Top 5 Items That Have LOST Their VALUE! These Items Were Supposed To Help Us Retire?! ~ Antique Talk
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- Mike talks about 5 items that used to be money makers now they have plummeted in value! We had blast making this list but would love to hear your top 5 of items that aren't worth what they used to be!
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Top five items that have lost their value: Honesty, integrity, respect, loyalty and manners.
Love This!!
Yep.
Kudos to you Keith....well put.
These things were never really as valuable as people claim, because along with all of them came a big pile hypocrisy.
And personal responsibility
I’m TOTALLY taking advantage of the “down with brown” furniture STOOOPIDITY that is going on out there. We moved recently to another state, and I brought very little with us. I have completely furnished a 2,800 sq foot home in brown quality
or antique furniture for $3,200! I’m delighted to have things with a soul. The dovetailing, the wood smells, the delightful carving, the gorgeous hardware... I don’t want furniture made of sawdust and glue. Fortunately, the “trends” and I don’t agree, and that works really well for me. :-)
That's awesome! Congrats!
Wow, you should give us a tour! Congratulations
Painting old furniture is a crime against humanity, should be punishable by death.
Agreed! Living in an Air Force/Army town, you can buy quality furniture as the older generations moves south our downsizes. All you need is a truck and young guys to help you load!
@@deadordreadfist343 AGREED.
Walmart wanted $385 for pressed wood TV stand. I went to a local store here and got a really nice cabinet that I put under our TV solid wood for $300
Perfect!! Reject walmart 🤣
The problem with beanie babies was they never said how many they made of any particular beanie baby; they would just say the purple octopus is rare but you never knew wether there was 10 or 10,000
That is true and probably just a ploy to make people think they were rare
We had a bunch at our business. WE had a Jerry Bear that ended up being the office Chihuahua's favorite toy. Some customers would remark about it, but the dog was happy. That was in the late 90s
The lesson is: collect what you love.
Memories over money
Yes!!!
My mom and aunt thought I was nuts buying 1950s lamps and furniture on the cheap in the 70s but I loved it.
Marbles!
But love what you collect.
Those Precious Moments things always gave me the creeps anyways...
Haha I could see how the would do that 🤣
YES.. and the wood looking resin stuff with hearts? Yuck. But then again, I do not like Hümmel either.
I was given a Precious Moments bible in high school that creeped me out so bad I had to cut out all the illustrations. The whole style was in the poorest possible taste.
@@erichodge567 🤣
I always saw them as tacky things that no one needs - dust collectors, garbage dump fillers, objects of mindless consumerism, bobbles to amuse the plebs...
I have a house filled with primitive antiques, and I would never get rid of one piece of it. It was passed on to me from my parents, and I love it!
That's awesome! Enjoy those pieces
I also love my old passed on furniture. My kids don’t want my stuff as they would rather buy other peoples old stuff. At least it will get recycled.
You are sooo lucky.
I was talking from my husband’s siblings didn’t want any of the furniture that’s been in the family multiple generations.
It’s free furniture that’s built better than any of the crap at the stores today.
We got pretty much all of the antiques handed down in his family: our dining room table, the hutch, our daughter’s bedroom set, our bedside tables… all of it has been in the family for a couple generations…
Yes, they would rather go out and either buy antiques themselves or buy newer stuff.
It’s pretty crazy
What about buying things because you like them. Once a woman in a flea market said to buy and collect things you like because you like them. I hate reducing everything to dollar value. It cheapens everything in and about your life.
Very True! We always live by the motto of Memories over Money
My takeaway was this video is aimed at people who want to buy and/or sell and make money. He had another video telling people what not to throw away. Great information, thank you.
He said they lost their value. That doesn't mean you shouldn't buy it. Heck a couple of times he even said now was a good time to buy these things, since they're going for so little!
I have a collection of 24 beanie babies and I am not taking less than £40,000 for them
@@ianarmstrong1636 I have a mean wife and I would take a dollar and a quarter for her. OBO
It always seems to me that people who collect because they believe their collection will increase in value usually wind up losing money. Those who collect what they like at least get to enjoy their stuff even if it doesn't appreciate.
Oh our collection is for love not for profit but I totally agree with your opinion
So true and they always pick stupid stuff anyway. I no longer give my real opinion, but, know they're stupid.
Agreed
Agreed. Plus, NEVER STRIP AND REFINISH ANTIQUE WOODEN FURNITURE!! Kills charm and value goes down the drain. Clean it up; feed it with proper Howards and other wood foods. The charm is in the wear. Same with patina on brass - NEVER POLISH TO MAKE IT LOOK “NEW” - loses value and history and charm.
You can also learn these lessons from watching Antiques Roadshow. Imagine stripping and revarnishing abraham Lincoln or Napoleon and Josephine’s chairs and furniture? Understand?
