July 2015 Blog Posts (5)

Hi all, I have the wacky notion to organize our 5-6 best shops in our small berg here in FL to put on a quality antiques show. We have one sponsored at our museum but the promoter excludes local dealers with the illogic of 'who would pay $20 to see thing they can see for free?'. He really wants to segregate locals from undermining his out-of-towner show. And many dealer's are only from 1-2 hours away so to us, they are competition in our small (18000 pop.) town considering the annual amount…

Chinese glutinous rice cake mould circa 1950…

Trying to identify a Vintage Lidded Bowl / Tureen with Gold Lion handle on the lid and side gold handles blue hand painted blue and white flower found in an Opportunity Shop in Australia would like to find out where i made and a approximate date of manufacturer if at all possible

Any Information would be…

We have come upon some classic Jonny Quest items. A coloring book Judy Jetson meets Jonny Quest and a set of 3 collectibles of Classic Jonny Quest comic books from the 1980's.

Jonny Quest was a sci-fi prime time cartoon from Hanna Barbera back in 1964. Jonny and team headed by father Dr. Benton Quest faced alien creatures and mythic monsters. Actor Tim Matheson was the voice.

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Some days I can be such a b*ch.  I don't mean to be but being around some people just brings it out of me.

For instance, I've been an online auction seller since 1998 and got serious about it around 2011, going to work for a consignment shop.  I have sold literally hundreds if not thousands of items online.  Yet, working for a different shop, someone there gets under my skin. It's not the owner, who has faith in my knowledge, but a friend of his that is…