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North Shore Flea's Holiday Pop-Up Show will be happening at 258 Green Bay Rd.

Highwood, IL 60040

(storefront between Tap House and Washington Gardens)



Friday, December 2nd 5pm to 10pm

Saturday, December 3rd 12pm to 8pm

Sunday, December 4th 12pm to 5pm



There will be plenty of vintage for all!

Vintage holiday, jewelry, clothing, coats and decor.

Free gift wrapping and a bar.



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PUBLIC AUCTION

SATURDAY DEC. 3 AT 10 A.M.

THE WEST END FIRE HALL ……BRODHEADSVILLE, PA 18322

SELLING FOR THE ESTATE OF JOHN SHICK, LATE OF REEDERS, PA AND OTHER ESTATES: F.W. Beers 1875 Atlas of Monroe Co., PA, 1888 Dr. A. Le Bar prescription log from first year of his orig. Stroudsburg, PA drugstore,  Jos. Wallace Hardware Store daybooks (Stroudsburg, PA) 1870’s up,  PA…

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eBay Buys Hunch to Recommend Products Based on Shopper Tastes

By Ina Steiner

EcommerceBytes.com

November 21, 2011

eBay has acquired Hunch.com, an online platform launched in 2009 that delivers customized recommendations to its users based on their individual tastes. Hunch's patented prediction…

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Collecting Treasures of the Past VII Opens at Blumka Gallery in New York, January 2012

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I participated in my first "live" online auction this past Saturday.  I had visited the auction in person for previewing items so I knew what I was bidding on.  However, I lost out on a lovely iridescent Fenton bowl by $2 because of technical issues!  During the prebid stage I put in a bid of $10 but could not get the live bidding app to function in time to up my bid on the Fenton bowl.  Spent about 30 min getting the computer running properly and then I had fun.  The auction app has audio…

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Antique dealers bring unique, vintage quality to central Illinois

 

If you’re in the market for a late 18th-century statue of St. Anthony that once made its home in a church in France, an antique library table for your computer, a Buck Rogers Space Ranger Kit from the 1950s that’s in its original box, a McCoy art pottery vase, a circa 1960 swim cap or a vintage apron like Grandma wore, you need look no…

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The Silver Standard was a periodical issued by 1847 Rogers silverware manufacturers to their retailers for many years. It came out in small book volumes each year, mainly showing what the company was doing in advertisements to support  their retailers, with many fine images of their wares. It is believed that the last issues of the…

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Senators Unveil Bill to Reform US Postal Service 

 

By Kenneth Corbin

EcommerceBytes.com

November 03, 2011

 

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation on Wednesday that would undertake a sweeping restructuring of the U.S. Postal Service, aiming to put the ailing organization back on the path to financial…

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Is Price All that Matters in Retail?

By: Ina Steiner Thu Nov 3 2011 22:07:50eBay CEO John Donahoe told attendees of the Open Mobile Summit today…

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I stopped at a new thrift store near my home the other day and was daunted by the amount of glassware available.  I am finding that I need to train my eyes to pick out stuff that might be worth something.  I saw a milk glass animal box--a circular one with a bird top--not a hen but maybe a dove.  I hadn't seen one like it before; it was only $1 so I bought it.  I couldn't see any markings on it--lights not real bright in the shop and the large price sticker covered most of the bottom.  Got…

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My sister, Beth, and I have rented a small space in GNC Antique and Collectibles in Winchester, VA.  We are in the process of setting up our booth.  Besides the routine indexing of our items, we are actively researching our finds to discover where and when they were created.  And we are learning how to price items in a down market.

Grandma's Treasures Online BLOG article:

Who's Who in Vintage Crystal Glassware gives invaluable tips on shopping for the popular patterns of Fostoria American and Colony/Indiana Whitehall.

I've noticed many (not all) eBay shops seem…

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