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<p>[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 138308, member: 50"]I don't disagree with the appraiser completely especially as it refers to the internet. I know that it opened up my world of collecting. I no longer had to spend weeks wandering around everywhere I could think of just to find a piece or two I might be interested in only to find the price so high I could never afford to buy (at least not within the limit I set for myself).</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing that wasn't really discussed is that fashion changes constantly. What is popular for awhile will become passé and people will want the latest greatest newest fad. It's been that way for eons. Two hundred years ago if the fashion in dinner plates changed (and it did regularly) people who could afford it bought the "new" thing and were sometimes known to toss out whole sets of dishes because they weren't in style anymore. Kind of like we do today unloading at Goodwill etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>The thing is, many styles seem to cycle back and become popular again. Just like with clothing styles. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now I want to know when brown furniture will come back LOL! </p><p><br /></p><p>I have three daughters in the 20-early 30 age range. They all like some antiques but at least two are more sleek modern lovers ala Ikea. I did get a nice 60's dresser set for DD3 and when she decided she wanted to paint it I shuddered. She did research the look she liked and in the end painted the case white and left the drawers natural. It looks amazing. It's solid good furniture with a fresh update. I'd have left it as it was and it wouldn't look nearly as good by today's standards. I surrender<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":p" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can't say I have much luck usually at yard sales but thrift stores I do ok at value wise. It does depend on what you consider to be valuable I guess. I don't buy much for myself anymore but I pick up stuff for possible resale if my kids don't take it first. When they come over they often go "shopping" in my finds room<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 138308, member: 50"]I don't disagree with the appraiser completely especially as it refers to the internet. I know that it opened up my world of collecting. I no longer had to spend weeks wandering around everywhere I could think of just to find a piece or two I might be interested in only to find the price so high I could never afford to buy (at least not within the limit I set for myself). One thing that wasn't really discussed is that fashion changes constantly. What is popular for awhile will become passé and people will want the latest greatest newest fad. It's been that way for eons. Two hundred years ago if the fashion in dinner plates changed (and it did regularly) people who could afford it bought the "new" thing and were sometimes known to toss out whole sets of dishes because they weren't in style anymore. Kind of like we do today unloading at Goodwill etc. The thing is, many styles seem to cycle back and become popular again. Just like with clothing styles. Now I want to know when brown furniture will come back LOL! I have three daughters in the 20-early 30 age range. They all like some antiques but at least two are more sleek modern lovers ala Ikea. I did get a nice 60's dresser set for DD3 and when she decided she wanted to paint it I shuddered. She did research the look she liked and in the end painted the case white and left the drawers natural. It looks amazing. It's solid good furniture with a fresh update. I'd have left it as it was and it wouldn't look nearly as good by today's standards. I surrender:p. I can't say I have much luck usually at yard sales but thrift stores I do ok at value wise. It does depend on what you consider to be valuable I guess. I don't buy much for myself anymore but I pick up stuff for possible resale if my kids don't take it first. When they come over they often go "shopping" in my finds room:)[/QUOTE]
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