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 Wednesday, October 15, 2008
If you're serious about leaving eBay
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
For many, enough is enough. Change doesn't come readily to many. What's good for some, may not be good for all. At this point, I see change as change. It's going to happen. I try not to put a value on it and just "roll with it." The last few weeks we've received dozens and dozens (I think the last count was 130) of responses about eBay's last round of changes – most significantly the new paperless payment policy. For those of you who have decided this is the last straw, so to speak, you may find this helpful. Click on the link below for buying and selling options other than eBay. 17 Alternatives to Buying and Selling on Ebay
Personally, if I were a regular seller, I would prefer a flat-rate monthly fee. Of course, the best option would depend upon the volume of my sales.
Do any of you have any experience with these eBay alternatives? Please post a reply here and share your experience with other readers.
Thanks.
— Karen
eBay
10/15/2008 1:08:37 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Wednesday, October 08, 2008
EBay sellers will be able to accept a few "prohibited" payments
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
EBay says that sellers can accept a few checks and money orders from buyers, but they will be watching so this option is not abused...and sellers cannot promote that they will accept non-electronic payments.
What should I do if I have long-standing, repeat customers who insist on paying with checks or money orders, even after I explain the benefits of electronic payments and offer suggestions?
We know this may happen occasionally, and if you accept checks or money orders from these customers a reasonably small percentage of the time, this will not be a violation of the new payments policy. However, we will not allow abuse of the new policy and will be watching for sellers who accept a significant amount of prohibited payments. Remember also, you can refuse to accept these payment methods. If the buyer doesn't pay, you can file an unpaid item (UPI) complaint. Buyers who insist on paying with these prohibited payment methods in a UPI claim will lose the claim and will not be allowed to leave negative feedback.
You can check out the eBay payment policy here.
If you're an eBay seller and going to stick with them and do the electronic payment thing, you may want to read this: ProPay Announces Details of Electronic Payment Alternative for eBay Sellers
You can always drop us a line and let us know how it's working out for you.
eBay
10/8/2008 11:05:25 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Tuesday, September 30, 2008
ProPay and eBay: Good for ProPay!
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
This from DigitalTransactions.net: How ProPay Plans to Leverage Its Position in eBay Transactions
(September
29, 2008) ProPay Inc., the only third-party payment processor chosen by
eBay Inc. to handle transactions under its new all-electronic payment
policy, says it is looking to the arrangement for big growth but hasn’t
yet worked out any projections for how much volume it will generate.
“We see this as a growth opportunity,” says Greg Pesci, executive vice
president of business strategy for Orem, Utah-based ProPay. “It’s ready
to scale.”
What Pesci
and Bryce Thacker, executive vice president for sales and marketing,
are looking to “scale” is a payment-processing product that will be
integrated into eBay’s checkout process, so that buyers won’t leave the
eBay site. It will offer eBay sellers a merchant account on which they
can accept credit and signature-debit cards, along with an encrypted
card reader that works with ProPay’s virtual terminal for card-present
transactions. Pesci and Thacker say pricing will be a transparent
discount rate plus a transaction fee. Exact pricing, they say, will be
established by late October, when the new eBay policy on electronic
payments goes into effect (Digital Transactions News, Sept. 16).
ProPay’s
product will include two levels of service, dubbed eAuction and
eAuction Pro, though eAuction will be offered first, followed by Pro
within a couple of months. The former is aimed at smaller sellers,
includes basic card processing for eBay sales only, and carries a $24
annual fee. Rebate credits are available for sellers whose monthly
volume equals or exceeds $3,000. Pro includes this plus electronic
invoicing, a virtual terminal, and support for phone orders.
Ebay said
in August it would no longer allow sellers to solicit or promote checks
or money orders for payments after late October. In addition, it
announced an electronic-payments program that requires processors to
integrate their products with eBay’s checkout. This summer, it began
talking to processors who are listed in its so-called
acceptable-payments policy about becoming part of the program. This
month, an eBay executive told Digital Transactions News ProPay, which
has been handling eBay transactions for about eight years, and eBay’s
PayPal unit were the only processors that were ready, though eBay is
still talking to other processors and hopes to recruit several more.
Pesci and
Thacker say the development effort to get ready was significant for
ProPay, which is an independent sales organization for Wells Fargo
& Co. Some two dozen staffers out a head count of about 125 worked
on the project after eBay’s call came in July, they say. “We’ve been
handling it internally, and there are still some things ongoing at the
moment,” says Pesci. “It proved to be a significant commitment, but we
feel good about having done it.”
