eventually became a straight bankruptcy write-off. When reports showed up in other trade papers last fall and winter about shop closings in Texas and Florida, I d wondered... previously offered for sale at a show, auction or shop, now consigned to auction. The biggest complaints we hear - Dealers are not selling - Not enough buying cash. One of the common... shows who told us they don t own a computer and aren t interested in selling online (but who also told us their shop wasn t doing well so they were doing more shows this year), we...

there were different types and then I was hooked." Elayne's collection hasn't come easily. "I've really had to go looking at shops and toy and antique shows, and I've been lucky... for Bacon's auctions in Arundel, Maine and attends toy and antique shows as well as haunting the shops for items for her collection. You can't forget the long dark hair and great camp... in finding them at a fair price. I haven't been so fortunate on eBay as prices there are way over what I can find them for at a good show, but I still look and sometimes get lucky...

to build a career in the world of antiques that I found around me. I studied as intensively as a graduate student, going to auctions, shows, libraries, museums, lectures, seminars..., and lots and lots of shops. I studied all the publications devoted to the world of antiques and collectibles. And eventually I began to buy. It became my vocational passion. My... husband came along too when he could; the boys learned their way around Brimfield just as kids do today. I became a show dealer, exhibiting in small church shows, moving along...

involved in the antiques/collectibles business are relatively easy to locate. Not so with young men. A far fewer number of them are attending auctions or shopping shows and shops... dealers who spoke to Nathan about the value of the better pieces. Now he has his goods placed in Grandma's co-op shops in places like From Out of the Woods, Treasures Antiques, and Antiques at Mayfair." 1998 Unravel the Gavel ...

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