3. This Week's Stories and Requests for Help   
      
   Every week we post stories and comments from our readers. Send your story to   
   newsletter@tias.com and we'll publish it in an upcoming newsletter.  Did you   
   know that you don't have to have a facebook account to use the links to see   
   the various photos that we mention below?  Just copy and paste the link into   
   your browser.  However, if you do have a facebook account please "Like" us!   
      
   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.   
      
   Also, everyday, we post a "This Date In History" story, along with an item for   
   sale on http://www.tias.com that relates to the event. Check it out!   
      
   If you don't have access to FaceBook, but wish to comment, feel free to send   
   your comments to newsletter@tias.com.   
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   Last week, Myrna from dinnerwarereplacements.net sent in her thoughts on   
   buying and selling online.  Here are some of the comments we received:   
      
   "I loved Myrna's cleverly written and informative article about her business   
   and the people she has met over the years...both the crazies and the folks she   
   has enjoyed.  She displays a wonderful sense of humor, essential to being in   
   an interactive business.  Her willingness to give of her knowledge and talents   
   blesses others; and her great sense of humor gets her through the rough   
   spots.  Thank you, Myrna, for the lessons you have shared with me today.    
   Charlotte in Temecula"   
      
   "I just read your newsletter from the person who had stories to tell   
    about impossible people and friends she has made selling.  Years ago   
    my mother-in-law finally decided to let go of my father-in-laws coin   
    collection.  I starting selling the coins (mostly Morgans) and one   
    person was buying all that I listed.  He happened to be out of town   
    when one ended and did not win the bid.  I mailed the coin off and   
    the buyer was not happy and wanted a refund.  Coins are all about   
    condtion condition condition and since I was not an expert I did my   
    best with pictures.  The down side was I was not sure this person   
    actually sent back the original coin.  I ended contacting the person   
    who was buying all the other coins and my husband and I ended   
    traveling halfway and meeting him and his wife to sell the rest of   
    the coins to him.  My husband and him to this day still keep in   
    contact and we always enjoy hearing from him.  I have also made lots   
    of friends going to the sales and one woman and I talk 3 or 4 times   
    a week and our spouses and I meet for dinner at least once a month.   
    I also have had mean and rude people who are just plain nasty and   
    you really wonder what drives these people.  When this happens I say   
    I am not going to sell anymore but then I will get an e-mail telling   
    my how happy they are and why they wanted this item.  --- They had   
    got one of these in settling the estate and wanted one for their   
    sister, or they had a lamp from their Grandmother and this was a   
    match so they now had a pair.  I do not get these stories very often   
    but when I do it warms my heart.  Paulette "   
      
   "I agree 200% with www.dinnerwarereplacements.net.   On more than one   
   occasion, a buyer has emailed me to tell me the item arrived broken, cracked,   
   with cracks, with chips, etc.  Invariably they will ask me how I would like to   
   handle the problem.  Invariably I ask the buyer to send me an email picture of   
   the damage.  Invariably I never heard from them again.  'Nuff said!"   
      
   https://www.facebook.com/TIASAntiques/posts/10203889741139443   
      
   Interesting comment from the anonymous respondent about claims of damage.  As   
   a seller, how do you handle these claims?  As a buyer, how do you handle   
   damaged items with regard to approaching the seller?   
      
   "Puzzled?  I have loved the challenge of jigsaw puzzles ever since I was a   
   child.  My favorite was a 5,000-piece Springbok beauty featuring stained glass   
   patterns.  Not only are puzzles a fun way to unwind (especially when there   
   isn't a thing to watch on television), jigsaw puzzles make for quality time   
   with the kids or grandkids.   
      
   But what to do with those puzzles once they're assembled??  I have my favorite   
   completed puzzles glued and displayed on the walls in my laundry room.  James   
   Dean; serene seashore scenes (say THAT one three times fast); fields of   
   flowers; assorted marbles - they all make me smile each time I see them.  I   
   took a mixture of water and white glue and painted each side of the puzzle to   
   seal it.  Then I used a strong adhesive glue to secure the puzzle to the   
   wall.  You can also frame your puzzle using a poster-style metal frame.   
      
   I carry a large variety of jigsaw puzzles at Tennessee Antique as do   
   - many of the other fine dealers of the TIAS.com family.  Sierra"   
   Tennessee Antique Shack   
   http://www.tias.com/stores/tnantiqueshack/   
      
      
   WE NEED YOUR STORY ABOUT COLLECTING. DO YOU HAVE AN INTERESTING STORY TO   
   TELL?  SEND IT TO newsletter@tias.com.   
      
   If you have a story you'd like to share, tell us about it and if you have any   
   photos, we'd love to see them!  Send us an email to newsletter@tias.com 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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