The Collectors Newsletter #17 March 2002

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In this issue.....
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1. Decoupage anyone?
2. TIAS tops 400,000 online listings
3. Wanted! ads
4. MyStuff V1.1
5. Flea market Finds with the Kovels
6. eBay Search Tip
7. New items at AntiqueArts.com
8. Interesting Classified Ads.
9. A Vintage Recipe.
10. Yahoo! Auctions
11. Today's new stuff
12. Got stuff to sell?
13. Helpful resources for collectors
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Simple to use and you get results. Try the TIAS Exchange
to sell, post a wanted ad or report a stolen item. For
more info, send email to support@tias.com
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Decoupage anyone?
What's interesting is that both of these stories showed up
in our inbox at about the same time....

Here's a great story for all who are addicted to thrift
shopping and flea markets. While volunteering at the
church thrift shop, I received a bunch of junk to price.
Among the junk was a decoupaged metal box. As I
examined it, My suspicions were aroused. Could it
be...? I took it home to wash off the gunk and pasty
paper (with hot water and ammonia, using a plastic
spatula to scrape the stubborn parts). Eureka! A
Beatles 1965 Aladdin lunch box, minus the thermos.
The decoupage had preserved the surface beautifully,
and we sold it privately for $200.00. Perhaps I could
have gotten more, but the thrift shop was happy with
the donation, and so was I. Keep a sharp eye out
when you see something covered with other than their
original paint........Barbara Reiher-Meyers
Ronkonkoma, NY
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Anyone out there remember how we used to decoupage
everything. I especially loved to use the old metal frying
pans. I would antique them first, with paint & then stain.
Next I would decoupage an old picture on the back of
the pan & then hang it on a wall. When that fad went by
the wayside, I am sure I sold the one I had on my wall
at a garage sale for 50 cents. Not too long ago I was in
an antique shop and there was my pan hanging on their
wall & it was marked $3.00. My artwork went up in
value or just plain inflation I guess. I just had to tell the
girl that I had done this work & she said, "I don't
suppose you want to buy it back then?" I said no at first
but after thinking about it, I changed my mind & gave her
the $3.00. I have it hanging in my workshop & now I will
always be reminded of that strange happening....Donna

Would you like to comment on this story? Auctionbytes
has been kind enough to build an online forum for us to talk
about these great stories. If you would like to post a comment, go to:
http://www.auctionbytes.com/forum/phpBB/viewforum.php?forum=16&1

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.
Send your story to us. We may publish it here. Send your note
to support@tias.com
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TIAS tops 400,000 online listings.
It's only taken 7 years, but thanks to you and our great dealers,
you can now easily search our online catalog of over 440,000
antiques and collectibles using the search engine at
http://www.tias.com

Read all about how this happened at:
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y02/m03/i18/s02

Thank you for making this possible and for shopping
at TIAS.com http://www.tias.com
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Wanted! ads
See if you can help these folks out.

Wanted: Information on Reuge Musical Bells
http://pages.tias.com/7283/PictPage/1920829167.html

Wanted- Revell plastic model 1981 Police motorcycle
http://pages.tias.com/7283/PictPage/1920819502.html

Wanted: Movie Posters -- Auction or Sell Outright
http://pages.tias.com/7283/PictPage/1920760091.html

Wanted: Birthday Girl #4 Enesco
http://pages.tias.com/7283/PictPage/1920736087.html

Wanted to Buy Saxophones
http://pages.tias.com/7283/PictPage/1920717654.html

Stolen Merchandise - Can you Help?
http://pages.tias.com/7283/InventoryPage/1426381/1.html

Wanted ads cost just $10 for a whole month in the TIAS
Exchange and they also appear here. For more info on running
an ad drop an email to support@tias.com
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MyStuff V1.1 is here.
This is simply the best software for collectors who are
looking for a way to organize and catalog their collections.

You can order a trial CD or get a free trial version
online. After you've tried it out, if you decide to buy
it, you can get a HUGE discount, just because your
a collectors newsletter reader. For more info, go to
http://pages.tias.com/7283/PictPage/1920704600.html

MyStuff software was designed by collectors for collectors.
Give it a try today. You'll love it. Questions? How about a
phone number to get them answered. Give them a call
at (800) 932-5811
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HGTV's "Flea Market Finds with the Kovels" on Wednesday,
March 20, will feature antique canning jars, Nippon ceramics, a
Hoosier cabinet, "smokers" (comical ashtrays), mud men statues,
beaded lamp shades, and antique beaded bags.

Ralph and Terry will visit flea markets in Charlotte, NC; Atlantic
City, NJ; Brimfield, MA; and Mount Dora, FL.

"Flea Market Finds with the Kovels" airs weekly on Home and
Garden Television on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. and
11:00 p.m. ET, 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. CT, 6:00 p.m. and
9:00 p.m. MT, and 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. PT.
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eBay Search Tip from timeBLASTER - A search for "old" dolls
It's fun to search for vintage goods. We have a standard list of
words that sellers use for older items - "old older vin vintage
antiq antique early earlier" - and we sometimes include "rare" and
"rarer", depending on what we are searching for. You use this list
of words with the "must have one of" eBay syntax. It's lots of fun
to search this way, especially when there are many listings and
you just can't check them all. For example, let's do a search for
Kewpie dolls.

