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Vivian's Blog
Information about Estate Sales, antiques & collectibles, appraisals, local antique shops, and anything else that we feel like passing on. Most of the posts will be from me, but Michael and perhaps other team members may join us. Please join in and add your comments. We love hearing from you.
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Michael Mathews
Michael is the owner of the Tattered Suitcase, the Antique Mall of Beaumont, and Webs Overnight. He is co-owner of Appraisals of Southeast Texas and Antique Trails of Texas. He is a certified appraiser and probably the busiest antique and personal property appraiser in the area. He currently serves as the President of Southeast Texas Antique Dealers Association. He assists Vivian with pricing and related duties for Estate Sales by Vivian.
In his spare time he developed and maintains this website. :-)
In his spare time he developed and maintains this website. :-)
Recent Posts
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Bienvenida! We Are Now In Spanish.
We will be offering a new email list. This one is for our Spanish speaking friends. The email will go out in Spainish. To join, go to the home page. There is a Join Our Mailing List box on the right near the top of the page. Select the Spanish list, add your email address, and click on "Subscribe". Or just Chasqu ...Nov 07 -
Television Show Review: The Picker Sisters On Lifetime
Just for fun, let's talk about another television show, the Picker Sisters. Has anyone seen this one? It is on Lifetime, but the schedule seems to be sporadic. They just seem to pop up now and then. This features two young women, Tracy Hutson and Tanya McQueen, who travel the country looking for "goodies" that they purcha ...Oct 09 -
Expanded FAQ Section
More changes to report. We have recently expanded my FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) section of the website. If you click on FAQs on the menu you will be taken to the FAQs page where there are now two sections. One is for Estate Sale clients or prospective clients and the other is for the Estate Sale customers. As we get other ques ...Mar 11 -
New Web Site is Now LIVE
Well, the new web site is finally up and running. We have been working hard for quite some time to get it finished. The general design is the same but the whole system "behind the scene" is all new. It is a whole new web site system that is far advanced over the usual HTML code like the old one. There are all kinds of possibilities fo ...Oct 07 -
New Blog is Up and Running
Well, I have the blog back up and running. We will move the old blog and comments over from the old site before long. There were only a few. We had to shut that one down due to some security issues with that program. This one is super and won't have those type of issues. Lots of news to tell you about - coming soon!!!! ...Oct 05 -
Other entries by Michael Mathews
Vivian Duplant
Owner of Estate Sales by Vivian. Founder of Antique Mall of Lumberton and Antiques of Beaumont in the Parkdale Mall. Member of Certified Appraisers Guild of America. Co-owner of Appraisals of Southeast Texas and Antique Trails of Texas. She has personally managed over 400 estate sales. Vivian has trained other successful Estate Sale Specialists and occasionally provides training services for qualified individuals.
Recent Posts
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Why In the World Would You Need an Appraisal?
I am sure by now most of you know that Michael and I are Certified Appraisers. Because I am so busy with the Estate Sales, I don't have time to do many appraisals, but Michael probably does more Personal Property appraisals than anyone else in the area. He is currently doing an appraisal of the contents of the Chambers House for the Bea ...Nov 02 -
Estate Sales in Austin Texas Are Different
We are in the midst of an estate sale in Austin TX. Like many things, estate sales are a little different in Austin. We had a nice crowd and as always had a lot of fun. It was a great sale and I am looking forward to tomorrow. Just for fun I did a little research on the Internet, checking out the web sites of other Estate Sale Manag ...Aug 19 -
Cash & Cari, Treasure Hunter - Estate Sales or Garage Sales on HGTV
Well, I watched another episode of Cash & Cari on HGTV. I'm afraid that my opinion took another hit. Let me add to my previous review of the show. For the show's principal, Cari Cucksey, this was a high end sale. She kept talking about the great antiques and how nice a sale it was. Looking at the estate, I thought it was ...Jul 28 -
Cash & Cari (Cucksey), Treasure Hunter & Big Brian May Give the Estate Sale Industry a Bad Name
I don't have time to watch much TV, but Michael records things for me and let's me know when there is something I need to see. Recently he finally got me to watch two reality tv shows, "Cash & Cari, Treasure Hunter" and "Big Brian: The Fortune Seller". Both of the shows are entertaining to an extent but overall, I am not sure they make a pos ...May 29 -
Funny Thing Overheard at One of My Sales
Many of the people who come to our sales are looking for antiques and collectibles. I would venture to say that most of the people who line up to be first through the door are looking for things to add to their collections or looking for another treasure to add to their houseful of antiques. It is fun to hear their little expression ...May 22 -
Other entries by Vivian Duplant
