mamachia
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posted on January 31, 2009 04:01:15 PM
Hi All,
I posted a few weeks back that my computer got some nasty virus. I had to wait for son to wipe the hard drive clean & reload. Well, he did something so awful that I wished that I still had the damn virus. He repaired my computer BUT...
HE FORGOT TO SAVE MY FAVORITES!!!
It broke my heart!! Oh, yes, dear old mom has been crying becoming a basket case for various reasons. I had about 10 years of favorites that are sorely missed especially all the wonderful sites that I gleamed from this fabulous sharing group of Vendio users.
Can anyone please post some of the sites, like the silver, glass and anything else that I may use from swapmeet or garage shopping. oh God I can't remember all of them but I surely had well over 50 different sites, mostly from this board.
What really burns my butt is that he is so nonchalant about it all. He said that I wasted too much time on the computer.
Thank you,
Mama 
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otteropp
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posted on January 31, 2009 04:09:44 PM
Oh..my..I can 100% relate!
As most know, I have also gone through that in the past two weeks with the same result!
My DH somehow lost my 'Favourites' while getting rid of my stubborn deadly virus. He says they are buried somewhere in this hunka metal!
I too have lost all my favourite china & silver sites that I have lovingly saved over the years.
Maybe we can help each other as we go along!
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toasted36
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posted on January 31, 2009 04:22:39 PM
Heres what I have
Silver
http://www.silvercollection.it/
http://www.silvercollecting.com/silvermarksA.html
http://www.modernsilver.com/basichallmarks.htm
http://www.925-1000.com/Fnetherlands_Date_Code.html
http://www.silvercollection.it/2russiansilverhallmark.html
http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/frames/index.htm
Glass
http://carnivalglass101.carnivalheaven.com/index.htm
http://www.gotheborg.com/
http://www.ddoty.com/
http://www.goudadesign.co.uk/dutchdelftware3.html
http://www.glassandpotterysellers.org/glass_links.html
http://myinsulators.com/glass-factories/bottlemarks3.html
http://www.glass.co.nz/
http://www.earthstation9.com/index.html?glasswar.htm
[ edited by toasted36 on Jan 31, 2009 04:51 PM ]
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toasted36
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posted on January 31, 2009 04:33:37 PM
More Glass
http://www.headvasemuseum.com/html/contents/contents_frame.html
http://www.ddoty.com/hobstarfenton.html
http://www.oldetymecollectiblespottery.com/histories/hlcclinks.html
http://www.carnivalheaven.com/carnivalglass102/id96.htm
http://www.mccoypottery.com/cookiejars/
http://www.mygrannysatticantiques.com/html/meissen_marks_and_crossed_swor.html
http://www.chinafinders.com.au/histnoritake.asp
http://www.patternglass.com/
http://www.studiosoft.it/AntiquePorcelainMarks.htm
http://www.oldandsold.com/pottery/france22.shtml
http://www.vaselineglass.org/
http://www.centuryinter.net/robinsnest/pottery.htm
[ edited by toasted36 on Jan 31, 2009 04:53 PM ]
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otteropp
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posted on January 31, 2009 04:36:18 PM
toasted...I think I can speak for us both...WE LOVE YOU!
Thank you!
