About.com readers rank TIAS.com as the #1 Web site to purchase antiques & collectibles from in 2012

Garden City, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/03/2012 -- TIAS.com the Web's largest online antiques and collectibles mall (http://www.TIAS.com) wins the About.com readers choice award as the best place to buy antique and collectibles online. The four other finalists for this prestigious award included eBay, Etsy, Bonanza & Zibbet. Now in its fifth year, the About.com Readers' Choice Awards honor the best products, features and services across dozens of categories, ranging from technology to hobbies to parenting and more, as selected by their readers.

TIAS.com has been helping merchants sell antiques & collectibles online since 1995. TIAS currently serves about 400 merchants who list over 630,000 antiques & collectibles for sale on their service. TIAS.com is also the only online antique mall that offers buyers the TIAS Trusted Merchant Guarantee, which covers buyers for up to $500 of their online purchase from a TIAS merchant.

"This is the second year that TIAS.com has been nominated and has won the About.com Readers Choice Awards as the best place to buy antiques & collectibles online"." said Phillip Davies President of TIAS.com Inc. "I feel that About.com readers voted for us because we have such a huge selection of merchandise and when a customer buys from one of our merchants they are also covered by the "TIAS Trusted Merchant Guarantee" which means that TIAS guarantees their order for up to $500 of the purchase price."

"This year's Readers' Choice Awards program had a record number of nominations submitted across dozens of categories and featured hundreds of finalists," said Margot Weiss, managing editor, About.com. "We are thankful to all our readers for their participation and congratulate TIAS.com on their success."

To view the About.com readers choice award for the "Best Place to Shop Online for Antiques & Collectibles" please visit: http://collectibles.about.com/od/valuableresources/l/blreaders-choice2.htm

About TIAS.com Inc.
TIAS.com was voted by About.com readers as the "Best Place to Buy" antiques & collectibles online in 2011. TIAS lists well over 580,000 items for sale online and serves approximately 700,000 unique visitors each month. About 400 merchants sell through the TIAS system. The company has been building Web stores for merchants since 1995. To open an online shop with TIAS.com please visit http://www.MakeAShop.com . Visit us on facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/TIASAntiques

About the About Group
The About Group is part of The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company with 2010 revenues of $2.4 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers and more than 50 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.

For more information contact:
Phillip Davies, TIAS.com Inc.
516-294-3161
phil@tias.com

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Antiques & Collectibles site TIAS.com ranks among the top 10 online marketplaces for antiques & collectibles dealers to sell their merchandise.

Garden City, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/06/2012 -- The 2012 ecommbytes "Sellers Choice Awards" today placed The Internet Antique Shop (TIAS.com) among the top 10 online marketplaces for merchants to sell with. Included among the 2012 top 10 winners are well known Web sites such as Amazon.com®, eBay® & Etsy®.

For the third annual EcommerceBytes.com Sellers Choice Awards, over 7,200 online sellers participated by rating the marketplaces on which they sell on criteria including profitability and customer service. TIAS.com ranked among the top 10 sites selected this year. This is the second major ecommerce award presented to TIAS in recent months. About.com presented TIAS with their "Readers Choice" award as the "Best Place to Buy Antiques & Collectibles Online" in 2011.

Over the past year, TIAS has made significant design, programming and policy changes to their Web site resulting increased sales and higher customer satisfaction. The Web site now guarantees all online purchases from TIAS merchants for up to $500 of the purchase price and also offers shoppers a toll free customer service number so that they can call and talk to a customer service representative for any questions or issues they may have regarding their orders or the Web site.

"Having TIAS.com rank among the top 10 Web marketplaces along with sites like Amazon.com®, eBay® & Etsy is truly an honor for us." said Phillip Davies President of TIAS.com. "Over the past year we've put a tremendous amount of time and effort into increasing sales for our merchants. For 2012 we've got even more great changes in the works."

Accredited media interested in discussing the content of this release or any topics related to antiques and collectibles are encouraged to contact Phil Davies at TIAS.com at Phil@tias.com to schedule an interview.

