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<p>[QUOTE="clutteredcloset49, post: 118316, member: 85"]Welcome to the board.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You should buy because you like and enjoy the items you buy.</p><p>Not because you think they will fund your retirement.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many of us here are in that retirement age bracket. When the economy fell in 2008, the antique market collapsed as well. I own a B&M, people decided it was time to downsize their collections and make money on them. Didn't happen. The market was flooded with real antiques as well as "collectibles".</p><p><br /></p><p>The only thing I can advise - buy the highest quality you can afford, as that is what holds value. Every thing else is just fun.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="clutteredcloset49, post: 118316, member: 85"]Welcome to the board. You should buy because you like and enjoy the items you buy. Not because you think they will fund your retirement. Many of us here are in that retirement age bracket. When the economy fell in 2008, the antique market collapsed as well. I own a B&M, people decided it was time to downsize their collections and make money on them. Didn't happen. The market was flooded with real antiques as well as "collectibles". The only thing I can advise - buy the highest quality you can afford, as that is what holds value. Every thing else is just fun.[/QUOTE]
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