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Associates
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Jeff Hamlin has been involved in
the antiques business for more than 25 years, and even before
becoming involved in the business, was a collector of Pattern
glass and Disney memorabilia at a very young age! Jeff is well
respected for his knowledge in the field and has lectured for the
City of Allen Continuing Edcuation program and also at a course in antique
appreciation and appraisals held on the SMU campus. Jeff left his
job at Don Snell Buick in 2001, where he had been a
Service Advisor for 21 years, to devote full time to the appraisal and
estate sale business he started in 1990. While having a broad range
of knowledge about antiques and collectibles, his particular areas of expertise
include silver, art pottery, and American Brilliant cut glass. Jeff has also
had a long-standing interest in classic cars and is currently having a
1965 Mustang convertible restored..
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Bob Williams retired as a senior
vice president from Bank of America in 1995, after a 34-year career
in commercial lending and senior credit policy and administration.
He has also been active in civic and charitable areas, most recently
serving a two-year term as president of Catholic Charities of
Dallas. Bob handles the administrative and financial aspects of the
business. Bob's special love is Clancy, a 10-year old male poodle he
adopted from one of our sales in 2001 and who has become a great favorite of
many of our customers, as well as an important part of our "sale"
family.
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Malda Bates has worked with Jeff and Bob since 2001,
first getting to know Jeff when she heard him lecture at an
appraisal school taught on the SMU campus. Malda has
become our indispensable right hand, involved in many
aspects of the business. She accompanies us to preview possible
sales, helps with sale preparation
and pricing, and handles our email notices for each sale.
In October 2000, Malda received a certificate of successful
completion of Appraisal Studies from the University of Maryland
University College.
Malda uses her experience and research abilities to help Jeff with
pricing, and also assists in offering selected items on
eBay, when it is determined that would be a more appropriate sales
approach than being included in an
in-house sale. As you can tell, Malda has long been interested in acquiring
knowledge of antiques and has now found a way to put that knowledge to work.
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Associates you will also usually see at our sales include our cashiers, Kathy Finch and David Lundgren,
and our great sales persons, Philip Trusty and Sara and Tom Munroe.
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