About TIAS
TIAS.com was voted by About.com readers as the "Best Place to Buy" antiques & collectibles online in 2011. TIAS lists nearly 600,000 items for sale online and serves approximately 700,000 unique visitors each month. About 400 merchants sell through the TIAS system. The company has been building Web stores for merchants since 1995. To open an online shop with TIAS.com please visit http://www.MakeAShop.com or visit us on facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/TIASAntiques

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The Internet Antique Shop ( TIAS.com) today released their annual list of the top selling antiques & collectibles for 2011

Garden City, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/04/2012 -- TIAS.com (http://www.tias.com) the Webs largest online antique & collectible mall, today released their annual report listing the most frequently purchased antiques and collectibles online in 2011. The data was gathered from tens of thousands of transactions at TIAS.com.

AntiqueArts.com and CollectorOnline.com, representing millions of dollars in online sales of antiques & collectibles during the year 2011.

Here are the top 20 categories of antiques and collectibles purchased online by customers visiting antique and collectible related Web sites that are hosted by TIAS.com Inc. in 2011. This first list ranks popular categories based on the volume of items purchased within each category. As an example, a higher quantity of china and dinnerware were sold online than glass antiques & collectibles, in 2011.

Note that this list also compares 2011 rank to 2010 and gives links to examples of merchandise in each category

1. China & Dinnerware - No movement since 2010
2. Glass - No movement since 2010
3. Vintage Sewing - No movement since 2010
4. Paper & Ephemera - Up from #9 in 2010
5. Jewelry - Up from #7 in 2010
6. Kitchen Collectibles - Up from #8 in 2010
7. Holiday & Seasonal - Down from #5 in 2010
8. Coins & currency - Down from #4 in 2010
9. Advertising - Up from #12 in 2010
10. Porcelain & Pottery - Up from #13 in 2010
11. Vintage Clothing - No movement since 2010
12. Toys - up from #15 in 2010
13. Memorabilia - Up from #17 in 2010
14. Figurines - No movement since 2010
15. Books - Up from #19 in 2010
16. Dolls - up from #18 in 2010
17. Photographica - Down from #16 in 2010
18. Lamps & Lighting - Not listed in 2010
19. Music related - up from #20 in 2010
20. Textiles - Not listed in 2010

Here are the top 20 categories of antiques and collectibles sold online in 2011, based on dollar volume. The following list is based on how much money was spent by customers who bought antiques and collectibles over the past year. As an example, more money was spent by customers buying Jewelry than Porcelain & Pottery in 2011.

Note that this list also compares 2011 rank to 2010 and gives examples of merchandise in each category

1. Memorabilia - No movement since 2010
2. Jewelry - No movement since 2010
3. China & Dinnerware - No movement since 2010
4. Glass - Up from #6 in 2010
5. Porcelain & Pottery - Up from #7 in 2010
6. Vintage Clothing - Down from #4 in 2010
7. Books - Up from #12 in 2010
8. Kitchen Collectibles - Up from #9 in 2010
9. Vintage Sewing - Up from #13 in 2010
10. Photographica - Down from #5 in 2010
11. Furniture & Accessories - Down from #10 in 2010
12. Holiday & Seasonal - Down from #11 in 2010
13. Autographs - Up from #15 in 2010
14. Dolls - Up from #16 in 2010
15. Paper & Ephemera - Up from #17 in 2010
16. Militaria - Not listed in 2010
17. Silver - Not listed in 2010
18. Textiles - Down from #14 in 2010
19. Toys - No movement since 2010
20. Figurines - Down from #18 in 2010

Accredited media interested in discussing the content of this release or any topics related to antiques and collectibles are encouraged to contact Phil Davies at TIAS.com at Phil@tias.com to schedule an interview.

About TIAS
TIAS.com was voted by About.com readers as the "Best Place to Buy" antiques & collectibles online in 2011. TIAS lists nearly 600,000 items for sale online and serves approximately 700,000 unique visitors each month. About 400 merchants sell through the TIAS system. The company has been building Web stores for merchants since 1995. To open an online shop with TIAS.com please visit http://www.MakeAShop.com or visit us on facebook at:http://www.facebook.com/TIASAntiques

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