Always collect what you love. If it ends up not having the monetary value there is still pleasure gained from the object itself.
I tried to get a young friend of mind to get furniture from a consignment store, but I couldn’t get her to understand why, yes it’s used, but it’s really well made. She bought from big lots because it was the same price as consignment but it was “new”. One year later the stuff is falling apart. 🤷🏼♀️
Hopefully a lesson learned for your friend
Maureen Karkos, unfortunately most people today don’t understand what makes a quality piece of furniture, which is why they buy poorly made furniture. www.homerefinery.com/best-furniture-brands/
Maureen Karkos That's exactly why I love older furniture. I have only 2 pieces of new furniture in my house. Some pieces belonged to relatives, some to family friends, and some gorgeous wood furniture I found at a thrift store. It was only 20 bucks for a huge wooden tv stand with carved decorations and 10 dollars for a solid wood end table with elaborate carvings. The end table weighs a ton, but I love it.
Shush ! Let them keep buying the new crappy furniture.
Discourage them and tell them that "used" furniture is covered in germs and biological detritus.
Don't ruin it for us who love quality made antique furniture.
God help us the day it becomes trendy and chic because its "retro ".
But it was easy to buy... ordered from amazon or picked up from ikea. Let them keep it.
New sub here. I have appreciated antiques since I was 16 (63 now). I'm encouraged by this young man's appreciation of the the beauty, value and workmanship of vintage pieces. I once bought a gorgeous cedar chest from an antique consignment shop and was so intrigued by its history, I asked the seller to please contact the owner to give me background information and that I loved this piece so much. Weeks later, I received a beautiful anonymous handwritten letter explaining that it was made in 1932 in Appleton WI for a lady getting married as a hope chest. She was glad that I loved it and asked me to take care of it. That made my day💝
That is awesome! The story means so much to these pieces! Glad you have a story to share for such a great piece
What a great back story.
Wow 👏 🥰
In high school someone tried to tell me that they would pay their college with beanie babies. I laughed.
😂😂 definitely not
I worked at a McDonald's during the beanie baby craze and we told customers they couldn't just buy the toy, which you could do on any other toys, because we would run out, and we also weren't going to dig for specific items. You got what was in the bag. This McDonald's was in an affluent neighborhood and the moms were buying 10 happy meals at a time. Some would take the food and dump it and others would just ask for the bag and toy and skip the food. Crazy times.
yeah, and thats not how it works with collectables. your family gets them and one of the grandkids goes to college on the profits from the beanie babies.....
I heard those kinds of things, too and was amused. Ty was making *millions* of those things, to be valuable, it had to be unique. "But they're going to retire each one!!!" It still seemed, with the number manufactured, that one of them being rare was slim.
@@1Letter23Numbers. I got the whole collection for 3 dollars at a garage sale. I just like them.
I hate to see beautiful pieces of furniture ruined by someone covering it in paint it breaks my heart there's nothing quite like the lustre of well cared for old wood
Totally agree
The only time I have painted is if the furniture has good lines and design, but has been damaged to the point that a translucent finish is not possible.
Agree
This is your opinion. I hate dark furniture. Our house is dark so the furniture should be as light as possible.
@@solidstate9451 You could paint walls in a light colour, improve your electric lighting and still have darker wood as a contrast. also, the flooring choice makes a big difference in how light a room reads.Of course it is a matter of opinion. Anything regarding decor is all about opinion.
Pet peeve of mine - people who buy a piece of furniture and paint it stark white, then rub the corners off and call themselves miracle workers. Pinterest is chocked full of these abominations. I've seen fantastic furniture makeovers where the paint and top coat finishes were tastefully and skillfully chosen and the hardware was treated or replaced tastefully and the results were truly stunning. These people paining furniture white, that hideous light blue, turquoise, etc, then rubbing the corners off and calling it an improvement are nothing short of vandals. Rant over, I feel better now.
Hah I agree!
I thought I liked that white painted furniture for a time. Then my mother in law gave me 2 beautiful antique dressers and an icebox. Glad I didn't fall into the painted furniture trap.
Yep! Shabby chic is pure garbage
I'm certainly glad we are not all alike. It would make for a dull world.
I paint as a last resort. Replacing veneer is just terribly expensive. I’ve done it twice on mid-century furniture. You have to have respect for the item and repurpose with discrimination. What’s the point if it’s going to end up in a junk shop ten years on? And if you’re going to paint you really have to know what you’re doing. Those old walnut and pine pre-computer desks look good just waxed with all their imperfections, which are usually few. Add a piece of marble on top and extended legs makes for a great island. Twin beds are easily made into one daybed.
Use your head and plan first.
If I see another headboard bench I’ll scream.
I never liked the idea of buying something marketed "as a collectable".Am I alone?