Paste this line into the eBay Search field:
kewpie +(early,earlier,old,older,vin,vintage,antiq,antique)

With Kewpie dolls, you could add Rose O'Neill to the search.
Sellers spell O'Neill too many ways, so just use "rose" and "rosie".
This picks up about another hundred Kewpie dolls...
Paste this line into the eBay Search field:
kewpie
+(early,earlier,rare,old,older,vin,vintage,antiq,antique,rose,rosie)

Join timeBLASTER's March Madness Sale for TIAS Newsletter
readers! Buy timeBLASTER for eBay in the month of March and
we'll give you $10.00 off the price. Click the link to learn more
about the offer and get a free trial of timeBLASTER.
http://www.timeblaster.com/133
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New items at AntiqueArts.com
These items were recently added online by merchants
at AntiqueArts.com

King's Cottage, Windsor Park by Riley
http://cgi.tias.com/cgi-bin/item.fcgi?itemKey=1920833247

French Crystal and Bronze 12 Light Chandelier
http://cgi.tias.com/cgi-bin/item.fcgi?itemKey=1920833154

19th C. Walnut Dining Set w/Carved Horses
http://cgi.tias.com/cgi-bin/item.fcgi?itemKey=1920833151

UNION OFFICER PHOTOGRAPHED IN NASHVILLE
http://cgi.tias.com/cgi-bin/item.fcgi?itemKey=1920833058

Walnut & Bronze 5 Piece Inlaid Bedroom Suite
http://cgi.tias.com/cgi-bin/item.fcgi?itemKey=1920833131

View many more new items online at:
http://cgi.tias.com/showcase/browse.fcgi?groupKey=3
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Interesting Classified Ads.
Stop by and take a quick look at this weeks listing:

Empire-style cherry/mahogany Sideboard w/companion
http://pages.tias.com/7283/PictPage/1920664684.html

Wavecrest Biscuit / Cookie Jar 19th Cent
http://pages.tias.com/7283/PictPage/1920816081.html

This could be your ad!
http://pages.tias.com/7283/PictPage/1920824909.html

Very Old Flatbacked German Bass/Miltonwald
http://pages.tias.com/7283/PictPage/1920829330.html

Lladro Repair Kit
http://pages.tias.com/7283/PictPage/1920828589.html

Johnson Brothers Coaching Scenes - Blue
http://pages.tias.com/7283/PictPage/1920825398.html

Bing and Grondahl Christmas Plate - 1971
http://pages.tias.com/7283/PictPage/1920825401.html

Weekly AMAZING COMICS AUCTION
http://pages.tias.com/7283/PictPage/1920647920.html

On July 12, 1943 What did Roy Rogers say to Trigger?
http://pages.tias.com/7283/PictPage/1920700784.html

*Disney Collectors Paradise for Sale!*
http://pages.tias.com/7283/PictPage/1920821427.html

View even more interesting classified ads online at:
http://www.tias.com//stores/tiasexchange/
To place a classified, drop a note to support@tias.com
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A Vintage Recipe.
From--Delicious Dairy Dishes
Borden's Farm Products of Michigan c. 1935

Chess Pie

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
5 eggs, separated
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Plain Pastry

Cream butter with sugar, add
egg yolks and mix well. Fold
in two egg whites beaten with
salt and vanilla. Turn into a
pastry-lined pie tin and bake
in hot oven (425 degrees F.)
about 12 minutes; decrease heat
to 300 degrees F. and continue
baking about 20 minutes longer.
Top with meringue made from three
remaining egg whites beaten with
four tablespoons sugar. Bake in
same slow over (300 degrees F)
about 25 minutes more, until top
is delicately browned. (Meringue
is often omitted).

Suggestion: Use orange juice for
the liquid in making the pastry,
adding a few gratings of orange
rind to pastry and also to
meringue.

Got a great family recipe you would like to share with our
readers? Send it to: support@tias.com. We may publish it here.
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Yahoo! Auctions
Check out these great auctions, being run by our
dealers.

HEISEY COARSE RIB #407 8½" PLATE Flamingo PINK
http://page.auctions.shopping.yahoo.com/auction/63261453

RETRO WEDDING DRESS
http://page.auctions.shopping.yahoo.com/auction/62794221

Vintage Handkerchief Floral Petit point
http://page.auctions.shopping.yahoo.com/auction/62811778

Westmoreland Milk Glass Dish-grape design
http://page.auctions.shopping.yahoo.com/auction/62932417

Many more items can be viewed at:
http://auctions.yahoo.com/?tias
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Today's new stuff
These items were just offered for sale online within the
past few hours....

LENOX 1984 EASTER EGG BOX BEAUTY!
http://cgi.tias.com/cgi-bin/item.fcgi?itemKey=1920833315

VINTAGE MERMAID PORCELAIN SHAKERS SOO CUTE
http://cgi.tias.com/cgi-bin/item.fcgi?itemKey=1920833316

VINTAGE STERLING SPOON HONOLULU HAWAII
http://cgi.tias.com/cgi-bin/item.fcgi?itemKey=1920833317

Fenton Rosebowl rose bowl Mary Walrath mini
http://cgi.tias.com/cgi-bin/item.fcgi?itemKey=1920833311

Vintage 60s Nylon Gloves
http://cgi.tias.com/cgi-bin/item.fcgi?itemKey=1920833308

Thousands of other newly listed items can be seen online at:
http://cgi.tias.com/showcase/browse.fcgi
As new items come in, they immediately show up on this
page. Stop by for a look.
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Got stuff to sell?
If you have one or two items to sell try the TIAS exchange
at http://www.tias.com/stores/tiasexchange/
If you have more than a few items, open your own store
at TIAS. It's easy and fun. Over 100,000 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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Helpful resources for collectors
1. What's it worth? Try Kovels' FREE online price guide to over
250,000 antiques and collectibles. It can be found online at
http://www.kovels.com
2. Looking for an expert to help you with repairs, or an appraisal?
Or just some help finding an auction house or a collectors club?
Try this FREE service at http://www.tias.com/stores/kovelsyellow/
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