PICKER NEWS EMPLOYEES
Executive Team
THEO.TAINTER INNOVATOR AND TRUE BELIVER IN "THE
SECOND HAND ECONOMY". “Saying I’m not selling anything New to
Anybody...But I am By All Rights the Son of a of a True All American
Picker Family”. He was raised by Elwood V.Tainter Owner of the West
Coasts Coolest Picker Pile and Known as a Collector and Barter King
Since 1968.
Theo's first emersion into the Antique/Gun
trade shows back in 1968 observing
that Pop's Making $erious Ca$h...It was a 1st hand
Experience in the thrill of the Second hand Economy! History and
stories of Barter, Swap & Trades and Picking Treasures By Characters
who seemed to fit in the Historical Roles of Hero’s and Villians,
kings and Queens, Prospectors and Original Settlers of the Wild west
and Civil War Veterans! All holding, Buying and Selling Items of
rock solid Values some Bartering for Unknown Values and some
refraining from Generous Offers with Knowledgeable twinkle in their
eye Theo.Tainter Was Hooked at 9 years old
and Never Been Broke for
long since! Now Elwood V.Tainter is Grampy
Vinal Tainters son and here
are the two Best Known Wheeling Dealing Antique & Gun Traders and
Teacher/Mentors a kid could ask for...and the Legacy continues From
Salty Down East Maine the Honor and Integrity of simple Fair Square
Swap, Trade, Barter and Buying and Selling Vinal & Elwood Showed
Everyone they Met The Art of the Deal! Theo. Being #1 protégé.
We enjoyed many years together with The Second
Hand Economy's Opportunity for Travel to enjoy the Learning
Experiences and History Lessons that seemed Never ending...Any Barn
or Yard Sale could turn up an Item that we set on a shelve and
Pondered its Origin and sometimes Use! Grampy was seldom really
Stumped But Enjoyed waiting till we Did our research and then
filled in the Blanks in unique Stories from Many Previous years of
Experiences from Days Bygone Predating Electricity and The 1st
Automobiles! so I believe 45 years Of this type of experience
Qualifies Me as a True All American Picker!
Allow Me to introduce you to Modern techniques and tools of the
trade we use to Excellence and we share the WIN/WIN Policy of Hard
working, Honest Family Traditions of the DownEast Maine Folks
version of The Art Of The Deal and THE PICKER NEWS!
BUSY BONNIE PERRY IS OUR SHINING STAR! She is
the friendly face of Our Customer Support and the #1 reason Our Ebay
Feedbacks Have remained 100% Positive ! and she's also the Backseat
editor, a true Biochemical computer of Endless Energy Infused into
Our Ebay and Online Sales...But Most efficient at Creating the Story
behind Items Via Research and Hard Core Queries into the Realms of
**What's it Worth** this Alone makes our Collectors Respect the
asking Price, Thus Our Sales Are Risk free and Fair and Square in
the Tradition of Picker News...Any Questions can be directed to Busy
Bonnie Her Quote here is " The only Stupid question Is The One YOU
DON'T ASK".