I never had any interest in things that were made as "collectables" with no other purpose for their existence. "Ephemera" is much more interesting, as they are items meant for actual usage, often with no expectation they would be around very long. Items that have meaning from their practical usage. Items with actual history.
No, you're not alone. Items produced with the single purpose of being collected, no. I don't get it.
Everything is collectible, doesn’t mean it has or will have value.
Nothing ever marketed as a collectible has actually become a collectable
Nothing ever marketed as a collectible has actually become a collectable
This dude knows his stuff. When I got married I furnished my house with antiques and didn't spend more than $650 for anything. Now I have nice quality wood furniture that will still look nice 25 years from now. The only thing I wouldn't buy as an antique is a sofa. Antique sofas just weren't made for sitting watching TV-our ideas of comfort are different today.
Thanks!
Forty years ago, my wife and I were on vacation and stopped at an antique furniture shop south of Billings, Montana. It was an old red barn and it had lots of fantastic old furniture. I asked the guy who owned it where he got his stuff. Did he go to old pioneer homes? He shook his head - there's nothing out there, he said. He told me that twice a year he drove a big bus down to Los Angeles and bought it all there. Just as we were leaving, I asked him who he sold it all to. People from Los Angeles, he answered.
🤔 interesting
Oh, I got that wrong. It was just south of Missoula, not Billings.
😏
Reminds me of a trip to Europe I took with by college buddies. We found this rickety old guitar shop in London packed full to the brim with vintage guitars. One of my friends bought a well played but beautiful sounding 60s vintage bass. He’d never seen anything like this place. On the way out we asked the owner where they find all these vintage guitars.....he said “the U.S.”. That was a long trip for that bass to end up back where it started. Heck, maybe by now it’s back in London.
Fred, that is a great story! I laughed hard.
Thanks!!
I've been a cabinetmaker for 46 years and have sold pre-civil war antique furniture for years also. The market for true antique furniture is selling for penny's on the dollar. At 70 I don't think that antique furniture prices will ever come back in my lifetime. I pity the folks that have to strip these painted pieces in 30 or 40 years but I'm glad that I won't be around.
Agreed, and it is the baby boomers who still cherish these fine antiques, on a good note, my Millennial daughter is now a convert and has agreed to take 3/4 of my antiques to furnish her new home. She sees the value in antiques as a true investment, fine quality, and long lasting pieces of furniture.
If I had money I would have you build me some beautiful things 😍🥰. Unfortunately I don't have the means. With the 0 waste movement starting to take serious shape maybe quality and built to last will make a comeback as a rebound from rampant consumerism
Do you have a storefront and do you undertake commissions from the public? I'm always on the lookout for high quality craftsmen.
@@jamesdalton3082 I don't have a storefront but I do have a 2,500 sq. ft.. shop and lumbar storage . Yes I do commission work. What I do is repair, refinish, restorations and commissions. You might like my web page. The email isn't working now but click Contact and you'll see my address and phone number.
furniturewithhistory.com/
I need your contact info..!!!!
The other thing that's affected the wood furniture market it the current fad of people wanting mid century modern and in general modern furniture. I'm with you though, I love natural wood antiques. My 120 year old house has all it's original natural woodwork, and I love it. Not gonna remove it or paint it all white like everyone else is doing now.
Good for you! Natural wood will be back in style before you know it
The Roseville pottery is gorgeous. Maybe I can afford it now. I'll add that I love wood furniture and hate the painted stuff too. I have a friend who is so proud of her silver, painted bedroom set (that she did herself) and I flinch whenever I see it. My mother passed away from Covid in March 2020 and we had to give away antique dressers, bookcases, etc. because no one wanted them. We had a free day after the estate sale and people took them. I had no room for them and it was sad.
That is sad to hear. Sorry for your loss
I hate the fake furniture from the box stores. It's made of particle board, cardboard, flimsy crap with plastic filler.
Yes I agree
That sounds like Ikea, or a typical modern car that's made to last 30,000 miles before it starts falling apart.
sara chaney...not to mention have to "out gas" the chemicals in them before you put them in your room.
@@denisepfahl3147 Out gas? Please elaborate.
True, and the new houses of today constructed hastily are of the same caliber.
What were the top 5 collectibles in 2020? Sadly -- Toilet paper, bullets, canned food, N95 masks, and cash.
🤣🤣
Everything you listed except for the cash , people are afraid to handle it and use plastic .
Gold
You forgot silver and gold.
Hahaha! Good one...
As someone who's not young and not old, I totally see the furniture thing. Most modern houses have large closets with built-in storage, so dressers are just things that take up space. The same goes for large bed frames. The only bedroom furniture still in fashion is the bedside table/nightstand. Moving to other rooms of the house, things like china cabinets and curios don't have a place in younger folks' homes because they don't collect as much of that kind of stuff. Entertainment centers and living room storage (CDs, DVDs) are almost totally obsolete. Coffee tables have been replaced by large ottomans in many homes.
