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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marie Forjan, post: 340345, member: 147&quot;]&quot;Trade&quot; would get you nothing in the U.S., especially since most shows are to benefit a charity. Letting in people for free does nothing to help them raise money because they get the gate.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here antique shows are just vintage and antique items, no mixing with art or crafts. They are completely different audiences. Plus here buyers at craft shows are looking for cute little wooden items with hearts and sayings like &quot;Home Sweet Home&quot; for $5. It&#039;s hard to interest those buyers in quality antiques.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is one antique show that I have had to give up, it is held to benefit a historical society. Unfortunately the historical society likes to sell a large amount of donated items at tag sale prices. Most historical societies have a table, this one has a building. The last time I did the show someone came into my booth, said &quot;These are nice glasses, but I just bought a set just like them over there for $8&quot;. Mine were priced at $45 and that is a reasonable price for those stems. I have been watching what goes on at that show for years, the better dealers are no longer returning and the buyers are increasingly there for the tag sale <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie86" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>But most of our outdoor shows are quite good, not flea markets. We are in a tourist area so summer is prime for all kinds of outdoor shows.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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