EBay, Collectors, Flea Market & Antiques

I love the old classic solid wood stuff. Grew up with some very nice pieces but that was long ago.

Look at Craigslist & you'll see solid wood furniture , Pianos , Display cabinets etc...For free. Mostly no takers.

I have one old family piece left-thought it would be seriously valuable. It's a farm table with many loving repairs and bowed with age. All handmade fittings and early recycled materials. The legs are ship balusters from abandoned craft in the gold rush days. My Dad bought it from the original family in Portola Valley ca.

My brother had a haunting experience on the table-on the 1st night of moving into Dr. Timothy Leary's old house in Los Altos Hills he recounts spinning around the room while trying to sleep on it.

I thought if someone wanted to give me 6 figures for it I'd let it go. That will never happen nowadays. It's gonna be all I can do to keep my kids from chucking it when I pass.

Enjoy your treasures. That's what they are worth nowadays.