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Well, I got a Christmas present that I'm not quite sure what to do with! My father-in-law bought me what he called an "antique" and said he didn't know if I knew much about antiques but he was starting me off in the world of antiques if I didn't! (He does not collect antiques, by the way and currently lives overseas.) It is a wooden cabinet - the type that hangs over your tiolet. It has a little door with a mirror on it and two other little shelves. The wood is pretty scratched and it needs a good coat of varnish. In the past, he has usually given me a $50 giftcard to some store some I'm assuming that's about what he paid for this. My question is: What makes it an antique? What makes it an antique vs. something you buy for $5.00 at a garage sale?!! (I told you I know NOTHING about antiques!) I searched ebay but didn't see anything like this at all. Many of the antiques there have a known history, and I have no idea the history of it. Any help out there, my fellow DODers?