Having
electronic transactions on the giant online marketplace to
itself—except for PayPal—should be worth a hefty boost in volume, but
Pesci and Thacker say they haven’t yet been able to work out a
projection. “It’s tough to tell at this time,” says Thacker. “We’ve had
projections all over the board, though as a private company we probably
wouldn’t release that.” Nor will ProPay reveal how many merchants it
services or the break down in merchants between e-commerce and physical
point of sale, though Thacker says “most of our work is in
card-not-present transactions.”
Still, both
men are mindful that eBay expects to bring on other processors. “That
will be healthy for everyone,” Thacker says, though he adds that ProPay
hopes to have the market to itself “as long as possible.”
What do you think? Will ProPay's volume increase dramatically? They are certainly in a position to benefit from eBay's business volume. Will sellers choose ProPay over PayPal as a form of protest to having to pony up more fees to eBay? Or will eBay buyers and sellers jump to a different venue, like OnlineAuction and CraigsList? I know I will be watching the wires for new developments ... and for ProPay's pricing.
— Karen
Auction | eBay
9/30/2008 9:38:09 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Thursday, September 11, 2008
Deployed troop's antiques & collectibles stolen
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
 Oh, man. I'm so mad. You would be too: Check out this article from the NBC Action News about a couple of "enterprising" fellows in Kansas who were involved in the "theft of antiques and household goods put in storage by military personnel who were deployed or transferred from Ft. Leavenworth." From 1999-2003, an employee of Century Van Lines in Leavenworth, Kansas, sorted out valuable
goods soldiers stored with CVL and placed them up for sale on eBay and at his "garage sale." Stolen goods including collectable lunch boxes, decorative platters and
oriental rugs were sold to antique shops and individuals in Kansas,
Missouri, Wisconsin and Ohio.
You can read the entire article here.Stealing from servicemen and women who are away serving their country ... shame on you!— Karen
Antique News | Antique scams | Antiques | Antiques News | eBay | stolen antiques
9/11/2008 5:56:13 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Tuesday, September 09, 2008
No cash allowed?!?
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
Plastic preferred. My heart is heavy. Beginning in late October, eBay will no longer allow payments by check, money order, or "well-concealed cash."  The only acceptable forms of payment will be: * Direct credit or debit card payment via a merchant credit card account * PayPal * ProPay * Payment on pick-up I've never sent cash through the mail, and I don't advise it, but I've paid for my eBay purchases via check and money order countless times. I don't have a PayPal account, and in the past, I've never even bid on items where the only acceptable form of payment was PayPal. I've never even considered it. I guess I'm just not comfortable giving anyone the fast track directly into my savings or checking account. Supposedly, this new system will be better for buyers and sellers. (You can click here to read the reasons, which are listed here on the eBay site.) Buyers, eBay says, will experience more consistent, safer, and faster transactions. Sellers will experience faster, more reliable, and increased sales. EBay says, "These payment changes should also increase buyer confidence in shopping on eBay, which should result in increased sales for you and other sellers." Perhaps it is a change for the better; I guess time will tell. Maybe I'm just a bit old-fashioned and maybe a touch paranoid. But I'm going to have to decide: Do I give up buying on eBay? Or do I relent and maybe get a specific credit card — with an intentionally low credit limit – that I will use solely for my eBay purchases. Or maybe I’ll get a pre-loaded debit card just for my eBay purchases. Do I have any other alternatives? To my knowledge, no matter what, sellers are going to have to pay to process electronic transactions. Also, keep in mind that eBay owns PayPal, which adds another layer of icing, if you will, to the fees cake that is placed before sellers. Does anyone else out there have any feelings or opinions — good, bad, or otherwise — about eBay's paperless payment policy? Will it have an effect on your eBay buying or selling? Am I over-reacting? If you think so, post a reply to set my mind at ease. Post a reply here or e-mail Robyn.Austin@fwpubs.com and let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Antiques, blog, question of the week | eBay
9/9/2008 4:46:55 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Tuesday, August 12, 2008
"... and we can't make any exceptions"
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
I'm troubled. I read a news story this morning and I'm stuck on it. At the heart of the matter: A Waterbury antiques dealer has been barred from selling vintage
American flags on eBay because of restrictions he placed on who can buy
the flags.
(You can read the full story here.)
Mark Albino, owner of C&M Antiques and Collectibles in Waterbury, veteran, and dealer of vintage flags, will not sell a flag to anyone who might desecrate it. An honorable stand to make. Albino is also a powerseller on eBay, and eBay will not allow such buyer discrimination. Their policy is you either sell internationally or you don't - you don't get to pick and choose which countries you will ship to. Perhaps Albino needs to find a new venue to sell his vintage flags ... What are your feelings about this? It's a sad situation when we have to worry about the buyer's intent. — Karen
Antique News | Antiques | Antiques News | Antiquities | Auction | eBay | Historic Preservation
8/12/2008 12:21:18 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Do you know AuctionWally?
