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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 1762, member: 37&quot;]Many of you already know me but I will provide a little background here. I have been collecting since I was quite young, started selling when I was 18, and have sold on and off ever since. I have been self employed now for over 25 years. Sometimes this has been exclusively buying and selling antiques but I have had stints where I have done other things including the new furniture, gift, and fine jewelry business. I currently supplement my antiques business by running a cemetery and am on my second very slow progress house flip. </p><p><br /></p><p>After many years as an antique mall dealer in Chicago, I pulled out of there a couple years ago. I currently have mall space in an antiques and home decor mall here in central Illinois and sell mostly what I consider to be junk there. We just really do not have a good market for better things here unless we want to give the stuff away. I sell on ebay and am stockpiling for better economic times or for funding old age, which ever comes first. Unfortunately, I think probably the latter.</p><p><br /></p><p>My primary interest and expertise if I have any is in early 20th century fine and decorative arts. I continue to collect original art and furnishings from the arts and crafts period. I have sold off most of my other collections that at one time numbered many. I have more than a passing interest in MCM and am learning more about this genre all the time. </p><p><br /></p><p>My current avatar pic was taken when I was 19 in 1974. You all can do the math ..... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie99" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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