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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;pearlsnblume, post: 1819523, member: 141&quot;]I certainly have seen a decline in sales this month. I sold a craft kit today which makes sense as people can spend the time indoors doing something aside from watching tv and looking out the window,</p><p><br /></p><p>Last month was very good for me, then it hit a wall. </p><p><br /></p><p>I agree that there is a perception that antique or vintage is old, dirty, used by some.</p><p><br /></p><p>With all the scary stuff on the&nbsp; news and tv, it makes for people being even more afraid to bring something new or old into their homes. I was watching the news and one dr said be careful of the boxes that you receive in the mail as they have germs and then when I switched to another channel, another dr said the germs dissolve into the cardboard quickly. So we are left to try to figure out what is best.</p><p><br /></p><p>Our estate sales are still up and running tho with conditions. I have a feeling that if those that are going on this week and weekend don&#039;t see a good amount of people and money, some will&nbsp; cancel (if they can) upcoming ones or set them further back into the calendar. This is their bread and butter. </p><p><br /></p><p>I know I am chomping at the bit to get out and go to estate sales but, there is</p><p>that worry about who could be sick at the sales and not know it yet. Once we get out of the houses and do normal things, it is easy to forget we are supposed to not get too close to anyone or touch things and then touch our faces. At least that is the way I feel.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lots of people who sell stuff for weddings on etsy or ebay or wherever have got to be taking a hit as people postpone things or cancel them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I shift from feeling like the situation will get better soon and then think maybe it won&#039;t.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know how fast the market will get back on it&#039;s feet again. People in general have a short memory IMHO and when things get better, they revert back to old ways of spending money whether they can afford it or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe what I think is gibberish, this whole situation has knocked me for a loop.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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