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<p>[QUOTE="ola402, post: 11410703, member: 182"]My experience is that it's always been that way. Employees don't always know what you know. When I was in a mall, we had a lot of dealers come through who found very good items. Whenever I loaded my space, I always took a stroll around and found great stuff that I put on eBay. Examples are too numerous to list here. Once I found an EAPG Cake Stand worth $250 that the dealer had $40 on. Other dealers in the mall got 10% off, I almost felt guilty over than extra $4. Sold immediately on eBay. I think it was the Chandelier pattern IIRC. Mint condition. My eBay photos were so awesome that several web sites stole them. </p><p><br /></p><p>A friend of mine found a large antique Fostoria Glass lamp for $20 in the mall. He had a good eye, it was in a corner in the back of the space. Same guy found a Consolidated Glass vase for under $10 that he sold on eb for either $85 or $160 (a while ago). He and his wife got their exercise by antique mall walking. </p><p><br /></p><p>Give your place a little more time and maybe it will cough up a few nice pieces.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ola402, post: 11410703, member: 182"]My experience is that it's always been that way. Employees don't always know what you know. When I was in a mall, we had a lot of dealers come through who found very good items. Whenever I loaded my space, I always took a stroll around and found great stuff that I put on eBay. Examples are too numerous to list here. Once I found an EAPG Cake Stand worth $250 that the dealer had $40 on. Other dealers in the mall got 10% off, I almost felt guilty over than extra $4. Sold immediately on eBay. I think it was the Chandelier pattern IIRC. Mint condition. My eBay photos were so awesome that several web sites stole them. A friend of mine found a large antique Fostoria Glass lamp for $20 in the mall. He had a good eye, it was in a corner in the back of the space. Same guy found a Consolidated Glass vase for under $10 that he sold on eb for either $85 or $160 (a while ago). He and his wife got their exercise by antique mall walking. Give your place a little more time and maybe it will cough up a few nice pieces.[/QUOTE]
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