Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;blooey, post: 2518929, member: 12007&quot;]Like Brad, I don&#039;t travel for antiques any more, but in my heyday I made bi-monthly trips from Vancouver Island to the Bay area, hitting a&nbsp; few regular dealers/shops along the way. Occasionally I&#039;d go to the UK and Holland, but that was mainly to drop off items at the Auction houses in London and Amsterdam.</p><p>In those days, San Francisco had a fantastic fleamarket scene at Marin (aka Sausalito) on Sundays. I&#039;d go there at 4am flashlight in hand and root through the huge pile of treasures, usually having to go to out before 9 to hit the ATM&#039;s to get more cash! </p><p>Even in summer it was a bit nippy at those early hours but Ghiradelli&#039;s food truck was there dishing out cappucinos and fresh chocolate croissants ...and boy did I ever score some amazing stuff - my favourite market ever.</p><p>It all eventually went away though, as the property was pretty much waterfront. The fleamarket grounds became a bunch of overpriced condos a few years later.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in