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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sedona, post: 1967524, member: 4438&quot;]hard to know, as high-income individuals have been hit hard, both by the business closures and by the stock market.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obviously all of the brick and mortar antique stores are closed. I have a lot of items I’m watching on eBay, and I seem to be getting more seller offers of reduced prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’ve been cleaning out my house and have things to donate. All of the thrift stores themselves are closed. Our local Goodwill drop-offs are all closed. One Salvation Army drop-off site is open, so they got my business.</p><p><br /></p><p>My sister and I cleared out our late mother’s house in this last month. The garage is chock-full of things to donate (there is far too much for us to drop off), but none of the charities are picking up.</p><p><br /></p><p>The shut down of the economy is already having devastating effects. My guess is that discretionary spending will be depressed for some time, and that includes antiques. In talking to my friends, the shopping we are doing is all new clothing related (because the online sales are fantastic, and we need clothes for work).</p><p><br /></p><p>To all the antique sellers here, I’m sorry to read how tough things are for you, and I hope everything gets back to normal soon.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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