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
If not, you should. AuctionWally, a 25-year veteran in the auction and appraisal field, has an antiques appraisal blog that is just chock-full of information on antiques values and how to sell them. You can find him at http://www.antiquewally.com, where you can view 500 stories and appraisals for free. I found this recent article on examiner.com especially interesting: Auctionwally's tips for buying expensive collectibles from eBay and elsewhereAuctionWally also tips us off to scam examiner in Karin Malchow, who keeps current with the latest scams (from Internet hucksters to door-to-door cons) and alerts readers to them. Knowledge is power, everyone! Protect yourselves. — Karen
Antique Blog | Antique scams | Antiques | Antiques Blog | Antiques Blogs | Antiques News | eBay | stolen antiques
8/6/2008 11:40:01 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Monday, August 04, 2008
Another swing against eBay
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
This week, eBay's latest change goes into effect: if a seller lists multiple "identical" listings, only one listing will show up in the search results. And sellers are understandably upset about it. Imagine paying to list dozens of items, and not having them show up in search results ... they are effectively "hidden" from potential buyers. Ouch! Click here for a very interesting (and hot) discussion on the AuctionBytes blog.How many more sellers will jump ship with this "improvement"? One person did respond with a great idea. They would like a "Sellers I never want to buy from" list so those sellers won't show up in searches. Great idea! Do you all have any thoughts on these? What kind of improvement would you like eBay to make? — Karen
eBay
8/4/2008 2:01:17 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Friday, July 25, 2008
Has the bottom dropped out?
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
 From the Wall Street Journal: New Bargains on Old Furniture: As 18th- and 19th-Century Antiques Fall Out of Favor, Prices are Plummeting
A very interesting article to be sure. I like that the author cited several of the big names in the antiques marketplace who have different positions and see a different perspective of the situation. The result: Good news for buyers, bad news for sellers. Sellers of mid-century modern may have a fighting chance to keep a decent share of the market. Personally, it sounds like it's a good time for me to look to upgrade my antique dining room set. Now, if I can just find one of the deals they say is out there ... What do all of you think? I think down-turn, but has the bottom dropped out of the market? antique | Antique News | Antiques | Antiques Auction | Antiques News | Auction | eBay | Modern | Modernism
7/25/2008 12:48:18 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Thursday, July 24, 2008
Internet posse roots out auction fraud
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
I was going to comment on a similar story yesterday, but didn't quite find the time. Today I just couldn't miss the opportunity again. I encourage you all to read it. It reminds us of that age-old saying: If it's too good to be true, it probably is. That's not saying you can't get taken to the cleaners with a phony item if the price is in the ballpark of where it should be... but you want to stick with reputable dealers to minimize your chance of being swindled. Buyer beware. — Karen
Antique News | Antique scams | Antiques | Antiques News | Auction | eBay
7/24/2008 2:32:33 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Tuesday, July 22, 2008
"Antique" from 1984?!
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
My Mother called the other day and asked me to see if I could find a
replacement handle for her vintage Mirro pressure cooker on the
Internet. Confident, I said "sure." I really wanted to find a
replacement for her because I didn't want to give her back the cooker
that she had given me.
Unfortunately, I had no luck finding the handle for her model. I exhausted all the cookware parts suppliers that I was
aware of and had to resort to my favorite online auction site: eBay.
While perusing the vintage and antique cookware listings, I came across this listing: What is wrong with this picture? "Antique Visions Rangetop Cookware 1984 by Corning." I realize that sometimes we use the term "antique" rather loosely when it comes to describing "old stuff," but 1984! Not even close. — Karen
Antiques | Antiques Blogs | eBay
7/22/2008 1:51:55 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Monday, July 21, 2008
Unusual French art glass vase
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
 Check out this unusual Schneider art glass vase that recently sold on eBay for $2,425. (Item number 120283294262 if you want to see many more images and more of the description.) ANTIQUE SIGNED SCHNEIDER FRENCH ART GLASS
VASE WITH IRON MOUNT CIRCA 1920S. The glass body is mottled red-orange
to yellow, and is mounted by iron, which to my eye resembles very
moderne styled stick figures assending the sides of the vase. The
design is Arts & Crafts in style with the hammered base, but also
has an Art Deco & a very modern architectural element, with the
simple & interesting criss cross design. Arms outstretched they
climb...Anyway...this jewel has something for everyone, as I believe
the design is as valid now as it was then. The vase is approx. 20 3/8"h
X 9"(dia. top) X 5 1/2" (dia. bottom).
