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<p>[QUOTE="dgbjwc, post: 333190, member: 308"]Hi Tressie - Haviland Limoges, Royal Doulton, Royal Worcester are some names to look for. China, though, is tricky. Rarity can count for more than manufacturer. Look for serving pieces: platters, gravy boats, covered vegetable bowls. Folks have dinner plates, bread plates, dessert plates, tea pots etc. but many collections are missing the serving pieces. Don't buy anything chipped or cracked. </p><p><br /></p><p>One other piece of advice - take your phone with you and check out sold listings on eBay before making any purchases. Some Hall China patterns can be good sellers but other Hall patterns can be the kiss of death. Those 31 pieces of Mikasa will sit in your garage forever if a lot of it was sold when it was new but no one wants it now. Make sure there's a market before taking it to the cash register. </p><p>Don[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dgbjwc, post: 333190, member: 308"]Hi Tressie - Haviland Limoges, Royal Doulton, Royal Worcester are some names to look for. China, though, is tricky. Rarity can count for more than manufacturer. Look for serving pieces: platters, gravy boats, covered vegetable bowls. Folks have dinner plates, bread plates, dessert plates, tea pots etc. but many collections are missing the serving pieces. Don't buy anything chipped or cracked. One other piece of advice - take your phone with you and check out sold listings on eBay before making any purchases. Some Hall China patterns can be good sellers but other Hall patterns can be the kiss of death. Those 31 pieces of Mikasa will sit in your garage forever if a lot of it was sold when it was new but no one wants it now. Make sure there's a market before taking it to the cash register. Don[/QUOTE]
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