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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jess an antiquer, post: 9804823, member: 87054&quot;]Hi&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I’ve been an antiques enthusiast for about 30 years. At 53 now I’m amazed how things have changed but one thing remains, old is still old. </p><p><br /></p><p>Back in the 90s I owned the first (and probably last) antique store in a retail mall in Massachusetts. Helped run a few auctions and then became a collector when I moved to raise the family and closed shop.</p><p><br /></p><p>I started selling on eBay all the Smalls left over from the shop when eBay was just antiques and collectibles. Still dabble in that to supplement my income. I have a lot of health issues and now volunteer in a local nonprofit thrift store which helps our community a lot and gives me some purpose. </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope I can contribute with my experience and hope others can help me expand on my knowledge with some of the different things I come across often and try to authenticate or just learn about. </p><p><br /></p><p>sort of a Jill of all trades master of none but have a fair bit more knowledge on antique jewelery, Art glass, pottery… love cast iron and yeah, pretty much all victoriana then again some of this MCM stuff that’s popular now is starting to rub off on me. </p><p><br /></p><p>thanks for the welcome, Peter, and hope to have some fun here. </p><p><br /></p><p>PS I found the site researching a piece I’ve had for a while and well which button do I use to respond with a picture? Not sure if I did the right thing but I think it’s in HTML format? Ha is it just a copy &amp; paste kind of thing. Thanks in advance </p><p><br /></p><p>till next time, </p><p>Jess[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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