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Is It or Isn't It Antique? | |
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Age Before Beauty | |
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When Age Matters | |
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What the Connoisseur Knows | |
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The Time-Honored Legacy of Craftsmanship | |
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Legally Speaking | |
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Reeling in the Years | |
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What a Difference a Year Makes | |
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The Grandmother Theory | |
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Like Good Wine, Objects Must Age | |
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Collectibles vs. Antiques | |
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Too Soon | |
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Too Many | |
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Too Cheap | |
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Antiques. Period | |
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There's Nothing Like the Real Thing | |
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Understanding the Oldie Goldie | |
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Limiting Circumstances | |
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What's in a Name? | |
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A Fading Beauty That Just Misses | |
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Time Makes the Heart Grow Fonder | |
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A Chair by Any Other Name | |
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Some Knockoffs Are, Legally Speaking, Antiques | |
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Beware the Clones | |
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Enter the Repro Man | |
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In Good Faith | |
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The Not-So-Faithful Copy | |
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The Great Pretenders | |
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For the Lion-Hearted and the Lamb-Hearted | |
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Some Antiquing Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them | |
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Hey, Good Lookin'! | |
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Beauty Is More Than Skin Deep | |
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Inside, Outside, Upside Down | |
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Dark Corners | |
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Seeing the Light of Day | |
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The Gotta-Have-It Mindset | |
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Look Before You Leap | |
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Bide Your Time | |
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Put a Hold on It | |
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So Dear to My Heart | |
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The Cold, Hard Facts | |
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A Fistful of Dollars | |
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Ticket, Please | |
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Where's the Info? | |
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What Dealers Don't Tell Can Hurt Them | |
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What Dealers Don't Write Down Can Hurt You | |
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If It's in Print, It Is | |
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Added Insurance | |
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Knowledge--the Ultimate Tool | |
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Know Where to Look | |
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Know What to Look For | |
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Quality vs. Quantity | |
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It's Old, But | |
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The Sum Is Equal to the Parts | |
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Materials Equal Quality | |
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Design Equals Quality | |
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Decoration Equals Quality | |
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Quality Craftsmanship--the Ultimate Test | |
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Quality Is Evergreen | |
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Museum Quality, Fact and Myth | |
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The Facts | |
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The Myths | |
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Telling the Turtle from the Mock | |
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Luck Comes to the Prepared Mind | |
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When Less Is Really More | |
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Everything's Relative | |
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What the Market Can Bear | |
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When Birthright Matters | |
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George Washington Slept Where? | |
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The Proof Is in the Object, Not the User | |
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The Maker's Mark | |
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When Many Heads and Hands Were Better Than One Name | |
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Long-Term Memory--Long Forgotten | |
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The Big Changeover, or Why Benchmark Dates Are Your Friends | |
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When the Government Came to the Antiquer's Aid | |
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Proof Positive, or Attributed To? | |
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When Homegrown Is Best | |
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Why It Pays to "Brake for Antiques" | |
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Sell Homegrown Back Home | |
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Beware Media Hype | |
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Buck the Trend | |
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Right as Rain | |
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Condition, Condition, Condition | |
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A Nick Here, a Ding There | |
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Thinking It Through | |
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The Other Side of the Coin | |
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When Imperfect Is Good Enough | |
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The Big Picture | |
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The Big Break | |
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Making It Whole | |
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Leaving Things Well Enough Alone | |
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Good Intentions Gone Bad | |
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When Worse Is Better | |
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Fix It Up or Throw It Out? | |
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Those Other Kinds of Condition | |
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Enter the Bad Guys | |
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A Word to the Wise | |
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The Summing Up: Objects Do Not Lie | |
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The Best Formula | |
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Money on Your Mind | |
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Getting Your Money's Worth | |
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Comparison Shopping | |
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This Isn't Wall Street, Boys and Girls | |
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Passion Says Buy but Prudence Advises Caution | |
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The Price Is Right | |
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Waiting for Godot | |
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When a Deal Is Too Good to Be True | |
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Roped Off | |
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The Bigger Sucker Theory | |
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Hold Everything | |
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So Far, So Bad | |
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Getting the Honest Steal | |
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Don't Forget the Middleman | |
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The Thrill of the Chase | |
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Accumulator or Collector | |
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The Taste Test | |
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Fessing Up | |
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Figuring Out Why You Like What You Like | |
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Spying on Yourself | |
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Zeroing In | |
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What Collectors Know | |
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A Little of This, a Dab of That | |
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Building a Strong Foundation | |
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Learn from the Mistakes of Others | |
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To Thine Own Self Be True | |
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Make a Wish List | |
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Adding a Personal Touch | |
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Be Careful What You Ask For | |
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Before You Get Started | |
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Thinking Things Through | |
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Wish Lists of Antiques for the Living Room | |
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Wish Lists of Antiques for the Dining Room | |
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Wish Lists of Antiques for the Bedroom | |
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Other Furniture Items to Look For | |
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Remember--Aim High | |
