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{{short description|American online retail marketplace}}
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{{Infobox company
company_name = TIAS.com |
| company_logoname = [[Image:TIAS-logo.jpg]]|com
| logo = TIAS-logo.jpg
| company_typetype = [[Private company|Private]]|
| company_slogan = |
foundation = 1995|
| foundation = 1995
| location = [[Garden City, New York]], [[United States]]|
| key_people = Phillip Davies, President & CEO|
| industry = [[Retail]]|
| products = [[antiques]], [[collectibles]]|
| homepage = [http://www.tias.com/ www.tias.com]
}}
 
'''TIAS.com''' (The Internet Antique Shop) is an online retail marketplace for [[antiques]] and [[collectibles]]. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in [[Garden City, New York]] [[United States]] in the [[New York City]] area. The company is privately held.
 
==Business Profile==
 
TIAS.com inventory consists of [[antiques]] and [[collectibles]] for retail sale by member dealers. TIAS.com runs additional internet properties related to the antiques and collectibles trade including curioscape.com, antiquearts.com and collectoronline.com . The company also operates earthling.com where non-antique &and collectible items may be listed by members.
 
Along with [[GoAntiques]] and [[Ruby Lane]], itTias is considered one of the 3 major online antique malls. <ref>[http://collectibles.about.com/library/articles/blcompareonlinemalls.htm] Antique Mall comparison from about.com</ref>
 
As of AugustJuly 20072014, the site lists more than 500490,000 items from thousands of dealers in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]].
 
==History==
TIAS.com has been online since April 1995<ref>{{cite [web |url=http://www.tias.com/ |title=The Internet Antique Shop |website=www.tias.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961216210446/http://www.tias.com/] |archive-date=16 December 1996 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and was an early provider of member inventory to [[eBay]] .<ref>[http://www.thestreet.com/stocks/timarango/10003900.html]. eBay article from thestreet.com</ref>
 
In 1996 TIAS acquired CyberAntiquemall.com. {{Citation needed|date=December 2019}}
TIAS.com has been online since April 1995 [http://web.archive.org/web/19961216210446/http://www.tias.com/] and was an early provider of member inventory to [[eBay]] <ref>[http://www.thestreet.com/stocks/timarango/10003900.html]. eBay article from thestreet.com</ref>
 
In 2000 TIAS acquired online antique mall, AntiqueArts.com.
<ref>[http://directmag.com/news/marketing_tias_buys_antiquearts/] Direct Newsline Article</ref>
 
In 2003 TIAS.com acquired online antique mall, CollectorOnline., from AOL.<ref>[http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y03/m06/i25/s01] AuctionBytes News Article</ref>
 
In 2008 TIAS.com acquired 400 merchants from Architecturals.net .<ref>[http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m01/i14/s03] Auctionbytes News Article</ref>
 
In 2012 TIAS.com acquired 250 merchants from Tabletopsetc.com .<ref>[http://ecommwire.com/?id=112890&keys=ChinaDinnerware-Flatware-glassware] Ecommwire</ref>
 
==References==
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* [http://www.tias.com/ official site]
 
[[Category:Online retail companiesretailers of the United States]]