3. This Week's Stories Every week we post stories and comments from our   
   readers.  Send your story to phil@Bignews.biz and I'll publish it in an   
   upcoming newsletter.   
      
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   to see the various photos that we mention below?  Just copy and paste the link   
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   Also, 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.   
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   For next week's issue:   
      
   We have two very different responses to a part of our last topic.  (When you   
   are buying something do you always ask the dealer for a better price? As a   
   dealer, how do you feel when someone asks for a lower price, even on a $10.00   
   item?  ) We've got a shop owner's view and then a customer's view.  Where do   
   you stand?  Let's keep the newsletter interesting and thought provoking.  Send   
   your story to Phil@Bignews.biz   
      
   "Hi, in response to your last topic, I am a shop owner and I must admit that   
   it infuriates me when a customer comes in and tries to get me to go lower on a   
   $10.00 item.  I have a small little shop that I pay rent on.  I don't mark my   
   items up so much that they are out of line, I just want to make a small   
   profit.  And, quite honestly, if a customer gets mad and walks out because I   
   won't come down from $10.00, then they aren't a customer I want anyway.  Jim   
   M."   
      
   and the other side of the topic:   
      
   "You really hit a nerve with me when you asked if dealers get mad when a   
   customer asks for a lower price on a $10.00 item.  In this day and age, I   
   would think that a dealer, or shop owner, would be happy that someone is even   
   willing to buy their $10.00 item, even if it is for $5.00.  At least they are   
   getting something for it.  I think that some of these shop owners are crazy to   
   ask the prices that they do when the economy is so bad.  I will always offer a   
   lower price on any item because I just assume that the store owner assumes   
   that someone will want to bargain with them so they raise the price anyway,   
   knowing what they will really accept.  Is that wrong?  Victoria T."   
      
   WE NEED YOUR STORY ABOUT COLLECTING. DO YOU HAVE AN INTERESTING STORY TO   
   TELL?  SEND IT TO PHIL@BIGNEWS.BIZ   
      
   If you do, tell us about it and if you have any photos, we'd love to see   
   them!  Send us an email to Phil@BigNews.biz so we can share your story with   
   the rest of our readers.   
      
   Thanks to those of you who have been responding! We really enjoy, and   
   appreciate, the feedback!   
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   A request for identification:   
      
   "  Hi. I cannot find anything anywhere about a silver child's mug/cup I bought   
   recently at an estate sale.  It has Uncle Wiggily characters circling it and a   
   line of text " .  .  .  if the rocking horse doesn't run away with the   
   chocolate cake." On the bottom is stamped: Uncle Wiggily. Tudor Plate.  Oneida   
   Community Made.  The mug/cup is dented and somewhat bent out of shape.  I   
   attached photos in the hope you can steer me in the right direction of finding   
   answers about its age and value.  Thank you very much!   
   --Janet B." You can see photos of Janet's mug here:   
   http://on.fb.me/1anS0O4   
      
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   A request for help:   
      
   "Got this off an old air force barrack that only married couples lived in, it   
   was put on the roof when it was built in 1942,it was given to me when I redid   
   the roof, I stopped some one that was painting it and want to get the white   
   paint off so i can try to sell it,Its kind of a cheap dusty paint that is   
   flaking off a little.  Albert" You can see Albert's cupola here:   
   http://on.fb.me/1anTdoC and if you have any advice for him on how he can get   
   the paint off, you can post it on the facebook page where you see the photo.   
      
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   Do you have an item in your collection that you need help identifying or just   
   would like to share with our readers?  Drop us an email with a photo attached,   
   including all dimensions of the item and any other pertinent information, and   
   we'll include it in our newsletter and on our Facebook page.  Send them to me   
   at phil@Bignews.biz   
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   We have even more interesting items that need to be identified.  They will be   
   posted in our next newsletter and on facebook within the upcoming weeks.   
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