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Antiquing the Old-Fashioned Way | |
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The Traditional Shop | |
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Specialty Shops | |
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Tapping the Shopkeeper's Resources | |
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Location, Location, Location Equals $$$ | |
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The High-Rent District | |
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Off the Beaten Track | |
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The Antiques Dealer as Professor | |
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The Shop Floor | |
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The Open Classroom | |
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Please Touch | |
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Inquiring Minds Want to Know | |
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Twenty Questions? Start with One | |
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On the Road Again | |
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Antiques Malls: The Tip of the Iceberg | |
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Leave Your Stopwatch at Home | |
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Variety Is the Spice of Life | |
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Mom and Pop Are Off at Work | |
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Flea Markets | |
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Overlooking the Dogs | |
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Come on Back | |
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Yard and Garage Sales | |
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Anything Goes | |
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Weeding Out | |
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Down the Garden Path | |
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Fstate Sales, House Sales, Moving Sales, Tag Sales | |
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A Worthwhile Pursuit | |
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It's Now or Never | |
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The Five Rules of the Game | |
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Other Options: Thrift Shops | |
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A One Shot Deal: Classified Ads | |
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On the Spot: To Buy or Not To Buy | |
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The Waiting Game | |
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What You Do Depends on Where You Are | |
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Shop Around | |
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The Gentle Art of Bargaining | |
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The Shopkeeper Has Bills, Too | |
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Whose Bottom Line? | |
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When It's a Big Purchase | |
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Remember Your Manners | |
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Clinching the Deal | |
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Binding Contracts | |
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Buy, Buy, Buy! | |
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Making a Lasting Impression | |
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Antique Auctions: Offline and Online | |
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Antique Auctions: In a Class by Themselves | |
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The City Mouse and the Country Mouse | |
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The Truth About the Big Boys | |
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Sotheby's and Christie's Started It All | |
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Understanding Million-Dollar Sales | |
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The Big Names Aren't the Only Game in Town | |
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And Don't Forget the Country Auction | |
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Fun and Frolics | |
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You Love Me, Take Me Home | |
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A Softer, Gentler Auction | |
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Looking Ahead | |
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Playing for Keeps | |
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Not for the Fainthearted | |
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Auction Catalogues: The Key | |
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Read Before You Bid--or Buy | |
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What the Numbers Mean | |
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Auction Previews: Better Than a Museum | |
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Help When It's Needed | |
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To Bid or Not To Bid, and How | |
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Setting Your Limits | |
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In the Heat of the Moment | |
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The Race Is to the Swift | |
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Then Again, Patience Is a Virtue | |
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Learning the Competition | |
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Practice Makes Perfect | |
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Not the Final Price | |
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The Buyer's Premium | |
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Other Charges | |
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When You Can't Be There | |
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Absentee Bidding | |
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Ma Bell Goes to the Auction | |
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Brave New E-World | |
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The World of the Web | |
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Getting Where You Want to Be | |
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Not Just for Buying | |
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The Price Is Right ... or Wrong | |
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Leveling the World-Wide Playing Field | |
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Shop Anywhere, Anytime, Anyhow | |
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Getting Sucked In | |
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Get a Life | |
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Understanding the New Kid on the Block | |
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Risks and Rewards | |
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Buyer Beware | |
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow | |
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How Suckers Are Born | |
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Seeing Is Believing | |
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Honesty Is the Best Policy | |
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Return Policy | |
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Hidden Costs | |
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Baby Step by Step | |
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Click for Click | |
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One Highway Leads to Many | |
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My Personal Take on Antiques Cyberspace | |
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Getting Down to Brass Tacks | |
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Furniture: The Lure of the Old | |
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Early Warning Signs! | |
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Two Countries an Ocean Apart | |
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Rule Britannia | |
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Westward Ho! | |
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The British Invasion | |
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Come Together | |
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Overlapping Timetables | |
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Shortcut Aids to Understanding Furniture Periods | |
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Hefty Jacobean | |
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Curvy Queen Anne | |
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Straight Mr. Chippendale | |
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The Georges I, II, and III | |
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The Beginning of a Century of Change | |
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Two Hundred Years and Counting | |
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Hepplewhite's Light Touch | |
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Rounding It Off with Sheraton | |
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The Federal Deal | |
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Regal Regency | |
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The Empire Strikes Back | |
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The Rest of the Nineteenth Century | |
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Victorious Victoria | |
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Rococo | |
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Victorian Gothic | |
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Renaissance Revival | |
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Eastlake | |
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Aesthetic Movement | |
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Cottage Furniture | |
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Arts and Crafts Movement | |
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The Colonial Era Comes 'Round Again | |
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Chipping the Old Block, or the Chip Wood? | |
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Tooling Along | |
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Look for the Saw Marks | |
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The Plane Facts | |
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Chisel Marks | |
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Making It Fit | |
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Dovetails | |
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Mortise and Tenon Joints | |
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The Modern Dowel | |
