NewswireTODAY - /newswire/ - Garden City, NY, United States, 2012/12/10 - Antiques & Collectibles merchants at TIAS.com are seeing a 28% increase at start of December 2012 online sales vs last year - MakeAShop.com.

The Internet Antique Shop (TIAS.com) today reported that their average merchant is seeing a 28% increase in December online sales vs the same period in 2011.

TIAS.com launched their new site design in November which has resulted in a significant increase in traffic from Google search. The online antique mall is also seeing big increases in traffic referrals from Pinterest, Bing.com and Facebook resulting in record sales for their merchants.

"The major search engines seem to like our new design and Facebook and Pinterest are driving more traffic to our merchants than ever before." said Phillip Davies President of TIAS.com. "We're expecting our increased sales to continue and we are looking for more sellers with quality merchandise to join us."

For buyers of antiques & collectibles, this Holiday shopping season is the perfect opportunity to acquire quality gifts for friends and family. All online purchases from TIAS.com merchants are covered under the TIAS Trusted Merchant Guarantee.

Historically online seasonal sales continues thru February as shoppers take advantage of sales and purchase post Holiday bargains.

About TIAS

TIAS.com was voted by About.com readers as the "Best Place to Buy" antiques & collectibles online in 2011 and 2012. TIAS lists over 540,000 items for sale online and serves approximately 600,000 unique visitors each month. About 350 merchants sell through the TIAS system. The company has been building Web stores for merchants since 1995.

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