Hi, my name is Tammy Chance
and this is my husband Bruce.
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We want to thank you
for joining us today.
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Hi, and welcome to,
What's In Your Hand?
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We have some very exciting
information to share with you
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about how to help
support the ministry of 3ABN,
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as we continue to spread
the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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This program What's In
Your Hand? was inspired
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by the counsel, given to
Moses by God, written in Exodus.
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Tammy, why don't you
tell us the amazing story
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of how the Gift
Center came about.
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I would love to do that.
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I think a lot of people
have asked us that question,
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so, I'd be happy to explain it.
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My brother Danny, back in 2002
was doing a 3ABN Today Live.
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He was talking to viewers around
the world who were expressing
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their desire to support 3ABN,
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but they didn't
have any money to donate.
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They still wanted to
help in some kind of way
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to do something for the
Lord through 3ABN's ministry.
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Danny spoke of the charge that
God gave Moses in Exodus 4:2.
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Read it along with me,
"And the Lord said unto him,
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"What is that you
have in your hand?"
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And he said, "A rod. "
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It was the rod in Moses
hand that God used as a symbol
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of His power to
carry out God's bidding.
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So it is with us today.
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Then Danny said, "What
do you have in your hand?"
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You know, that is
exactly what happened too.
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Many of you went
forward by faith,
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and used what was in your hand.
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From that moment on,
thanks to your generous giving,
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the 3ABN Gift Center
has grown tremendously.
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Oh, it's unbelievable
how much that it's grown
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after what Danny said
about what's in your hand,
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the response was awesome.
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We received not just an
increase in our monetary gifts,
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but we also began receiving
gold, silver, diamonds,
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rare and valuable
collectibles of all kinds.
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We received antiques, coins,
cars, boats, land, motor homes,
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the list just goes on and on.
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Once your generous
gifts started pouring in
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we could see the
possibilities were endless.
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Absolutely! We felt it
necessary to have this program
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to help guide you.
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There are some gifts
that we need to talk about
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that we are not able to accept.
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What are we not able to accept?
Let's be a little more specific.
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Well, we get a lot of costume
jewelry that we don't have
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much of a market for.
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Old books, stamps, while
there are some rare stamps
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that are worth quite a
bit of money, the majority
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of them are not, and the time
that it takes is not feasible.
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Now on the costume jewelry,
does that not bring much money?
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Is that what you are saying?
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The time and the effort that
it takes doesn't make sense.
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That's what this
program is all about.
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One hundred percent
of the proceeds go back
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into the good works of 3ABN,
therefore it must make sense.
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Another thing that I
know, is we have gotten in
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so many old records,
which I thought in the beginning
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that they were valuable too,
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especially the ones that
were from the 40's and 50's.
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It turns out there is really not
much of a market at all, again
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for all the time and paperwork
it takes for these things.
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Those items just
wouldn't be worth the effort.
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We've learned quite a bit in
the last few years, haven't we.
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Oh, absolutely.
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I know before I started working
with a lot of these items
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I wouldn't have had any idea
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what was fair market
value and what was not.
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We need to touch on
what fair market value is.
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Well, what is that? Is
it the same as an appraisal?
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Many items that are sent in
through the donation department,
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are sent with appraisals,
especially with jewelry.
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I really want to touch on that
because it was so confusing.
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It was confusing
to me at the time too.
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These appraisals
are for fire and theft,
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so you can turn them
in for insurance claims.
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Replacement value?
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Yes, replacement value
is what I'm trying to say.
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That's true. They are not
a fair market value price.
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A fair market value
price is what an item goes for.
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There is somewhat
of a science behind it.
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Although, there is such
a huge mark up in jewelry
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when people buy it at
the local jewelry shop.
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It is just unbelievable
how much of a mark up there is.
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So if I went and I
bought a diamond ring
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and say I paid ten
thousand dollars for it.
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When I go to sell that 10,15,
or 20 years down the road.
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You mean I haven't
made a good investment?
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I'm just the messenger
here. Don't kill the messenger.
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No, you have not.
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It will not hold it's value.
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I know many people
have been told that.
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It's just simply not true.
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So, if I have paid ten thousand
dollars for a diamond ring?
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Just off the cuff give me an
estimate of fair market value.
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What could we really take
that ring and sell it for?
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You're putting
me on the spot now.
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I know, but just a
rough estimate. Just rough.
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Well, a rough estimate,
mind you it's a rough estimate,
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probably a fourth to a third
of what the person gave for it.
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Depending on where
they bought that jewelry
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and the location and the part
of the country they bought it.
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That's just a
general rule of thumb.
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Ok, so maybe a third, something
of that? Of appraisal value?
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A fourth to a third.
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A fourth to a third
of the appraisal value.
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We want our
viewers to know that.
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Before you send something in you
can be aware of these things.
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You can call and talk to us
about it before you send it.
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It's quite a shock to have paid
ten thousand dollars for a ring,
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and you think as time
goes on it's an investment.
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That you are going
to get more out of it
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ten, twenty, thirty years
down the road, and find out
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that it's worth just a small
portion of what you paid for it.
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Is that right?
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Yes, and I'd like to
mention to the viewers.
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Hey, we're on the same team.
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We want to get the most we
can out of all these items.
