Buying antiques from individuals is an area that is often overlooked, especially for people not in the antiques business. Antique dealers usually have people trying to sell them their…
Buying antiques at yard sales, or garage sales as my friends in Texas call them, tag sales in some other areas, takes a lot of planning to be successful….
Buying antiques at estate sales is not for the faint of heart. It can be a wonderful source for finding some great antiques and collectibles at some pretty decent prices….
Buying antiques at antique stores can be the most pleasant and safest place to buy antiques. I am going to include antique malls in this discussion, although I will discuss…
Buying antiques at an antique show can be a really enjoyable experience. Antique shows can come in many shapes and sizes. Unfortunately there are not as many antiques shows as…
Buying antiques at an antique auction is one of my personal favorites since that is how my wife and I got into the antiques business. We wanted an antique bedroom…
You might think it odd that I would suggest buying antiques at a thrift store. For the purpose of this article I am going to include second hand stores…
First Monday Trade Days in Canton, Texas is advertised as the world famous and in some places as the world’s largest flea market. This flea market has a…
Buying antiques at a flea market is similar to buying antiques at an antiques show which I wrote about in another post. Sometimes it is just a matter of calling it a…