They didn't graduate from the research and experience school! As a former antique dealer myself, who owned a 2,000 s.f. antique mall, I must relate the other side of the issue, and that is when people come in wanting to sell something of little value but think it is a valuable treasure because it was their grandmother's. I have been asked to pay ridiculous prices for common goods. Usually the would-be seller has never seen another example of the item in question, so it must be a rare find and I am just trying to 'rip them off'. John Robles
"Loran T. Hughes" <[email protected]> wrote: On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 14:37, Phil O'Keefe wrote: > Yeah, a lot of antique dealers are in the wrong line of business. > Amen! What gets me is seeing a piece set in an antique shop for YEARS, never getting marked down, never moving. Makes you wonder what school of business they didn't graduate from. Loran _______________________________________________ Phono-l mailing list [email protected] http://t2.cwihosting.com/mailman/listinfo/phono-l_oldcrank.com From bruce78rpm Thu Mar 11 17:10:38 2004 From: bruce78rpm (bruce78rpm) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:36 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Phono buying in 1975... References: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> I am convinced that there are some folks who display items at antique malls or shows that really do not care whether they ever ever sell anything at all, but rather are just content to display their ridiculously priced so-called treasures for all to gaze at in wondrous amazment, including their rare and one of a kind $25.00 78rpm recording of "Smiles" by Campbell & Burr on the Columbia Label. ----- Original Message ----- From: "john robles" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 5:59 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Phono buying in 1975... > They didn't graduate from the research and experience school! As a former antique dealer myself, who owned a 2,000 s.f. antique mall, I must relate the other side of the issue, and that is when people come in wanting to sell something of little value but think it is a valuable treasure because it was their grandmother's. I have been asked to pay ridiculous prices for common goods. Usually the would-be seller has never seen another example of the item in question, so it must be a rare find and I am just trying to 'rip them off'. > John Robles > > "Loran T. Hughes" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 14:37, Phil O'Keefe wrote: > > Yeah, a lot of antique dealers are in the wrong line of business. > > > Amen! What gets me is seeing a piece set in an antique shop for YEARS, > never getting marked down, never moving. Makes you wonder what school of > business they didn't graduate from. > > Loran > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://t2.cwihosting.com/mailman/listinfo/phono-l_oldcrank.com > _______________________________________________ > Phono-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://t2.cwihosting.com/mailman/listinfo/phono-l_oldcrank.com