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Hitting the Nail on the Head | |
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Turning the Screw | |
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The Truth About Hardware: It Takes a Beating | |
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Wood You Buy It? | |
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Patina: What It Means, What It's Worth | |
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The Inside Patina | |
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Faux Antiques: They Look Good But | |
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Born a Fake | |
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The Made-Up Piece | |
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Mix-Matched Marriages | |
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Splitting Heris | |
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Repaired, Altered, and Enhanced Antiques | |
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The Repaired Piece | |
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The Altered Antique | |
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The Enhanced Piece | |
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The Happy Ending | |
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Heavy Metal: Understanding Silver | |
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You Take a Ball of Silver | |
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Mark It Well | |
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The English Way | |
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The American Way | |
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Coin Silver in the Home | |
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The European Way | |
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Intrinsic Value vs. Aesthetic Value | |
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Altered States | |
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Through Thick and Thin: Content or Gauge | |
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Silver Threads Among the Gold | |
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A Twist of Plate: Understanding Silver Plate | |
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Rolled Over: Sheffield Plate | |
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Marks, but No Hallmarks | |
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Plated for the Privileged Class | |
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Electroplate: The Modern Way | |
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Peeling Away the Outer Coating | |
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Silver Plating Comes to America, Big Time | |
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Making the Second Best as Good as the Best | |
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Yesterday's Demand; Today's Supply | |
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Mark Those Marks | |
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Getting the Most for Your Money | |
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Silver: No Home Should Be Without It | |
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Put Your Money Where Your Teaspoon Is | |
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The English Tradition | |
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America's Silver Fever | |
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A Silver Picture Is Worth Its Weight in Gold | |
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Table It, or Shelve It | |
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Personal Effects | |
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Coming Out of the China Closet | |
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China China | |
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On the Home Front | |
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For the Foreign Trade | |
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The Continental Touch | |
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Delft: The Trying Dutchmen | |
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German Alchemy Pays Off | |
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The French Connection | |
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England Tries and Succeeds | |
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America Lags Behind | |
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The Great Pretenders | |
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Look-Alikes | |
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The Name Game | |
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Those Other China Types | |
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Pot-tery It Up | |
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That Glazed Look | |
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A Stone's Throw | |
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The Exterior Design | |
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Hand-Painted Designs | |
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Transfer-Pattern Designs | |
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The China Collector's Cabinet | |
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The Connoisseur's Choice | |
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What's Old and What's Not | |
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Figuring Out the Shape Things Are in, Literally | |
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Figuring Out the Shape Things Are in, Condition-Wise | |
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The China Collector's Name and Address Book | |
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The Glass House | |
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Early Glass: Blowing It Off | |
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When in Rome | |
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The Venetian Way | |
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From the Rhine | |
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In England--in Like Flint | |
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As Time Goes by: Cutting It Up | |
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In Deep Relief | |
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Acid Takes Over | |
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Later Yet: A Pressing Matter for the Table | |
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Three-Part Molds | |
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Flasks: History on a Bottle | |
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Cup Plates: The Look of Lace | |
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Glass on the Edge of Becoming Antique | |
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Names Worth Noting | |
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Under the Glass Dome | |
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Weighting Around: Paperweights | |
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Seeing Through the Fakes | |
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Here Today, Still Here Tomorrow: Protecting Your Investment | |
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It's Mine! Now What Do I Do? | |
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They've Been in Good Hands | |
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It's Up to You | |
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The Collector's Pitfalls | |
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Facing the Fact of What Might Happen | |
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Thieves Shop Around | |
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Fireman, Fireman! Save My Antiques! | |
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When Nature's Way Isn't Better | |
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Planning for the Future | |
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Money Heals a Lot | |
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Ensuring That You Won't Need to File an Insurance Claim | |
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Appraising Appraisers | |
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The Least They Need to Know | |
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The Price of Protection | |
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The Proper Paperwork | |
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I'd Rather Do It Myself | |
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To Market, to Market | |
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Knowing the Market | |
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Getting a Second Opinion | |
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Buy Low, Sell High | |
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Antique Crystal Balls | |
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Look Before You Leap, or Sell | |
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Bit by Bit | |
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Clearing Everything Out | |
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Where to Sell? | |
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Back to the Dealer | |
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A Percentage Deal | |
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Taking the Cash | |
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Auctioning It Off | |
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The Terms of the Deal | |
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Reserving Your Goods | |
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Same Time, Next Auction | |
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Having It Your Way | |
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Home Sweet Home Sale | |
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Unraveling the Web | |
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Giving It Away | |
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Your Noble Intentions | |
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The IRS Is Here to Help You | |
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Playing by the Rules | |
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Now That You Have Some Room--Starting Over | |
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Appendixes | |
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A Guide to Furniture Periods and Styles | |
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Where to Go | |
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What to Read | |
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House Museums | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |