approximately twelve thousand of my most faithful compatriots.
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and then I got to wake up to this the next day. 
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That isā¦ wut? Clown-candle-nightmare-fuel?
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LOL - itās just a figurine, silly!
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Where did you find it? The eyes look really weirdā¦ and I couldnāt tell if it was a candle or a porcelain figure at first! Could have been a salt or pepper shaker, too. I have a set of shakers that are elephants! Anyway, cute and kitschy!
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In the basement, in a box of assorted junk.
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It looksā¦ maybe from the 60s or 70s?
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Probably the 1960s; itās hard to tell but I estimated it from looking up the year(s) that labels that read āMade in Taiwanā started appearing on items imported to the US. And thereās some disparities in the results I got from three different sites, so Iām going with the nearly-exact guess-timate of early-to-mid-maybe-late 1960s.
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Hm! Interesting! Do you think there is any inherent value in that? Iām probably there are serious collectors of such items, at least.
Oh, Iāve already posted it on FB Marketplace. I still have a whole lotta bric-a-brac/knick-knacks, that sort of thing, that I havenāt posted yet. Iāve a whole vanity tray with nothing but representations of Siamese cats:
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Those are uber-cuteā¦ especially the mug with the kitties coming out of it!
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Those are separate from the mug, too. And the mug reads, āWisdom is better than richesā; my paternal grandmother gave it to me. Mom & I used to take tea together when I was a bit more than a tot.
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Thatās a keeper, then, for sure!
Itās amazing how little things can accrue such emotional value for usā¦
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Yeah, well, Iāve sold a lot of stuff thatās nice but I donāt need for money which I do need.
Itās amazing how sentimental value can be erased by a few bucks.
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It sucks that you have to do that! You really shouldnāt have to make that kind of choice between your memories and the necessities of life. 
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I have photographs, though. And I have memories (so far, lol) stored in my organic hard-drive of when many items were obtained. So itās all good.
The shame is Iām not getting the price that some of the pieces Iāve sold are worth. And I try to be reasonable, but I still suspect some folks are re-selling my ājunkā for more than they paid for it.
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That sucks, too! Youāre selling them through facebook mostly? Have you tried an online antiques market or something similar? Or E-bay? It might help to get a better price if you can get them appraised by someone?
I know, Iām just adding to the list of stuff you have to do! Sorry!
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Itās okay.
I canāt afford to post on sites that take āa piece of the actionā, so to speak. I need all the dough I can get my hands on, lol.
And lots of stuff no one wants because they just donāt value things like fine china any more; how many actual families put out Great-Grandmaās china that came with her on the boat, smuggled in her bustle?
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There wasnāt room for this trio on the tray, and Iād forgotten it was on the dining-room table, so of course I put them on the couch to take the photo, lol.
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Is there a setting on your camera/phone that is sharpening the edges? If so try turning it off.
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