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toasted36
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posted on January 31, 2009 04:38:41 PM
Jewelry
http://www.collectics.com/education_plastic.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/jewel/glossary/indexc.shtml
http://www.illusionjewels.com/costumejewelrymarksj.html
http://www.morninggloryantiques.com/JewelChatMarks.html
http://home.comcast.net/~c.scheer/
http://www.plasticfantastic.com/testing.html#hotwater
[ edited by toasted36 on Jan 31, 2009 04:54 PM ]
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LtRay
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posted on January 31, 2009 04:44:37 PM
some of my Favs
ART
http://web.artprice.com/start.aspx
http://www.askart.com/AskART/index.aspx
http://www.wga.hu/index1.html
BOOKS
http://www.abebooks.com/
http://used.addall.com
http://www.biblio.com/
http://www.millersmiles.co.uk/bookguide/bookguide.htm
http://www.powells.com/
GLASSWARE
http://www.brilliantglass.com/learn_more.htm
http://www.antiquebottles.com/
Blenko- http://www.vetrocollections.com/vendors.htm
http://www.awantiques.com/cancol1.htm
http://www.carnivalheaven.com/carnivalglass102/id96.htm
http://ddoty.com/index.html
http://www.carnival-glass.net/
http://www.spglass.com/rarities.html
http://www.heartland-discoveries.com/glasslettersPZ.htm
http://www.glass.co.nz/
http://www.selman.com/ipsshow/index.html
http://www.patternglass.com/
http://www.pattydep.com/elegant-glass.htm
http://wholesale-glass-dealer.com/products/products.htm
METALS/GEMS
http://www.bernardine.com/jewelry-color.htm
http://www.sparklz.com/info/hearn.htm
http://www.morninggloryantiques.com/JewelChatMarks2.html
http://www.goldenmine.com
http://www.oldcopper.org/
http://jewelrymaking.allinfoabout.com/features/pearltest.html
http://www.rings-things.com/index.html
http://www.craftstones.com
http://www.silverresearch.org/
http://www.modernsilver.com/basichallmarks.htm
http://www.925-1000.com/
http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/frames/index.htm
POTTERY/Ceramics/China
http://www.ohioriverpottery.com/index.html
http://www.nancyscollectibles.com/archive.html
http://wisconsinpottery.org/Ohio/Press18-Recap.htm
http://www.justartpottery.com/category_list.asp?pottery_category=32
http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/index.html
http://www.potterymarks.co.uk/pottery.html
http://hrgallery8m.com/josef.htm
http://www.gotheborg.com/index.htm
http://www.mygrannysatticantiques.com/html/porcelain_pottery_china_marks_.htm
http://www.oldandsold.com/pottery/spain1.shtml
http://home.att.net/~hallchina/clean.htm
http://www.suite101.com/links.cfm/american_dinnerware#Hall%20China
http://www.restaurantwarecollectors.com/cgi-bin/directory/index.cgi
http://hallchinacollectors.com/_sgt/f10000.htm
http://www.robbinsnest.com/HomerLaughlinChina/
I did not check to see if they are all still valid links but most of them should be.
**edited to fix some urls. If the link does not work just use the basic .com or .org address without the extra stuff.
Example:http://www.robbinsnest.com/HomerLaughlinChina/
Use: http://www.robbinsnest.com
[ edited by LtRay on Jan 31, 2009 05:43 PM ]
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toasted36
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posted on January 31, 2009 04:48:10 PM
Toys
http://www.whatacharacter.com/index.html
http://collectdolls.about.com/library/price/blgalp70.htm
Books
http://www.abebooks.com/
http://used.addall.com/
http://www.alibris.com/
Buttons and Ties
http://www.fabrics.net/joan902.asp
http://www.ljmilitaria.com/gearservices/marine_gear.htm
http://www.geocities.com/RodeoDrive/4026/links.html
Medal Link
http://www.usmedals.com/default.aspx?res=800
Bird
This is a link on all kinds of birds incase you want to name the bird in your auction title
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/infocenter.html#Icteridae
[ edited by toasted36 on Jan 31, 2009 04:56 PM ]
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pmelcher
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posted on January 31, 2009 05:07:03 PM
Oh WOW! What a wealth of information this board is, thank you for sharing!
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rhpepsi
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posted on January 31, 2009 05:29:15 PM
NUMBER ONE Favorite that you should add IMMEDIATELY:
http://www.vendio.com/mesg/read.html?num=2&thread=687403
thanks all
[ edited by rhpepsi on Jan 31, 2009 05:29 PM ]
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niel35
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posted on January 31, 2009 06:04:37 PM
http://www.replacements.com/
http://www.gotheborg.com/marks/index_jap_marks.htm
[ edited by niel35 on Feb 1, 2009 05:53 AM ]
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mamachia
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posted on January 31, 2009 06:07:42 PM
OMG!!! You guys are wonderful.
