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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 10264183, member: 37&quot;]As above, furniture has been slow.&nbsp; This includes MCM but better MCM pieces with good finish have a better chance of selling than more traditional furniture does.&nbsp; Even so, our retail prices here are way off what they can get in Chicago (Chicago is off from LA or NYC).&nbsp; More run-of-the-mill MCM needs to be a bargain or painted to sell. </p><p><br /></p><p>Paint is still strong here.&nbsp; Painted pieces under $150.00 are the bread and butter, furniture-wise, for the shops around here.&nbsp; Paint will out-sell traditional brown furniture, even given the same or lower price points. I am starting to see up-cycled paint pieces show up in the thrifts.&nbsp; Quite often, the paint has not fared well and they need to be re-done.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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