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EBay, Collectors, Flea Market & Antiques

TeamPooka

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9. I was at a local auction house and saw a huge ornate table for 12 with a matching sideboard

Reply to LuckyLib (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 18, 2016, 01:25 AM

Nov 2016

that must have cost 12 grand when new, sold for 75 bucks hammer price.
I have seen this happen again and again. If it looks like an antique style or an ornate piece the youngsters don't want it.
The mid century modern stuff though can't stay in stock and they fight over at the auctions.

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Stuff it: Millennials nix their parents’ treasures [View all] Jesus Malverde May 2016 OP

Can't keep a huge antique china cabinet in a studio apartment. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #1

That and Jesus Malverde May 2016 #2

This does not come as a big surprise but it is sad. Paper Roses May 2016 #3

Hi dealers, did you read this post? I am sad about this. Paper Roses May 2016 #4

One of the most interesting comments Jesus Malverde May 2016 #5

and yet anything Mid Century Modern doesn't stay in stock for longp TeamPooka May 2016 #6

What amazes me in antique shops is the LuckyLib Oct 2016 #7

I was at a local auction house and saw a huge ornate table for 12 with a matching sideboard TeamPooka Nov 2016 #9

I still find older items that sell fast. safeinOhio Oct 2016 #8

I can't move much of anything right now bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #10

I have this problen right now Sadie5 Feb 2017 #11