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This morning, a few garage sales, nothing too promising. I'm looking for a going away gift for the Italian Waiter. Nada...
But I find a pair of Antique Candlesticks, (I know, I know...what am I going to do with them all?), a cheap canvas messenger bag to replace the one that was stolen from the jeep (and still no word from Calgary's Finest, not holding my breath), and .... (hold your breath):
Look close...
Not a bad morning, I'd always wanted to have one of these to put on my girlfriends, wrist, now, without a girlfriend, I have a Fake Cartier.
The daughter, we'll see if she has an appreciation for the imitation of finer things, she's a few significant dates coming up...
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The repatriation of Chinese Antiquities has inflated prices very favorably...
Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chinese-vase-auction-doorstop_us_57777e21e4b09b4c43c0aa5f
Always it's a vase, and more importantly, it's recognizing what you have...
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And, across from the Museum in Torrington, a garage sale. A pretty big one, nothing I wanted, initially, piles of Scuba Gear, Tools, Tanks, Sporting goods, man stuff, it took me a few tours to spot the skis, masterpieces, a hair over 8' tall, barely fit into the jeep, no prices on anything, I offered $10, he took it, he was just clearing everything out, wanted it gone, an estate sale of sorts, and given the high quality of the rest of his stuff I should have made an offer, run ads on Kijiji to sell it off, could have made a couple of hundred bucks at least, but I keep reminding myself I'm not a dealer, I only buy what I love or I can find a home for...
Money's tight, I gotta change my thinking...
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Ah, the lure of the old-world library, hundreds of dusty and neglected books just waiting to be rediscovered.
And this: http://www.bbc.com/news/education-35973094.
Not a bad trip to the library, if I say so myself...
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"Sagittarius". Found this thrifting, the medallion only, $4.00, 24 gold flashed, tin base metal, the chain, an old watch fob I had kicking around in my watch cabinet. Pretty sure the watch fob is solid gold, maybe only 10K, lacking hallmarks but it's definitely got the weight. The medallion, well, pretty sure it's tin with a 1 micron electroplate of 24 Karat Gold. The perfect introduction ... '"Sagittarius" I say smoothly, reaching forward to shake her hand...' How could I go wrong?
