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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 879310, member: 37"]I don't know when. I think you would need to see a major shift in values from what they currently are. Collecting pottery has no place in a society with a less is more mentality. Someone might buy a piece or two to decorate with but won't care about age, provenance, or potential value. Price will win out 9 times out of 10. </p><p><br /></p><p>Had a typical buyer yesterday in the shop that bought a nice piece of Japanese studio pottery for $14.00. She was not attracted to the maker or execution. It was just the right color blue for her décor. She was reluctant to spend the $15.00 price tag so I knocked a dollar off to make it more palatable. It was not my piece. The dealer who sold it was also attracted to the color of blue when he bought it for a couple dollars. </p><p><br /></p><p>We are no longer antique dealers selling to collectors. We need to know décor trends and buy for pennies on the dollar. We will miss as often as we hit in our purchases since the parameters for making sales are so nebulous. God forbid we not know the right color of blue to buy this week.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 879310, member: 37"]I don't know when. I think you would need to see a major shift in values from what they currently are. Collecting pottery has no place in a society with a less is more mentality. Someone might buy a piece or two to decorate with but won't care about age, provenance, or potential value. Price will win out 9 times out of 10. Had a typical buyer yesterday in the shop that bought a nice piece of Japanese studio pottery for $14.00. She was not attracted to the maker or execution. It was just the right color blue for her décor. She was reluctant to spend the $15.00 price tag so I knocked a dollar off to make it more palatable. It was not my piece. The dealer who sold it was also attracted to the color of blue when he bought it for a couple dollars. We are no longer antique dealers selling to collectors. We need to know décor trends and buy for pennies on the dollar. We will miss as often as we hit in our purchases since the parameters for making sales are so nebulous. God forbid we not know the right color of blue to buy this week.[/QUOTE]
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