Post #19348 by laney on Mon, Jan 13, 2003 4:49 PM

I'm sorry, Lucky, I have to absolutely disagree with you. First, I have learned so much by looking and shopping on ebay for about 3 years. I've been able to buy things I had been searching for in several states and hundreds of antique malls. How many times have you found an item and raced home to check ebay for prices? Just as many times I have thought "I can find that for 1/3 the price on ebay." Also when you may miss or be out bid on something it WILL show up again. That was the case with one of my beachcomber lamp finds I got out bid on in the summer. Like they say, "even the Hope Diamond shows up on ebay twice a year." It is a priceless tool.

When I went to the Rose Bowl a few years ago, it was just as expensive. The trick is finding that needle in the haystack (probably why I don't go often). Plus, on ebay, I wouldn't have to go past every other booth selling "Shabby Chic" junk and enough flowery crap to make you vomit! I think the next time I go to the Rose Bowl it will be to make insurance videos documenting all the prices on tiki and Hawaiiana.

I feel the change in the antique market happened with all the shows like "Antique Road Show","The Incureable Collector", etc. Things are only worth what someone will pay for them, anywhere.You can allways adhere to my brother-in-laws philosophy, "The only thing worth collecting is dollar bills" (He's a CFO)

[ Edited by: laney on 2003-01-13 16:50 ]

[ Edited by: laney on 2003-01-13 16:52 ]