On the other end of the spectrum, well-made kitchen tables and chairs will continue to be in demand, but the kitchen is the place to entertain, so fancy "dining room" sets will not see much interest. Working from home is here to stay, so well-built desks/tables will stay popular, but not so much for oversized desks that have dozens of drawers. Also, there will always be some demand for well-built rocking chairs.
Wow I love the way you took a look at this from a logical perspective. Most people just get angry that it’s painted
Brown furniture in the UK is basically firewood! As an example I recently bought a Georgian (200 years old) corner cupboard for £50. It was a huge piece being over 5 feet tall, and made of oak. It needed some slight repairs, but was basically useable and was bought for pocket change!
That is the market right now
Good Lord people don't throw away your heritage like that, you'll be desperately sorry
I'd say the number one would be all those national geographic magazines people collected for a hundred years thinking they'd be worth a fortune by now
Good addition
They're called "the Yellow Peril" by librarians and charity shops. You can hardly give them away.
Before you toss any old magazines someone else may have collected make sure to flip through the pages.
I know a family that found over 10 thousand dollars in bills in their grandfathers old magazines.
Luckily they were Playboy and the boys cleaning out the stuff got curious :) True story.
@@valvenator People should do the same with old books and boxes as well. I was helping a friend clean out her mother's multiple storage units. She had all sorts of left-over boxes and said that her jewelry was in them. When the house was cleared out, it must have been hard to tell which boxes were empty and which boxes had one or two small items in them. We found some of the jewelry but I bet that other boxes had just been thrown away without checking the contents. The mom thought that the late father's adjustable hospital bed would be saleable because they had paid a lot of money for it and it was in "good shape." The heck it was! It was old and dusty! The dad had been using it for over 20 years. The mattress was stained and the adjustable base had holes in the vinyl covering. I can't imagine that anyone would ever want it to put another sick person on. I had to pay my son and a neighboring teenager $20 each to carry it out to the dumpster.
If anyone has a spare copy of June, 1964, I need to replace one that got wet.
Hats off to you for valuing solid wood furniture! Painting it decreases the value .
Thanks!
What if you make it yourself, and it's not crap? Mid price furniture from the mid-Century comes apart outside. Some of my furniture is painted, but not my bottle collection "Hobbietat" and a corner hutch I gave to my neighbor for Hula stuffs.
I agree, it just ruins lovely pieces of furniture
sometimes stripping and refinishing will decrease the value too. It depends on the piece and what condition it was in to begin with.
We had a buttermilk green painted dresser from the 20s. The finish was meant to be painted obviously because the wood of the drawers doesn't match. It took my sister months to strip that finish...good lead based paint for sure..in the early seventies not a concern. I have an "antiqued" dresser from the 60s that is still going strong. I mix these pieces with old family wood ones.
I completely agree with you on the wood furniture!!! In my day too, you bought wood furniture once and that was it for life. It’s classic. Keep on selling it!
That's the best part about the antique pieces. 🙂
I love to restore antique pieces of furniture. The few pieces that I have found in second hand stores and have refinished have been with us for many years.
Great info btw. 😊
Thanks Eliel! We are the same way with antique furniture
I was recently talking with the owners of another local estate sale company who has been in it for a long time. One made a comment that absolutely floored me, " When I go into an estate now, to do an estimate, the last thing I want to see is antiques. You can't get what they're worth and no one wants them." I was flabbergasted, while I don't entirely agree, I can see where she's coming from which is depressing because I love antiques!
well let me know when you have a house full of antiques...I ll meet you there.
I mean let me know when SHE has a house full of antiques to sell, would love to scoop those up.
People who live in one-bedroom condos, and they're a lot of them, do not need large furniture of any kind or antique knick-knacks. Porcelain figurines that were very collectable back in the day are just considered dust-collectors by twenty and thirty somethings.
Hopefully that changes
@@redparrot53 I'm 59, and I love my one bedroom place. It's easy to maintain and I still have things that have sentimental value. I still have magnets on my fridge that my kids made me 30 years ago. It's a choice that makes me happy. So you saying it's crap is total BS.
@@redparrot53 to each their own... Not everyone is in that place i' life where they can have a lot of space and they can claim as much as they want 'I would never... ' , the bank account says otherwise and it may take time for them to reach your level of space....
@@redparrot53 Never say never. I work in a nursing home. We have residents who had the big house and lots of things suddenly sharing a single room.
I consider them dust collectors too. Ditto "cups and saucers" and other china. BTW I am 73 but my home is contemporary.
I'm with you on lovely, old, real wood furniture. I have a dining room set, a desk, numerous small tables and a bookcase from North Carolina that are over 100 years old. I love every item and how solid and beautiful it is. My house is 125 years old and all the wood is original and never painted. For me wood exudes richness and joy.
