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<p>[QUOTE="Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 260163, member: 23"]I'm looking at all the itmes you have and thinking of all the back stories people tell about their belongings. I don't want to cast aspersions on anyone in your family, but you have to be objective about it. My parents had a second hand store so I've been in the business for 60 years, having started helping them at age 8. Most of the stories are either not true, or have been embellished over the years. Some guy in Iran tells you that the item he's selling is hundreds of years old - it just gives him validation for charging an outrageous amount of money for a tourist piece that you could buy in the souk for $15. Just keep that in mind when you are looking for valuations.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 260163, member: 23"]I'm looking at all the itmes you have and thinking of all the back stories people tell about their belongings. I don't want to cast aspersions on anyone in your family, but you have to be objective about it. My parents had a second hand store so I've been in the business for 60 years, having started helping them at age 8. Most of the stories are either not true, or have been embellished over the years. Some guy in Iran tells you that the item he's selling is hundreds of years old - it just gives him validation for charging an outrageous amount of money for a tourist piece that you could buy in the souk for $15. Just keep that in mind when you are looking for valuations.[/QUOTE]
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