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<p>[QUOTE="Marko, post: 855938, member: 210"]Part of the problem here is that they stock their booths with JUNK. Now I know one person's junk is another one's treasure, but I am talking stuff thrown out at yard sales. I went to a heavily advertised antique mall a few weeks ago for the very first (and last) time. They are close to my favorite flea market, and lo and behold, all kinds of junk that didn't sell at the flea market is there. And the prices were sky-high. AND- in the middle of this long, hot, humid, wicked summer NO AIR CONDITIONING. Just a few fans in the huge vaulted warehouse of junk. </p><p><br /></p><p>It would be nice if there were actually antiques in a mall, too. The prices need to be reasonable. I can go to yard sales and flea markets myself and pick up the kind of stuff I see at much better prices... The only reason I go is to find mistakes. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here it is pretty seasonal. If you are near the ocean, rivers, lakes, etc., people are going to be there in the summer. Fall and winter are better.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marko, post: 855938, member: 210"]Part of the problem here is that they stock their booths with JUNK. Now I know one person's junk is another one's treasure, but I am talking stuff thrown out at yard sales. I went to a heavily advertised antique mall a few weeks ago for the very first (and last) time. They are close to my favorite flea market, and lo and behold, all kinds of junk that didn't sell at the flea market is there. And the prices were sky-high. AND- in the middle of this long, hot, humid, wicked summer NO AIR CONDITIONING. Just a few fans in the huge vaulted warehouse of junk. It would be nice if there were actually antiques in a mall, too. The prices need to be reasonable. I can go to yard sales and flea markets myself and pick up the kind of stuff I see at much better prices... The only reason I go is to find mistakes. Here it is pretty seasonal. If you are near the ocean, rivers, lakes, etc., people are going to be there in the summer. Fall and winter are better.[/QUOTE]
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