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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 195754, member: 37&quot;]I hit thrift stores 3-4 times a week.&nbsp; I go to the local auction sporadically.&nbsp; I shop the group shop I have my booth in regularly.&nbsp; I attend a few large outdoor antique/flea market venues a year.&nbsp; I look on ebay weekly but don&#039;t spend too much time doing so (maybe an hour a week). I used to spend a lot more time but the bargains seem fewer and farther between.&nbsp; My purchases on ebay have dwindled from dozens a year to just a few yearly.&nbsp; Some of this is due to the fact that the market has changed and I have less of an outlet for better things unless dirt cheap.&nbsp;&nbsp; I really think the key is knowing more than the next guy/gal. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Again, knowing what is good is the key.&nbsp; I actually just stumbled on to this off the ebay front page where they post auctions that fit my regular search criteria. Without knowing who it was by, I recognized it as having potential.&nbsp; On looking at the auction, I was able to recognize the signature right away, while the seller was not.&nbsp; The seller did not have key words in their title that others looking for such could find it.&nbsp; All this equals big bargain to me.&nbsp; I was willing to go to just over $400.00 and thought I probably would not win if someone else recognized it.&nbsp;&nbsp; I got it for $64.00 over one other bidder.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one sold at Swann&#039;s a couple years ago:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=2341+++++253+&amp;refno=++685231&amp;saletype=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=2341+++++253+&amp;refno=++685231&amp;saletype=" rel="nofollow">http://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=2341+++++253+&amp;refno=++685231&amp;saletype=</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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