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<p>[QUOTE="clutteredcloset49, post: 317565, member: 85"]Rural California tourist area.</p><p>16 Antique and Collectible stores on Main St. 2 are malls with 8 and 10 dealers.</p><p>None are true antiques stores per se. Most are more collectible, re-purposed, rustic. Many have been here for 10-20 years. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don't call us antique stores anymore, I call us Memory Stores, because that is what most people buy. Something that reminds them of someone or good times.</p><p><br /></p><p>Prices compared to other areas seem lower. </p><p><br /></p><p>Myself, I'm half collectible and half new. I opened just before the 2008 crash. All the gift stores in town started shutting down. Locals were complaining that there was nowhere to buy small gifts. Since antiques weren't selling, I picked up some of the gift ware lines. Actually sell more new than old. Although the profit is in the old. Get many compliments on my mix and being something different.</p><p><br /></p><p>My biggest compliment - Waiting Chairs. I have 3 positioned near the door, with a Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew bookshelf facing them. Men sit down and are happy. Women are happy to be able to have more time to look.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Next town 3 miles over has maybe 8 antique stores, one is a mall with 15 dealers.</p><p>One of their dealers has just started a once a month Flea market, which seems to be getting rave revues. I haven't been as I cannot buy anymore.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sacramento is an hour from us and has a once a month flea. Stockton has a once a week flea.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for the shops shutting down.</p><p>We're all getting older. Younger people if they are selling are selling online. The 40 year olds are not collectors per se, but decorators.</p><p>I'm afraid the true antiques dealers are aging out with no new collectors interested in opening stores.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oh forgot to say,</p><p>We also have at least 4 thrift stores in the area.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="clutteredcloset49, post: 317565, member: 85"]Rural California tourist area. 16 Antique and Collectible stores on Main St. 2 are malls with 8 and 10 dealers. None are true antiques stores per se. Most are more collectible, re-purposed, rustic. Many have been here for 10-20 years. I don't call us antique stores anymore, I call us Memory Stores, because that is what most people buy. Something that reminds them of someone or good times. Prices compared to other areas seem lower. Myself, I'm half collectible and half new. I opened just before the 2008 crash. All the gift stores in town started shutting down. Locals were complaining that there was nowhere to buy small gifts. Since antiques weren't selling, I picked up some of the gift ware lines. Actually sell more new than old. Although the profit is in the old. Get many compliments on my mix and being something different. My biggest compliment - Waiting Chairs. I have 3 positioned near the door, with a Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew bookshelf facing them. Men sit down and are happy. Women are happy to be able to have more time to look. Next town 3 miles over has maybe 8 antique stores, one is a mall with 15 dealers. One of their dealers has just started a once a month Flea market, which seems to be getting rave revues. I haven't been as I cannot buy anymore. Sacramento is an hour from us and has a once a month flea. Stockton has a once a week flea. As for the shops shutting down. We're all getting older. Younger people if they are selling are selling online. The 40 year olds are not collectors per se, but decorators. I'm afraid the true antiques dealers are aging out with no new collectors interested in opening stores. Oh forgot to say, We also have at least 4 thrift stores in the area.[/QUOTE]
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