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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marko, post: 209742, member: 210&quot;]Our church sales are already bought out of gold and most sterling before they open the doors by the other sellers.....</p><p><br /></p><p>This is what else I got this week.&nbsp; I had a yearly check-in appointment in Philly this week, so on the way back, there is this antique mall that is open late on Wednesdays.&nbsp; They serve food, even, so what the heck, why not?&nbsp; Haven&#039;t found any mistakes there in awhile.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I see this for $5, I almost put it back, but then I noticed the compass was done with Chinese characters[ATTACH=full]61149[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]61150[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>So I am thinkin&#039; Chinese export, okay, I can do $5.&nbsp; I researched these online and the listing info is all over the place- Qing Dynasty, late 1800s, early 1900s, Feng Sui ring, etc.&nbsp; I think this is silver-plated, not sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then, while I am chowing down on spaghetti and broccoli and salad (they even have wine there, I passed), I see this in a case</p><p>[ATTACH=full]61152[/ATTACH]</p><p>I know they aren&#039;t Monet earrings, they are cameo screwbacks, I saw some writing, I figure GF, so I grab them.&nbsp; When I loupe them in the car, they are 10k...and they were not even the price on the card.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then the lady who sold me the garnet ring had this necklace</p><p>[ATTACH=full]61153[/ATTACH]</p><p>and she told me it was bone.&nbsp; I knew it was angelskin coral, and I thought the clasp looked like gold (I try not to loupe in front of people at the shows), and it is 14k. </p><p><br /></p><p>This was sold as costume, silver and akoya pearl brooch</p><p>[ATTACH=full]61154[/ATTACH]</p><p>This was in 50 cent bin, I like these old glass rings that were made to, at one time, look like the real deal</p><p>[ATTACH=full]61155[/ATTACH]</p><p>This was a whopping $5, sterling and a lab ruby</p><p>[ATTACH=full]61156[/ATTACH]</p><p>and I got a few more things, but that is for later.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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