Very Cool and couldn't agree more
Same! The craftsman style homes with original woodwork is just chefs kiss!
I went to an estate sale, and there was an accolade for the man’s work as the marketing director for Franklin Mint in the mid 90s. Not a single Franklin mint item in the house.
I love old wood furniture - but most houses aren’t designed to accommodate the size of the pieces without being overwhelmed
That is true
Any piece of really old wooden furnature with drawers will hold at least 50% more as compared to more modern pieces of the same size. The old wooden dressers used the space much more efficiently. Plus, they hold up to the abuse your kids will put them through, so you don't have to replace them every couple years. So, while modern dressers tend to be smaller, most people end up with multiple dressers to hold what would have been held in 1 old wooden one, and together, end up larger then the old wooden ones. There's a lot of different styles of antiques, not all of them are large and bulky.
Anything marketed new as "Collectible" (Ex: Franklin Mint plates and other junk) will never be worth anything.
Mostly true
Oh, that stuff will be valuable one day--in the 22nd century!
Yep,, including that Funko garbage... From day 1 that stuff was garbage
well my one ounce silver Father's Day medallion in 24kt gold is worth more than the $2 I bought it for...LOL
I agree with this. Like in the case of Barbies, people buy these mass produced "collector" series Barbies and hoard them and then there is a million "New in Box" Barbies saturating the market. They aren't worth much at all now beside of the few that were made in limited quantities. Often the play line toys become worth more money because it is harder to find a well kept or new doll (most of those get opened up and played with).
I want to scream every time I see somebody has painted a fine old piece of solid wood
I know me too 😠
20 years later they will be striping the white paint off
Yup I know and ill be the one doing it 😂😂
Better than it getting thrown away.
You have to remember most, not all, of the pieces being painted are messed up, chunked out, it takes tons of repairing, putty, sanding to repair then the paint brings it back to life while covering all the damaged areas. Many people take broken pieces and incorporate together for a one of a kind. I look at it as saving the “real” furniture instead of throwing away! Of course intact beautiful antiques not being appreciated for their craftsmanship is a shame! I figure it’s like an old house, save what you can, restore what you can, reglaze and repaint or strip but unfortunately you can’t save it all because of aging, damage. I’m excited that people over the years are incorporating vintage & antiques ( even spruced up) in their decor more than they used to.
I love REAL wood furniture! My grandfather was a carpenter so I guess that's where it came from.
Miss you Grandpa!!! ❤❤❤
You are my type of person I hate painted furniture love the look and smell of real wood
😃
Oh Pardon me but that isn't unpainted wood furniture you smell. I just farted
Absolutely very little painted in my house and truthfully anything produced post 1980s was made in China anyway
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I think a lot of younger people today like living in rooms that seem "staged" as if from a catalog layout or an HGTV show, but utterly lacking any items of personal meaning, history or even real quality. It's more about achieving a look or scheme versus really having a palpable attachment to or appreciation of the furniture & decor...
Very True Statement! Hopefully we can change that perception
@@66uniqueantiques Amen! Pop
MovieJon...yes very sterile environments today in decorating.
Well said.
Agreed! The young people of today want their house to look like it came right off of HGTV. When you look at their walls, their decor is from a furniture store or hobby lobby. I wonder if my children will appreciate that a famous artist of their time hand-painted the pictures that are on my walls?
Pianos. I hve owned several, still have some. Occasionally someone asks me what his old piano is worth. I say, "Sight unseen, it's a $50 piano." He'll say, "Geez, it's old, but it's nice I thought it would be worth a lot more than that." Then I deliver the bad news. ""$50 is the price you will probably have to pay someone to take it away."
We have had to break the news to many people the same way. You really are paying someone to take it rather then paying them for the piano
I wish I had room for one
Unfortunately the value in many old pianos is in the ivory. I think we've all seen "skinned" keyboards on pianos set out for garbage day.
I actually had this happen.
Mahogany upright my mother got for high school graduation. Original ivory keys. Paid someone 50 dollars to haul it away.
Yes, we actually dismantled one in our living room to make the pieces small enough and light enough for us to get it to the dump. We even had to buy the tool which turns the pegs to loosen the strings. All this was the cheapest way of getting rid of it. It was actually quite an interesting venture. We found out how it was made and could see why it wasn’t worth anything. It wasn’t super high quality materials, just not worth repairing.
Here in the UK 'brown' furniture is suffering the same fate. A great shame, I really love wood, I learned a lot about wood from my Dad who was an old-school cabinet maker. He designed, built, hand veneered and polished his creations. We must never lose these skills.
I agree! I believe it will come back around as everything usually does
I firmly believe the value of antique furniture will come back one day. It will be "discovered" by a future generation. Also I love to hear you say "give it away". I get much more satisfaction out of giving things away rather than accept an insultingly low offer.
