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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;patd8643, post: 2810571, member: 5195&quot;]Some start young!&nbsp; Some 75+- years ago, my Grandma, aunts &amp; Mom would pile in the Buick, squeeze me in and go antiquing.&nbsp; They usually gave me a dollar for my big purchase!&nbsp; I loved the Japanese china known as Howo/Flying Turkey or rising Phoenix - and usually found some.&nbsp; Most of it was not antique at the time.&nbsp; It had great imperfections. </p><p>One day I ran across a lady that had a lot of it, more than I could afford :-(&nbsp; Anyway, I had to&nbsp; bargain with my Mom and aunts to get enough money to buy all of it - I think it was about $12.&nbsp; Anyway, I held onto to it all these years and sold most of it this year.&nbsp; Not a lot of money but lots of memories in letting it go.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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