Where to Find Antiques?
Buying antiques is an intimidating step which is made all the more complicated by the fact that many antique buyers do not understand the exact process through which antiques are purchased. Many collectors and dealers alike waste time searching places where they think these items exist in large quantities. The process through which an antique develops seems to bypass the comprehension of many antique dealers and collectors.
Common sense tells us that the way to find fresh antiques and collectibles is to go where they exist in great abundance, and where they originate! The answer is not, contrary to popular belief, an auction, flea market, or other type of antique display. It sounds simple enough, but it’s true for ninety-nine percent of the antiques on the market.
Also, these people who own antiques are, by and large, members of the older population. You will, more or less, find less of an abundance of the items in a young person’s home than in an older one’s home. This can be explained by simply understanding that many older people grew up in a generation that saved absolutely everything. Whether it’s toys from the 1950s, or a toaster that doesn’t work, many antiques are found in the homes of the elderly simply because they didn’t wish to throw them away.
Understanding where antiques originate, you know have a choice. Since you are now educated in knowing that antiques come from the homes of elderly individuals, where will you spend the bulk of your time? For the concepts that follow, it took me literally years to comprehend.
1. To buy more fresh antiques you have to see more of them. 2. In order to see more of them, you have to look at more household accumulations. 3. You’ll have to get into more older people’s homes in order to accomplish this particular goal.
The ideas laid out in this article will definitely put you ahead of the curve when it comes to competition. Take my word for it, most antique dealers and collectors find their antiques through one of five methods. The unreliable “pickers,” along with garage or estate sales, auctions, flea markets, or Goodwill are the main sources for many.
On the other hand, the ideas in this article should have familiarized you with the idea that more antiques are found in people’s homes. Searching through where antiques originate, you will experience more success than looking in traditional sources. Through focusing on that concept alone, you will go much further than you thought!
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