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<p>[QUOTE="doug444, post: 2676106, member: 38849"]I have made spectacular finds at flea markets and estate sales; every visit is a new adventure with infinite possibilities. But you lose the initiative when you march in and start talking coins right off the bat; the price just doubled.</p><p><br /></p><p>You look around, you study items that don't interest you in the least, you tell the bored shopkeeper how much you love antiques, you do NOT tell him/her your grandma had one <i>just</i> <i>like</i> that one, they've heard that story a thousand times.</p><p><br /></p><p>When they ask what you're looking for, you hide coins in the middle of your answer, something like, "Oh, Indian artifacts, ball cards, postcards, coins, old keys -- just small collectibles..."</p><p><br /></p><p>And never buy Indian artifacts* at an antique shop...!</p><p><br /></p><p>Or "explain" how the owner's "wrong" on this or that; they don't want to hear it, you're wasting your breath.</p><p><br /></p><p>*something else the Chinese have become masters at counterfeiting; see <a href="http://tinyurl.com/hgbvg6e" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://tinyurl.com/hgbvg6e" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/hgbvg6e</a></p><p>as an example. One of hundreds of manufacturers.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one happens to be in India, and thus they can sell legitimate "Indian" artifacts, if anybody cares.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="doug444, post: 2676106, member: 38849"]I have made spectacular finds at flea markets and estate sales; every visit is a new adventure with infinite possibilities. But you lose the initiative when you march in and start talking coins right off the bat; the price just doubled. You look around, you study items that don't interest you in the least, you tell the bored shopkeeper how much you love antiques, you do NOT tell him/her your grandma had one [I]just[/I] [I]like[/I] that one, they've heard that story a thousand times. When they ask what you're looking for, you hide coins in the middle of your answer, something like, "Oh, Indian artifacts, ball cards, postcards, coins, old keys -- just small collectibles..." And never buy Indian artifacts* at an antique shop...! Or "explain" how the owner's "wrong" on this or that; they don't want to hear it, you're wasting your breath. *something else the Chinese have become masters at counterfeiting; see [url]http://tinyurl.com/hgbvg6e[/url] as an example. One of hundreds of manufacturers. This one happens to be in India, and thus they can sell legitimate "Indian" artifacts, if anybody cares.[/QUOTE]
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