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<p>[QUOTE="bercrystal, post: 9541241, member: 88"]I am glad to hear I am not the only one that does this. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It has usually been a small trinket of some sort like some pretty seashells from someone who spent their childhood on an island in the Pacific or a pretty crystal trinket box. The only time I ever kept anything valuable was from an estate auction from about 15+ years ago. I had just about made up my mind to go back home because I had seen nothing that would make me stay. That was until I stepped out the backdoor & there was a flat of perfume bottles that contained a wonderful black & chrome DeVilbiss perfume dauber bottle. </p><p><br /></p><p>It was one of the few times I held up my number & never lowered it until the auctioneer said sold. I don't remember what I paid for the box lot but it was much, much less than this bottle was worth & it is still in my collection along with the matching atomizer which I did not get for a reduced price. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":p" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":p" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bercrystal, post: 9541241, member: 88"]I am glad to hear I am not the only one that does this. :happy::happy: It has usually been a small trinket of some sort like some pretty seashells from someone who spent their childhood on an island in the Pacific or a pretty crystal trinket box. The only time I ever kept anything valuable was from an estate auction from about 15+ years ago. I had just about made up my mind to go back home because I had seen nothing that would make me stay. That was until I stepped out the backdoor & there was a flat of perfume bottles that contained a wonderful black & chrome DeVilbiss perfume dauber bottle. It was one of the few times I held up my number & never lowered it until the auctioneer said sold. I don't remember what I paid for the box lot but it was much, much less than this bottle was worth & it is still in my collection along with the matching atomizer which I did not get for a reduced price. :p:p:hilarious::hilarious:[/QUOTE]
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