7. This Week's Stories and Requests for Help/Blast from the past

Do you have an interesting story to tell? Send your story to
newsletter@tias.com and we may publish it here.  If we use your story, we'll
send you a handy-dandy TIAS pocket tape measure & magnifier
https://www.facebook.com/pg/TIASAntiques/vide...
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Please be sure to include your name and postal mailing address. (Valid for US
addresses only)

Here's a story from a June 2004 Newsletter: The "Pearls"
I have enjoyed the hidden finds stories very much and figure it is time to
share mine.  My wife and I had moved back to Maine and were going to visit old
friends in the country.  We managed to get behind a logging truck that was
going very slow so when my wife spied a yard sale we pulled in to give the
truck time to get on up the road.  I only had $3 on me in cash so I limited my
purchases to a couple pieces of jewelry.  One was a silver pin and the other a
strand of broken pearls.  The lady said I would have to restring them but as
they had a 14K clasp I figured they were worth the $2 she was asking for them. 
 When we arrived at my friend's home she asked me how to know real pearls from
the simulated ones I had just bought.  I told her about rubbing a pearl against
 your tooth and showed her how.  To my surprise, the ones I had bought were
real!  I had them restrung and gave them to my wife.  The gentleman that
restrung them said they were worth $600.  This year we passed them on to our
granddaughter for her high school graduation.  Bob

8. Facebook Updates

Remember that you can check out our Facebook page for some interesting updates.
  Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/TIASAntiques
If you have photos of items you would like to share you can post them there as
well.  You don't need a Facebook account to visit our page.  If you do have a
Facebook account please "Like" us!

Also, everyday we post a "This Date In History" story on our Facebook page,
along with an item for sale on http://www.tias.com that relates to the event. 
We're also highlighting one item each day that we find particularly interesting
 - something that's very unusual!  Check it out!

It's always fun to see what other people own and treasure! Although we can't
put the pictures in this newsletter, please visit our Facebook page to view the
 images and learn about those items.

9 . Newly listed items for your online shopping pleasure. Stop by and check out
 today's fresh inventory at:

TIAS.com - http://www.tias.com/showcase
CollectorOnline - http://cgi.tias.com/showcase/?groupKey=7 AntiqueArts -
http://cgi.tias.com/showcase/?groupKey=3 Earthling -
http://cgi.tias.com/showcase/?groupKey=6
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