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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 9562276, member: 36"]I didn't even walk into the local Ill Will today. Too low of a chance of finding anything good. They send anything worth buying to online auction and leave the crumbs for the locals. Could have grabbed some stuff at the pawn shop, but the odds were too low of getting my money back out. Antique stores here are either closing or closed, except for one or two that are good generalists who carry higher end items and are run by people who also do Brimfield etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>One place I used to go has "all jewelry 50% off"...except that she wants to close down and isn't buying new stock, and a lot of it was double where it should have been to begin with. Everything I'd want is already gone or still full price. </p><p><br /></p><p>THis is why I still go to rummage sales and estate sales. The odds are better.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 9562276, member: 36"]I didn't even walk into the local Ill Will today. Too low of a chance of finding anything good. They send anything worth buying to online auction and leave the crumbs for the locals. Could have grabbed some stuff at the pawn shop, but the odds were too low of getting my money back out. Antique stores here are either closing or closed, except for one or two that are good generalists who carry higher end items and are run by people who also do Brimfield etc. One place I used to go has "all jewelry 50% off"...except that she wants to close down and isn't buying new stock, and a lot of it was double where it should have been to begin with. Everything I'd want is already gone or still full price. THis is why I still go to rummage sales and estate sales. The odds are better.[/QUOTE]
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