TIAS.com releases the top 30 antique and collectible searches of 2008

By: TIAS.com

Garden City - NY, Jan 07, 2009 - TIAS.com (http://www.tias.com) the Webs largest online antique and collectible mall, today released their annual report on the most requested search terms used by people looking for for antiques and collectibles online in 2008. To view examples of the items listed in this years top 30 list, please visit the TIAS Web site at http://www.tias.com and enter the antique or collectible you are interested in finding, into the search box located in the upper right corner of the home page.

The top 30 list is based on millions of online searches that were conducted by customers visiting antique and collectible related Web sites that are hosted by TIAS.com Inc. This year's list also includes a comparison with the 2007 searches.

Keep in mind that these searches are what people were looking for, not necessarily what they were buying. In many cases, people will search for items when they are just trying to determine a value of a specific item that they have in their possession.

Here are the 30 most requested online search terms for 2008.

1. Cookie Jar - No change since 2007
2. Stamps - Up from #4 in 2007
3. Teapots - Up from #5 in 2007
4. Avon - Down from #2 in 2007
5. Fenton - Down from #3 in 2007
6. Carnival Glass - Up from #8 in 2007
7. Pyrex - Up f rom #12 in 2007
8. Roseville - Down from #7 in 2007
9. Transferware - New to list
10. Dolls - Up from #18 in 2007
11. Crocks - Up from #16 in 2007
12. Bird (related collectibles) - New to list
13. Limoges - Up from #28 in 2007
14. McCoy - Down from #9 in 2007
15. Hutschenreuther - New to list
16. Milk Glass - Down from #6 in 2007
17. Brass (collectibles) - New to list
18. Lamps - New to list
19. Fire King - Down from #11 in 2007
20. Perfume (bottles and related) - up from #24 in 2007
21. Lefton - Up from #26 in 2007
22. Nippon - Down from #17 in 2007
23. Pitchers - Down from #19 in 2007
24. Figurines - New to list
25. Westmoreland - New to list
26. Bakelite - New to list
27. Depression Glass - Down from #15 in 2007
28. Plates - New to list
29. Paperweight - New to list
30. Blenko - Down from #13 in 2007

In this year's list, there are 10 new searches in the top 30, that were not listed in the top 30 last year. To view last year list, go to: http://tinyurl.com/2hztj8

Article Source: http://www.collectibles-articles.com

TIAS serves approximately 160,000 unique customers a day. About 500 merchants sell through the TIAS system, listing well over 640,000 items for sale online. The company has been building e-commerce systems for merchants who sell antiques and collectibles since 1995. For more information contact: Phillip Davies, TIAS.com Inc. 516-294-3161 phil@tias.com

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