I'm awestruck by the craftsmanship and the design.
What do you think of it?
— Karen
Antique Glass | Antiques | Antiques Auction | Auction | eBay | Modern | Modernism
7/21/2008 4:49:27 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Question of the Week: Who’s bidding against me now?
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
 EBay. At the mere mention of the site, strong feelings tend to surface, and whether you love it, hate it or couldn’t care less, it is a powerful force in the cyber-marketplace for buyers and sellers. The changes made earlier this year haven’t seemed to cause much of a ripple in the number of listings, though it did “inspire” a few eBay sellers to venture out and start their own auction sites. ( OnlineAuction.com is just one of these sites, and is picking up steam; when I last checked, they were up to 14.8 million items listed.) I admit it: I am an eBay fan. I’ve been a registered user since 2000 and the great majority of my experiences have been positive. But, I’m only a buyer – I’ve never sold anything on eBay or any other online auction site. I’ve participated in enough eBay auctions to recognize certain “adversaries” who collect the same treasures as I do, and I’m fine with getting involved in an auction with these opponents because I bid what I’m willing to pay and no more (which, I believe, is one of the secrets of always being satisfied with any auction purchase, but I’ll save that for another time) and may the highest bidder win. Recently, I’ve been reading discussions about one of the eBay changes that I believe affects buyers more than sellers: bidder anonymity. Keep in mind, though, I don’t have a seller’s perspective. (Perhaps some of you can help me out with that.) In the U.S., eBay bidder IDs are kept “partially anonymous,” that is, you can always see the sellers’ IDs, and if you sign in, you can see your own ID. Everyone else’s is kept somewhat anonymous (“to enhance bidder privacy” and protect bidders from fake second chance offers) by asterisks filling in between two random characters from bidders’ User IDs. Only after an auction ends does the winning bidder’s full User ID show up in the bidding history. There has been quite a bit of discussion on the “absolute anonymity” that eBay has implemented in Australia and the U.K., where bidder IDs are now kept completely anonymous. Think about that from a bidder’s perspective. The largest ramification that I can think of: What will keep a seller from logging in and shill bidding, that is, making phony bids to drive up the final sale price? EBay has discouraged its sellers with its recent restructuring of seller fees and taking away the seller’s ability to leave negative feedback for buyers. This week Antique Trader wants to know: If eBay implements absolute bidder anonymity in the U.S. – which some people think is imminent – what effect will it have on bidder, and thus, buyer, participation? How important is it to you that you know who you are bidding against?What do you think? E-mail robyn.austin@fwpubs.com and tell her what you think, or post a reply here. Karen Knapstein Online Editor
Antiques Blog | Antiques Blogs | Antiques, Atlantique City, Antiques Show, Antique Trader, Collectibles | Antiques, blog, question of the week | eBay
7/2/2008 5:27:21 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Tuesday, April 22, 2008
I tried not to do it, honest I did...
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
... but this has to be one of, of not the strangest collectibles that I have ever seen. The thing is, too, that it sold for $150 on eBay, and that this designer does custom jobs on My Little Ponies, bit that she didn't have any open slots right now (the emphasis is mine).  My. Little. Pony. There is a certain undeniable deviant quality to it, which is why I ultimately couldn't resist posting the link. I'm a sucker for Outsider Art, and always like to see what kind of things there are subcultures for out there. And trust me, if you like to collect things like weird '70s collectible plastic ponies, then deck them out like you favorite video game characters, then, well... You're a sub-culture. Face it. More than that, you're a subset of the whole freaky doll subculture, which is another thing unto itself that is best left off these pages. Trust me, though, it exists. This is a link to an auction watch at a blog called Gamer Tell,and the "art" comes from a deviant artist named Anime Amy, who is good at what she does, even if it borders on the absurd, which may just be the point...
Antique Blog | Antiques Blog | Antiques Blogs | Auction | eBay | Outsider Art
4/22/2008 10:15:41 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Friday, April 18, 2008
Question of the Week - EBay to end live auction affiliations. Will this affect your buying?