I agree!
I don't sell any of my possessions, even cars. When I'm done with or no longer need something, I find the right person to give it to.
As an eBay seller (and buyer) for 21 years, and antique lover, your observations couldn't be more spot on. Well done!
Thank You!
I quite Ebay, about 16 year's ago when shipping got so expensive .
Try Etsy...better quality goods, prices are higher
Back in the day, my brother "invested" probably $30k in Beanie Babies and after he passed I really found out that the monetary value profound. However, The local VFW (Heroes) in Redmond, WA. include a Beanie Baby in every box they send out to our "kids" in the military. As these were older, many were of the generation the soldiers might have had as a kid. They in turn often re-gift their not quite stuffed toy to the local kids. I was told the kids (You know, those short people that get into everything.) have been known to try to keep our gift giving troops safe by pointing out IEDs.
My feeling with any purchase is buy what you like, for what you think it's worth. Then you'll never be disappointed with market fluctuations.
Good insight!
My mom has so many pieces of American Sweetheart pink and white depression glass. No one wants it anymore, and the price has gone down. It's so beautiful and precious. She has a whole table setting like 8 piece from years and years of finding piece by piece at thrift stores and estate sales. It's sad to see no-one wants antiques as much any more.
Yea it is but hopefully they come back stronger then ever
I don't know about Precious Moments -- I hate 'em too, like your wife! -- but a neighbor of mine had to go into Assisted Living last year, and she had hundreds of Royal Doulton figurines. She bought them from some "collector club" and she had all the receipts -- $150 each plus shipping! -- and she had spent thousands of dollars over 20+ years on this. She was very proud of her "collection" but could not take them all to a small Assisted Living apartment.
Her daughter in law was excited, thinking the "collection" was worth a fortune....only to check eBay and local dealers, and find out they were worth $10-$35 dollars each AT THE MOST.
In other words, it lost value tremendously. Now, if you love something -- buy it, use it, look at it, display it, enjoy it -- but don't kid yourself or your family that it is some rare valuable thing.
Anything made in series of 10,000s and sold online or via magazine ads -- is not rare at all -- and the market is saturated. Plus the kind of older lady who loves those things .... is today at retirement age or older, and not buying anymore. Younger people have no interest in ceramic trinkets!!!! (or dolls, stuffed animals, china, silver, brown furniture, etc.).
Only buy things because you LOVE THEM and will get pleasure out of owning or displaying them IN YOUR LIFETIME. You want to leave an inheritance to your kids? buy real estate, or gold coins or something.
Yep… that’s why I have a few willow tree things, but I don’t collect all of them…
They were given or bought for specific purpose to represent something or celebrate something …
I don’t need to collect all of them … I just need the ones that mean something to me
I knew the good times were over when the Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Museum closed because nobody went there anymore.
Same with the Liberace Museum in Las Vegas. Such a loss. 😢
Thats always sad to hear
@@markmh835 I can’t tell if that’s sarcasm or not.....
@@martyzielinski2469 -- No.... not sarcasm. The Liberace Museum in Las Vegas (which I toured) housed so many valuable artifacts of this consequential man's career: cars, pianos, stage costumes, art, etc. Proceeds funded music scholarships for college students. But the museum was far from the Las Vegas Strip in an inconspicuous building (s strip mall) so hardly anyone went there, so it eventually closed. Hopefully the collection is still intact and in storage.
@@markmh835 To each his own I guess. While I have no beef with Liberace..........a museum? Seems to me a bit much, in remembrance of someone who was already.....a bit much.
My mom collected beanie babies just because she loved them. To this day she pulls out bears for every holiday (major and minor) and sets them out on display. That's the way a collection should be. Something that brings you joy. Enjoyed your video!
Couldn't agree more!! Thanks for watching
Check out Tasting History with Max Miller. Each episode features a different Pokémon doll in the background. His partner collects them.
My mother had tons of beanie babies. She gave them to me and my wife and daughters gave them the kindergarten and preschool kids they teach. Those little kids were so happy to get them.
What a great story
We moved and had to downsize. Sold a 52inch round quarter-sawn tiger oak claw foot table in like new condition. Sold at auction for $53. Made me physically ill.
Sad to hear that
Selling at auctions can be dangerous. Buying at auctions can warm the ❤.
As an antique dealer, l sadly acknowledge the fact that brown furniture has lost it's appeal.
I was asked last Summer to donate to the local annual church antique auction.
Needing space, l happily donated an Eastlake solid oak heavily carved 6 piece bedroom set...beautiful. !!
On the day of the auction l was gobsmacked when the bidding stopped at $160. 00 ..!!
That set will last forever, yet nowadays people are happy to pay hundreds of dollars for a bed set from
IKEA, that is put together with staples.
