Sold on auctions; when a former city dweller went to furnish her country dream home, she found herself going ... going ... gone

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A woman originally from the city enjoys attending auctions in the Catskills town of Fleischmanns, NY. She enjoys the ambience and likes to gossip with members of the community and bid against them. She believes that she has a genetic predisposition for finding bargains.

Column, Auctions, Country life, Rural life

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10 Hot collectibles: if you hesitate you'll lose; these treasures are still available but prices are going up

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Nostalgic collectibles sometimes jump in price when the era they represent comes into vogue. Among items that are inexpensive now, but rising are disco balls, old surfboards, vintage kindergarten toys, and space-age toys from the 1950's and 60's.

Analysis, Investments, Collections and collecting, Antiques, Collectibles, Collectibles as an investment

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In my backyard: how a flea-market maven sold off a quarter-century's worth of collectibles in order to start a streamlined new life in California

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A woman who had been collecting interesting objects at yard sales for 25 years describes her decision to relocate to California. She organized a yard sale of her own, which her neighbors compared to the Jacqueline Onassis auction.

Moving, Household, Household moving, Garage sales

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