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<p>[QUOTE="Joe2007, post: 317401, member: 1262"]Just in my surrounding area in 2017;</p><p><br /></p><p>a). A large antique mall and a few smaller shops closed their doors. The antique mall owner decided to retire, one of the shops had their rent doubled so they folded, and another went out of business and declared bankruptcy. </p><p>b). One auctioneer died, one retired, and another seems has his health declining at a rather shocking pace. The latter looks like a totally different person each time I've seen him ---- really sad since he is my favorite in the area. Just fewer auctions and estate sales to go around, I wonder where all the stuff is going?</p><p>c). Two local thrift stores recently closed due to declining donations and rising rents. You could tell neither was covering their fixed expenses and were getting more desperate, raising prices and trying to sell more obvious garbage.</p><p>d). One of the better little auction houses in the area, that always had older collectable stuff went to an online format and then folded shortly after.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kind of depressing. Fewer opportunities to find quality items and older accumulations are becoming much harder to locate.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have any other forum member seen anything similar?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Joe2007, post: 317401, member: 1262"]Just in my surrounding area in 2017; a). A large antique mall and a few smaller shops closed their doors. The antique mall owner decided to retire, one of the shops had their rent doubled so they folded, and another went out of business and declared bankruptcy. b). One auctioneer died, one retired, and another seems has his health declining at a rather shocking pace. The latter looks like a totally different person each time I've seen him ---- really sad since he is my favorite in the area. Just fewer auctions and estate sales to go around, I wonder where all the stuff is going? c). Two local thrift stores recently closed due to declining donations and rising rents. You could tell neither was covering their fixed expenses and were getting more desperate, raising prices and trying to sell more obvious garbage. d). One of the better little auction houses in the area, that always had older collectable stuff went to an online format and then folded shortly after. Kind of depressing. Fewer opportunities to find quality items and older accumulations are becoming much harder to locate. Have any other forum member seen anything similar?[/QUOTE]
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