So sad. ☹
@@christinecatt5391 Possibly, they want disposable crap for the same reason that Japanese houses are effectively disposable. Earthquakes make preserving houses a waste of time and effort, so they make cheap houses and get new houses every few years. Like people who rent their cars rather than run them until they have to be junked after 15-20 years.
Man wish I had been at that auction, I love those tables, but now you can't even have a auction (wuflu) and my small business has been shut down most of the year. I have No $$money to buy those things
My house is full of antique wooden furniture. Bow-fronted chests, armoires, writing bureau, sideboard ... Dovetail joints and brass handles aplenty. I love it!
That is awesome! Ours is the same way, uniques antique pieces look so much better then the new junk
@@66uniqueantiques
And the new junk falls apart. If the front doesn’t come off a drawer, the bottom falls out.
Exactly
Buy quality not quantity. Don’t follow trends. Design the way you want, keep it simple, avoid clutter, avoid carpeting (holds dust and bacteria).
Good advice
Excellent attitude. Superlative live view.
Furniture is difficult to sell because new homes actually have smaller rooms than older homes. It’s hard to shoe in the big beautiful pieces. Also, people are big and the chairs and bed frames are small. The last and most significant reason is families have gotten smaller. Instead of 10 grandchildren fighting for the heirlooms, two or only one wants the old things. The supply chain has become inverted, too much stuff and not enough heirs to find it valuable. Stagflation.
That is very true as well. Good observation
Good points. I know . when we’ve gone to . museums and they had the tiny little furniture on display from several hundred years ago...to think people were sooo much smaller than we are today...I know we’ve become an overweight society .
You must only live around small homes??? All the new homes in my area are HUGE, big rooms, big garages, double HVAC systems,
with hi-tech things you can operate from your phone.
I cant afford these homes or the taxes, but they sre still building them by me.
@@VoklstWestie I read that’s only way builder can make a profit. $$$ per square Ft. So many regulations.
People are twice the weight they used to be..( so much obesity ) and much of the older furniture was made for more slender. Some people don't even fit in the chairs, or center of sofas, beds break when they sit on it
When my parents died, they had a lot of beautiful antique furniture. Beautifully crafted and detailed... the appraiser came in and said, "$300". We thought it would be in the thousands. He said to replace or insure it, it would be in the thousands. However, because people want IKEA and stuff they don't have to take care of, or kids can bang up, the market for good furniture has dried up. So, if you're looking for REALLY GREAT furniture, look around at second hand and antique stores, because you can pick up some beautiful pieces really cheap.
I never wanted my parents' furniture, because I was more of a mid-century modern guy. However, I did take a few pieces and they are show stoppers that everyone comments on. You don't need a lot of great furniture, just one or two pieces that look amazing.
I agree!
What about mid 1800 real wood farm furniture I would like to clear out some space. I have ladder back chairs, tables and a couple of hand made rockers. Real pieces.
Thanks! A weird anomaly . . . I bought a few Beanie Baby bears at a yard sale for 50 cents each to give to friends as dog toys. One was ripped apart quickly. A neighbor saw two others and said WAIT! Turns out they are rare "error" bears worth something. We're going to split the profits, but identical error bears are selling from $200-800. If we clear $50 each, I'll be way ahead, and all because of my neighbor's eagle eye!
Nice find!
My dog loved Beanie Babies! Shredded many.
Hi Mike, On the subject of wood furniture. I'm a woodworker, and the only color enhancement that I use on my stuff is boiled linseed oil under the finish. Several years ago I started doing work for a lady who painted furniture. The final straw was a cabinet for a very high end Victor phonograph. Solid South American mahogany, had the brass plates etc. The most wonderful thing was it had an acoustic sound chamber speaker system in the lower part of the cabinet. All this needed was the turntable & arm to make it worth a small fortune. I replaced the turn table shelf, took off the brass, tore out the speaker system & replaced with a wine rack. This
was IT! no more destroying classic wood to be painted and sold to stupid unpreaching young Turkeys. I don't do her stuff anymore.
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Wow good for you! A piece like that doesn't need paint you did the right thing 😃
NO is a great word we need to use more often; I would probably ask what are you going to do with this piece? Oh boy good for you not selling to these ignoramuses. Some furniture that is cheap wood veneered I dont mind if they paint it...but painting the beautiful wood pieces you describe is a sacrilege. It will probably end up at Goodwill someday.
The phonograph worked and she had you tear it out ?! 😰😭. The sacrilege🤬!!!! Some vintage Victorian nerd would have paid premium for that 😳
I feel the same way about antique treadle sewing machines that get taken apart to be converted into a table.
It sounds like Ebay took the fun out of collecting because you don't get the scavenger hunt feel of going from shop to shop looking for treasure. Now you just type and it's all there.
