2/19 Front Page Mpls Star Tribune - "Antique, collectibles market takes a hit" (1 Viewer)

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2/19 Front Page Mpls Star Tribune - "Antique, collectibles market takes a hit"

J. Louis Karp, owner of Main Auction Galleries Inc., holds a Marx camouflaged 1930's toy airplane at e his business in Cincinnati. Across the country, collectibles dealers and antiques appraisers are delivering bad news, and feeling pain themselves. The reason is simple: potential buyers are outnumbered by desperate sellers.

Here is the complete article
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/39853112.html?elr=KArksUUUU

 

[glossman]

Re: 2/19 Front Page Mpls Star Tribune - "Antique, collectibles market takes a hit"

J. Louis Karp, owner of Main Auction Galleries Inc., holds a Marx camouflaged 1930's toy airplane at e his business in Cincinnati. Across the country, collectibles dealers and antiques appraisers are delivering bad news, and feeling pain themselves. The reason is simple: potential buyers are outnumbered by desperate sellers.

Here is the complete article
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/39853112.html?elr=KArksUUUU

Thanks very much for posting the article.

The "take home message" is to look after the sellers now.

 

[Spitfrnd]

Re: 2/19 Front Page Mpls Star Tribune - "Antique, collectibles market takes a hit"

Yes it is interesting but once again I would note that I can't seem to find any desperate sellers for things that interest me and desperate is of course relative.

 

[bromhead]

Re: 2/19 Front Page Mpls Star Tribune - "Antique, collectibles market takes a hit"

I cant seem to fined desperate sellers either,,also in certain 1/1 scale autos