Dealers in western Kansas have found a way to showcase antiques in their area by sponsoring the Western Kansas Antique Shop Hop April 27-29. Read More +
Dealers entice new antiques shop visitors with ‘shop hop’
Flea Markets & Fairs
Antique doll collectors still attending shows but sticking close to home
After visiting five national vintage doll shows, columnist and expert Sherry Minton says attendance is up and the dealers have been selling. However, show demographics have changed: No longer are shows attracting dealers from long distances and the buyers seem to be from a 100-mile radius. Advertising is concentrated on local fliers, antique shops, newspapers and local TV stations. Read More +
Why the time is right to open an antiques shop
Despite all the gloomy predictions for the antiques trade, this is the place to be says columnist Wayne Jordan. He explains why now is the time to open a brick and mortar antiques shop: Shop owners benefit from low rents, high gas prices and more flexibility than “big box” retailers. Read More +
Garden antiques personalize your collection and your outdoor space
Whether we live in a tract house or a country estate, a trailer or a condo with a patio, we can use antiques and collectibles outside to mold our outdoor world into a thing of beauty. Here are some of the popular antique garden trends as seen by retailers this year. Read More +
Why half your new customers can’t find your antiques retail website: It’s not showing up on their smartphones
With one half of local Internet searches done on a smartphone, it’s time for dealers to check if their shop’s website is mobile compatible. Columnist Wayne Jordan says that luckily, the cost to optimize your site is far less than you paid to create it in the first place. Read More +
Connecticut antiques auction led by vintage jewelry, vintage books and men’s watches
Litchfield County Auctions recorded strong sales Nov. 30, 2011 among lots of men’s wrist watches, estate jewelry items and several rare books. The auction preview opened with a tag sale. The tag sales feature antiques and collectibles offered at discounts ranging from 20 to 60 percent off. Read More +
Antique American Glass and Pottery Show celebrates 40 years
Illinois’ 20 30 40 Glass Society celebrates the 40th Antique American Glass sale March 10-11, 2012 with a glass ID table, door prizes and a new raffle of antique American glass. Read More +
Vendors wanted for Iowa antiques and flea market
The Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting the second annual Spring Fever Antique Show and Flea Market March 30 through Sunday, April 1. Read More +
Antique City returns April 14-15, 2012 with new venue, free admission for young collectors
On April 14-15, 2012 Norm Schaut’s huge “Antique City” Fun Fair will be staged at the Lehigh University Fieldhouse in Bethlehem, Pa. Pennsylvania’s largest and most diverse indoor antiques fair will present 250 exhibitors from 32 states offering everything from furnishings to fine art, jewelry to jukeboxes, porcelains and postcards to dolls and trains to ships and planes. Read More +
Vendors say sales remain strong at San Francisco Antiquarian Book, Print & Paper Fair 2012
For 24 years, the San Francisco Antiquarian Book Print and Paper Fair has drawn bibliophiles together to refine their collections. The fair was Feb. 4-5, 2012. The report from Fair exhibitors was positive. Rosemarie Rustico of San Francisco’s W C Antiques described the first day as “killer busy.” The second day was a bit easier (Super Bowl XLVI might have had something to do with that). Read More +