter. Go to http://www.tias.com/cgi-bin/submitClassified.cgi
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Looking for something? Place a "Wanted" ad in this newsletter. Over 16,000 subscribers will see it. It's easy, go to: http://www.tias.com/cgi-bin/submitClassified.cgi
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9) A Vintage Recipe
Be sure to check out our vintage recipe archive online at: http://www.tias.com/newsletter/topics/A%20Vintage%20Recipe.html Over 1200 wonderful vintage recipes are listed.

In the last issue jack requested recipes for “Sopapilla Cheesecake” here are several response that we received.
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Sopapilla Cheesecake Dessert
Prep Time 15 min
Cook Time 45 min
Ready Time 3 Hrs
Yields 1—9x13 in pan

* 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
* 1 1/2 cups white sugar
* 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 2 (8 ounce) cans crescent roll dough
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* 1/2 cup melted butter
* 1/2 cup white sugar
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/4 cup sliced almonds

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Beat the cream cheese with 1 1/2 cups of sugar, and the vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth. Unroll the cans of crescent roll dough, and use a rolling pin to shape the each piece into 9x13 inch rectangles. Press one piece into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture into the baking dish, then cover with the remaining piece of crescent dough.
3. Drizzle the melted butter evenly over the top of the cheesecake. Stir the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar together with the cinnamon in a small bowl, and sprinkle over the cheesecake along with the almonds.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until the crescent dough has puffed and turned golden brown, about 45 minutes. Cool completely in the pan before cutting into 12 squares.
Carol Thomas--Cullman,AL

--Another Recipe--

Sopapilla Cheesecake
ingredients
2 cans crescent rolls
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar - divided
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
16 ounces cream cheese softened
1 stick butter

Method
Preheat oven to 350.
Press contents of 1 can of crescent rolls into bottom of 9 x 13 rectangular pan.
Beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and vanilla until creamy then spread over rolls in pan.
Press contents of 2nd can of crescent rolls into a 9 x 13 rectangle and cover cheese mixture
Melt butter and stir in rest of sugar and cinnamon then pour over top and bake 30 minutes.

--Another Recipe--

Jack wanted a recipe for Sopapilla Cheesecake. This looks like an easy and quick recipe from mommysrecipe.com -

2 cans Pillsbury Crescent rolls
2-8oz Cream Cheese (room temperature)
1 1/2 cups Sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla extract
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 stick butter (1/2 cup real butter not margarine)

Spray a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray. Unroll and press 1 can crescent rolls into the bottom of your baking dish press the seams together. In a separate bowl blend the cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and 1 tsp vanilla (I used a tsp and a half, i love vanilla extract) spread over top of dough. Unroll the second can of crescent rolls and place on top of the cream cheese mixture pressing seams together again. Melt butter and pour over top layer of crescents. Mix the reaming 1/2 cup of sugar & cinnamon together. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture generously over the top. If you don't think that's enough cinnamon sugar on top add more its really up to you there's no rules on this part of the recipe. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes until bubbly and bottom crust is slightly brown. Cool, slice and enjoy! Jaci ~ Carrollton, Virginia
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If you enjoy these vintage recipes, you should buy a vintage cookbook from us. They make great gifts too. Take a look at: http://www.tias.com/cookbooks
Buy a Vintage Kitchen collectible from us. We've got lots of them here: http://www.tias.com/kitchen
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10) A vintage recipe request from a reader
As with collectibles, people also have very strong feelings about foods from their past. Sometimes these special recipes get lost. This section is to help people who are looking for lost recipes from their past. If you
submit a request, please include the geographical region where you had this recipe.
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Does anyone know how to make Irish Whiskey Cake? I understand that it is a tradition for the top tier of a wedding cake to be a Whiskey cake that is then saved until the birth of the couple first born? This sounds wonderful :-) William
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If you can help this reader with this recipe, please forward it to recipes@tias.com . If you have a vintage recipe request send it to recipes@tias.com and we might just publish it here.
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Be sure to check out our vintage kitchen collectibles section online at: http://www.tias.com/kitchen
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11) New Online Merchants
Be sure to check out all of the fresh inventory offered by these new merchants at TIAS.
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Elkrun Antiques
http://www.tias.com/stores/elra
I appreciate your business very much and try to keep an array of fine quality pieces on hand, check back frequently for good bargains. My inventory includes glass, porcelain, vintage,costume jewelry, and my specialty - primitives.

AUNT MINNIES MARVELS
http://www.tias.com/stores/auntminniemarvel
We offer affordable pricing on all of the MARVELOUS items in our store which includes: Vintage and Antique jewelry, pottery, art, china, glass, kitchen collectibles, furniture, figurines, crystal, old bottles, postcards, books and much, much MORE!

Little Rapids Hillside Treasures
http://tias.com/stores/lrht
Oh say can you see....Savings here are on me...With the holiday season near...You'll find lots of gifts for your Dear...oh say can that little rapids banner give way.. Pottery, porcelain,art, glass,postcards..

The Good Stuff
http://tias.com/stores/thegoodstuff
The Good Stuff features unique jaw dropping items to make your family and friends stop, look and admire your collections! Some are pricey, some not. But trust me, all are hand picked because of their rarity, uniqueness and detail.

Seekers Findz
http://tias.com/stores/seekersfindz
We sell vintage costume jewelry, dolls, doll houses, glass, kitchenware, hair accessories, Mid Century Modern, home decor , china dinnerware replacements, pottery, porcelain, cookie jars, the rare and hard to find! We look forward to doing business with you!
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This year, open your own online Antique & Collectible Shop. If you have one or a few items to sell, try our classifieds at http://classifieds.tias.com. If you have more than a few items to sell, open your own store at TIAS. It's easy and fun. Over 160,000 customers visit us on an average day. It costs you nothing to get started. Take a look at: http://www.makeashop.com
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12) Helpful Resources:
1. Find an antiques or collectibles club. Nearly 2000 different clubs listed. Take a look at: http://www.tias.com/cgi-bin/clubs.cgi
2. What's it worth? Try Kovels' free online price guide to over 600,000 antiques and collectibles. It can be found online at http://www.kovels.com
3. Make money with your Web site. Join the TIAS.com affiliate program today. Go to http://www.tias.com/affiliates/
4. Looking for prices for antiques and collectibles? PriceMiner.com has millions of them. Most items listed include color photos as well. Sign up today at: http://tinyurl.com/c6oqc (Not affiliated with Kovels.com)
5. Get an online appraisal. For just $9.95 from "What's It Worth To You?" http://www.whatsitworthtoyou.com/tias.htm (Not affiliated with Kovels.com)
6. The Latest News regarding Antiques & Collectibles Take a look at http://www.news-antique.com
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