Log in or Sign up
Antiques Board
Home
Forums
>
Antique Forums
>
Antique Discussion
>
Ladies and gents it is bad out there in tagsale land
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="sabre123, post: 9796587, member: 8258"]Most in my area of NE Ohio USA are terrible for my interests, and have been for quite some time. The majority of the good stuff goes to online auction platforms, and I don't like bidding on items to resell, especially when there are a ton of collectors trolling around.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of the in-person sales are cookie-cutter, cleaned out sales with a lot of furniture pieces and staged miscellaneous items. One company I refuse to even go to brings in shelves and puts all of the smaller items on them. The guy looks everything up on eBay (asking prices, from what I gather) and prices accordingly. No thanks. I'm a digger and love filthy basements full of hidden treasures. Gone are the days of filling a box with goodies and getting a price on the whole box.</p><p><br /></p><p>My resale business is in the dumps <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sabre123, post: 9796587, member: 8258"]Most in my area of NE Ohio USA are terrible for my interests, and have been for quite some time. The majority of the good stuff goes to online auction platforms, and I don't like bidding on items to resell, especially when there are a ton of collectors trolling around. Most of the in-person sales are cookie-cutter, cleaned out sales with a lot of furniture pieces and staged miscellaneous items. One company I refuse to even go to brings in shelves and puts all of the smaller items on them. The guy looks everything up on eBay (asking prices, from what I gather) and prices accordingly. No thanks. I'm a digger and love filthy basements full of hidden treasures. Gone are the days of filling a box with goodies and getting a price on the whole box. My resale business is in the dumps :([/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Antiques Board
Home
Forums
>
Antique Forums
>
Antique Discussion
>
Ladies and gents it is bad out there in tagsale land
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Registered Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...