Post #246096 by Hula Cat on Tue, Aug 1, 2006 11:58 AM

The retail shops hold far less interest for me than the used or antique shops....many of the antique shops now mix in reproduction stuff anyway ..no problem with that IF they clearly label it as such (well a little bit of a problem)....swanky is right on with the analysis...it comes and goes .....tiki today.stone washed jeans tomorrow (heaven forbid!)....If you wanna end up with million dollars in the antiques and collectibles business all you have to do is start with two million! (or write some price guides)...Myself I'm so easily charmed by old and unusual stuff that when I see it and it's "cheap"(and the rent's paid) I buy.....I have three Barns full of "worthless crap"that didn't find a home in a timely fashion...luckily , Tiki has the charm,fun and reasonable availability that can satisfy my sickness.....plus I can even make some !...lots of logs in the woods here......but I am afraid of those chain saws!... the HUNT.....I must get back to the HUNT!.....Tipsy knows the rhythm of fickle collectors....and Tom Slick I do know of those you speak..it's just that here in the country most aren't such baraccudas.....Aloha and Mahalo !