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We pray over every
item that comes in.
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We research and we want to get
the most we can for every item.
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We also have to be realistic,
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of what the current
market value price is.
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What about baseball cards?
Is there a market for that,
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or basketball cards,
any kind or sports cards?
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Baseball for instance, we
get a lot of baseball cards.
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You know that.
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Basically, there are exceptions
to almost anything you say.
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Unless it's a rookie
card of a well-known player,
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69 and older are what
they call vintage cards.
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Those cards will
maybe bring a premium,
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depending on what they are
and the condition they're in.
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If they are not
torn, frayed, or bent.
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The condition is very important,
as well as with coins.
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So really it's
only just special cards
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that are worth any value at all.
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That's correct.
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You get a box of complete
set cards let's say there's
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600 in that complete set.
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There will be maybe
2 or 3 cards in there
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that are really
worth picking out.
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The rest of them are basically
just worth a few cents.
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They are not worth the time
and effort to go through those.
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Now, I've heard you
mention something called tokens.
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What is that? Sometimes we get
tokens that are of little value.
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What is a token?
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A token is a just memorial
for whatever they are trying
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to represent, I
guess you could say.
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There are all kinds of tokens.
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There is not a token
book that I'm aware of,
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nor any dealers
that I've been around.
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A token is only worth what
that person thinks it is worth.
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It's kind of like a keepsake.
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So monetary value is kind of
out the window most of the time.
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There is no rule, rhyme
or reason to what it is worth
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that I'm aware of.
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I know that some of these
things that we are naming,
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it's not that we are
ungrateful in anyway.
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We so appreciate that you
might want to have these things
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to donate to 3ABN.
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It's just that as Bruce
said we want to be realistic
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about what we can
turn into money to put back
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into this
ministry to keep it going.
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You have been so wonderful
to send valuable items.
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I want to make
mention to Margaret in Ohio,
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very special lady I
talked to on the phone.
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She sent us an
eight-piece setting of china.
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I had a long chat with her.
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She really impressed me with
her sincerity and love for 3ABN.
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She said, "I'm alone and I
have 3ABN on 24 hours a day. "
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And she said, "If it wasn't for
3ABN," now this really got me,
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"If it wasn't for 3ABN my
life would be so different. "
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She said, "I would be so alone,
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and not have the hope that
I have today because of 3ABN."
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We know that is
strictly the Lord's blessings
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here on us at 3ABN
and what the Lord can do.
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We're not capable
of doing anything.
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I want to say a special
hello to Margaret in Ohio,
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and thank you for the china,
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and thank you for
your encouraging words.
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If someone would
like to send us something
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how should they go about it?
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Should they call us
first before they send it?
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It depends on what kind of
item they would be sending.
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A great idea is to call us
and let us know what you have.
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We can discuss if it is
something that is marketable,
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that won't just sit on
the shelf and collect dust,
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that we can put back
into the Lord's work.
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That is a very good idea,
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especially with a lot of items.
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People have questions
about these items also.
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It's a good opportunity to be
able to talk about these items.
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We mentioned what we
didn't have a market for.
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Maybe we should mention
what we do have a market for.
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Absolutely! We don't have enough
time to thank all of the people
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that sent all these
gracious donations at this time.
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There are so many people.
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Some of the items that we've
gotten and do very well with
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is of course coins.
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You know I do all of
the coins and the jewelry.
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Jewelry is a great asset.
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Even though there is a great
mark up in the retail price.
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Again, we are talking
"real jewelry" not costume.
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Real jewelry does well.
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The gold, silver, bullion
type stuff does very well.
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Collectible dolls do very well.
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Some of the old homemade quilts
people love those quilts. I do.
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Oh, I do to.
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We get a lot of handmade
items afghans, baby blankets,
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and things like that.
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These are useful
and we can sell them.
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As far as the time that
goes into making these things
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there is no way to give payment
for all the work that it takes.
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We can sell those things
a lot of handcrafted doilies
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and things like that
we do well with especially
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when we have our
camp meeting sales.
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We do well with those things.
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I want to mention one
other item that you've done
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quite well with that
maybe you've forgotten.
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The Hummels, and some of the
collectible figurines do well.
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Absolutely, Hummels do well.
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It doesn't matter if it
is Hummel dolls or figurines.
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Precious Moments are
not something that brings
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a lot of money, but
we have a lot of them.
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Every little bit adds up.
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I even got a large
Hummel figurine that I
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had never seen before.
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I got three of those
in and they did well.
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I'd like to jump back to
the coins for just a minute.
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I have so many questions on the
coins, especially the silver.
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Up to 1964 and including 1964,
silver coins were 90% silver.
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We can get a silver
bullion price out of those coins
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no matter what kind
of condition they are in.
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So, it's before
and including 1964.
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That's correct.
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Ok. I'd like to
give you our website now.
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If you would go to
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go to the stores
category, scroll down
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and there is a direct link
to our Three Angels' Gift Shop.
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You can go there
and find us on the web.
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We have multiple items
on there most of the time.
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Sometimes we get a little low.
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For the most part, you can
find what you need on there.
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We put many different items on.
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We put Hummels,
quilts, and coins.
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Many, many different
things are on the website.
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Until next time, "What
do you have in your hand?"
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