Thank you so much Toasted & LtRay. This is absolutely wonderful. I can now start again to build my favorites.
YOU GUYS ARE GREAT!!!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!
MAMA
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amber
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posted on January 31, 2009 06:40:23 PM
Well mamachia, I can't tell you I am happy that you got your virus, it know it must have been an awful time for you. However, many of us have benefited from your mishap by getting access to some wonderful sites. Thanks for asking for help, I hope you have replaced most of the ones you were missing.
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otteropp
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posted on January 31, 2009 08:40:30 PM
Thank you so much everyone.
That helps so much!
This is just one reason that I will never give up my membership in Vendio!
Penny
[ edited by otteropp on Jan 31, 2009 08:41 PM ]
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blueyes29
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posted on January 31, 2009 09:00:38 PM
I don't know about anyone else, but I just printed out this post and have filed it away in my eBay folder...Thanks to all!
[ edited by blueyes29 on Jan 31, 2009 09:01 PM ]
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on February 1, 2009 02:57:56 AM
Great stuff. I too am saving this post.
I was going to add to it but I think the ones I use most are here already.
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bjboswell
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posted on February 1, 2009 04:27:00 AM
Otter isn't that the truth... I learn so much from all the shared weath of knowledge on this board.Thanks to all of you,some of those sites are new to me and look to be valuable for my biz.
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LtRay
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posted on February 1, 2009 05:13:22 AM
just a note about some of the links in my favs... I keep some of these links to stay on top of what is being reproduced. Links such as http://wholesale-glass-dealer.com/products/products.htm can help collectors stay on top of what is being reproduced.
[ edited by LtRay on Feb 1, 2009 05:49 AM ]
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niel35
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posted on February 1, 2009 05:51:34 AM
Here ya go, LtRay
http://wholesale-glass-dealer.com/products/products.htm
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mamachia
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posted on February 1, 2009 07:23:02 AM
What a remarkable group of people there are on this board? I would rather come to this board for help than any other place especially Ebay.
thanks again for coming through for me and the others who didn't have these sources.
Now I have to try to reproduce too many other folders but this area was the most important than the others that were lost. Especially when I am selling items for my clients.
It is ironic as I am in the process of setting up my own clothing company to start producing women's garments(I lost 4 folders pertinent to the apparel industry) when this happened. Setting up a business is more than I realized especially when you have to register your company with the government.
As I said, I sat at my computer a few times crying for the loss of so much information.
I RECOMMEND TO EVERYONE THAT THEY SAVE THEIR FAVORITES EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE A VIRUS JUST IN CASE.
Thank you again to everyone that help me here over my loss. It has helped me tremendously in so many ways.
Have a great Super Bowl Sunday.
Mama
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on February 1, 2009 09:49:11 AM
Get a flash drive. Also known as kazoo drive, thumb drive, USB drive, etc. It's a little jobbie that plugs into a USB port on your computer.
Couldn't be easier to use. Plug it in, click on its icon, drag your files there. Most come with software but you don't even have to use it. When you're done copying your files, unplug it and toss it in a drawer.
Flash drives are cheap. Some companies give them away at trade shows.
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Claim your free $5.00 gift certificate
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toasted36
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posted on February 1, 2009 09:51:32 AM
I'm just glad I could help !! Most of these links came from this board from over the years of everyone here helping me out in the beginning. Thanks everyone !!
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kiara
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posted on February 1, 2009 10:17:59 AM
We use Foxmarks, the Firefox add-on. It saves your bookmarks between several computers and transfers them all to any new computer. It's handy in case you have a computer failure.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2410
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