Post #314227 by Hula Cat on Thu, Jun 21, 2007 9:16 PM

.....and to confuse us even more there's collectible(can also be spelled collectable) ....and that can be new or old and is meant to convey value (some of us think differently!)....I've been dealing in antiques for 35 years and Formica has the accepted standard right. Retro is more an expression of style, as there is much new in that vein. There is vintage retro and new. Modern, deco, arts and crafts and so many other elements typical of a time get mixed and lumped under someones idea of where it belongs. Personally much of what I sell I lovingly call Art Yucco ! You Know, the 3x5 ft. black velvet painting of Hulk Hogan or plaster cobras...I'm not knocking it....there's more reliable $$ in some of these things than waiting for some return on the so called great stuff....Hell,If it wasn't for "bad" taste I'd be out of business!! (and then I might have to work for someone else!).........Aloha

[ Edited by: Hula Cat 2007-06-21 21:19 ]