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
Since former eBay CEO Meg Whitman stepped down and new management took over, there has been a host of well-publicized changes at the online auction giant. Changes in fee structure, limits on selling “digital” items and now, the latest, was an announcement from the company that it will, by the end of the year, end its “Live Auction” affiliations. What does this mean? Exactly what it sounds like. No longer will eBay be partnering with brick and mortar auction houses, both big and small, to broadcast auctions live over its interface. This will surely have some smaller houses shaking a little bit, and the bigger ones not so much. EBay has also stated that the live auction segment is not too big a part of its business, thus the end of the experiment. What exactly does “not too big” mean? To a juggernaut like eBay, probably $100M or so… Pocket change, really. The question this week for AT readers is this, then: How much have you used the eBay Live Auctions feature, and will this change affect your online auction buying? Send your answer to noah.fleisher@fwpubs.com, or go online to www.antiquetrader.com/atblog, look for the question of the week, and post your answer in the comments section. antique | Antique Blog | Antiques Blog | Antiques Blogs | Antiques, blog, question of the week | eBay
4/18/2008 1:47:22 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Thursday, April 17, 2008
Despite changes, 'softening economy,' eBay still rakes in the dough
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
This is from a U.K. paper, The Register, about the exoribtant amount of cash eBay raked in during the first quarter of the year this year, despite all the changes and what new CEO James Donaohoe called a "softening economy" on both sides of the pond. The catch is that the eBay user base didn't really grow during this period. So where did all the moolah come from? A weak dollar, for one, and jacked up fees on its sellers, for two. Oh yeah, how can we not mention the fact that number three must be PayPal, the unit that all users ore explicitly forced to use for their payment transactions, this from the Wall Street Journal. The whole PayPal forced use thing is the part that I personally find the most distasteful. See, when you own the whole monopoly board, you're going to have all the money. 
antique | Antique Blog | Antique News | Antiques | Antiques Blog | Antiques Blogs | Antiques News | eBay
4/17/2008 10:13:28 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Wednesday, April 16, 2008
eBay to end Live Auctions - What's $100M, anyway?
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
I know I'm a bit late in sounding off on this, by at least 24 hours, but I wanted to wait and see if there was going to be any sort of uproar from the online antiques community over eBay's decision to end its Live Auction business. I reckon not, though. It may be that the online auction sites are more than ready to jump in and take over - many were never affiliated with eBay's live auctions in the first place. The big boys, like LiveAuctioneers and Proxibid will probably have a bit of a hiccup in auction during the initial period of change at the end of the year, if only for a second as users have to type in a new URL. I imagine that they will be more than ready to pick up where eBay leaves off, however. By some estimates, eBay's Live Auctions generate about $100M a year. I have no hard data to back this up, just the word of a colleague in the business, but even so, if it's a fraction of that, that's some serious do-re-mi we're talkng about. I guess not to eBay, though. Besides, it's obvioulsy written off several segments of its business with all the changes since Whitman resigned and droids have been installed as overseers. Here is a link to the message from Jim Ambach at eBay, to compliment the link to the Yahoo story above. I've exchanged a few emails with John Werry, the proprietor of the Rare Victorian Furniture Blog, and he's equally miffed at the ongoing attitude of the online auction giant. He's a good guy and hopefully won't mind if I quote his comments. Check out his recently madeover blog above, too. It's a good read. "I think it's a mistake for Ebay to not pursue domination of the electronic link to the live auction world since live auctions will never go away. Maybe their strategy is to not continue to fund the foundation of that link and to instead wait for someone else to build it up, and then acquire them later, if needed. I can just see their strategy discussion now, 'hmm... let's see. we'll focus on funding the servers, bandwidth, and storage for selling millions of $0.25 items that may not sell and generate a commission and abandon the guaranteed-to-sell $198,000 Charles Rohlfs chair. Sounds like a plan.'" See, it's funny because it's true... antique | Antique Blog | Antique News | Antiques | Antiques Auction | Antiques Blog | Antiques Blogs | Auction | eBay
4/16/2008 11:58:53 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Thursday, April 10, 2008
 Saturday, March 22, 2008
 Thursday, March 20, 2008
"Something really dramatic just happened with our cornflake."
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
I posted about this the other day, the corn flake shaped like Illinois...
The AP is reporting that eBay pulled it for some violation or another. Not to worry, though, it's been taken care of and is now back online for all the people dying to have it...
I was a little worried, myself, but am now happy to report that you can get the Illinois flake, as well as one that looks like Hawaii and a couple other states...
The line, "Something really dramatic juts happened with our cornflake" is one of the best I've ever heard...
antique | Antique Blog | Antique news odd | Antiques Blog | Antiques Blogs | Antiques Spoof | eBay
3/20/2008 12:21:50 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Just what I've always wanted! A corn flake that looks like Illinois...
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
Um... I'm... I'm just not sure what to say about this, or why I'm even posting it... I feel a little confused, and fragile... Somebody hold me...  antique | Antique Blog | Antique news odd | Antiques | Antiques Auction | Antiques Blog |&nb | |