That is true
I remember some advice heard on an edition of Antiques Roadshow many years ago. That was do not buy antiques/collectibles if the your purpose is to turn a profit, buy them because you genuinely love having them around. Makes sense to me.
Yea! Memories mean more then money!
Dolls. My elderly mother collected dolls for about 20 years and had about 75 of them when she died in 2015. She once took my wife aside for a talk about their value to ensure that we didn't undervalue them when she was gone. We literally couldn't give them away. Dolls she had spent about $7000 on were sold for about $300 (there were one or two that had retained some value).
Dolls have fallen dramatically
My mother was the same. My dad still hasn't addressed the doll issue after 10 years, so there are dolls in his attic and spare rooms that are probably rotting away into trash. None of us want them and they're worth nothing, though she invested a ton of money into them. I decided that they gave her pleasure--she finally had the dolls she never had as a little girl, so they were worth whatever she spent.
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I had a space at an antiques and collectibles store. I bought several dolls from a collector for $12 each and could not sell them for $18. The guy I bought them from said he and his mother paid hundreds of dollars for each doll. They were beautiful. He also asked me if I wanted to buy Winross trucks. I said no, I couldn’t sell Winross trucks for more than a few dollars each.
Shame, shame, shame for trying to put a literal, worthless fiat currency evaluation on your mother's passion! They were PRICELESS. She probably knew what course of action you'd take after she was gone, thus the "Talk".....I would still have them, on full display, if it were my mum!
Yes, wood furniture is beautiful. I inherited two beautiful, large pieces, and brother, I ain't painting them!! Wish I could afford to have them refinished, but no worries; they and I are aging gracefully together.
That's all that matters! 🙂
It's such a shame so many people have no taste in furniture.
Actually, people have no taste in anything.
@@millerforester6237 that's a very general statement, but unfortunately there is a lot of truth in it.
These people have no-one to blame but themselves
it's not that they have no taste - it's that they listen to the "influencers" and the "influencers" are all about buying things. so longevity is a lost concept.
Buy what you love . I have a houseful of gorgeous walnut furniture. Eastlake Victorian is my favorite.
Glad I found your channel. We are lucky to be living in a time where old wood furniture is unpopular. I have been scooping it up myself. The masses never cease to amaze me with their brilliance these days. A guy can literally follow them around and pick up the money they lose.
I know! Thanks for watching
The wood furniture thing kills me too. My home is furnished exclusively with antique and vintage furniture. We buy pieces even if we have to put it in the basement bc we just personally value it so much. There’s not a single piece of furniture in my house that’s new. This furniture will last forever basically and it’s special
That is awesome to hear Heather! Thank you for preserving those antiques
I made the mistake of buying a new bedroom set, and I seem to be able to chip the soft wood just by looking at it. I dropped my Duncan Phyfe dining table once and it barely made a dent.
Last year I inherited several pieces of antique furniture that have been in my family for generations. I am in the process of stripping and refinishing them all. If good fortune (and good judgement) prevails, several more generations will be able to enjoy them after I am gone.
You can't buy family history in stores.
That is awesome! Good for you in keeping that history alive
I remember when Beanie Babies were "Hot"and long lines formed to buy them.Six months in to the craze, an investment guy on T.V. said "all they are worth is the heat they will generate when burned to warm your home if you need to not freeze to death.."
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If you're going to "refinish" a piece, you might as well paint it. The goal is to restore, never refinish. A good cleaning and maybe a coat of a good quality furniture oil is all wood furniture needs. If you're using anything that strips or removes the finish in order to refinish, you are killing any value your piece may have had. Our home is filled with old pieces, some antique, some just old. But rarely do we ever purchase a new piece of furniture. You can never get the same character or life in a new piece...
Very true
Unless damaged refinishing a piece cuts its value substantially though. As the old story went, a guy buys a Louis XIV chair for $1400.00, had it refinished and reupholstered and then it was worth 400.00!
If you buy furniture expecting it to increase in value over time, don’t. Buy what you love. Pass it down to family. Many of my most cherished pieces were bought by great grandfather already painted from flea markets. My dad would strip these old bedroom sets down to their original mahogany glory.
Thank you for always sharing your knowledge in such a friendly yet professional manner.
Thanks Linda! 🙂
My grandmother died recently. My mother was convinced that her "antique" dresser set was terribly valuable. I could immediately tell it was not. The back was all plywood. It may have been 100 years old, but it was the 100 year old version of IKEA.
Yea that is always disappointing
Yup, just because something is old does not nessecarily mean it's well-made or worth anything. Cheap stuff, shoddy workmanship, and crap have always existed.
My Grandmas bedroom set from 1917 was not the best on the market, but....I still enjoy using it. Its not perfect but the triple mirror vanity is cur vy, beautiful and useful. The tall dresser has a special drawer for every type of garment and the hardware is intricate with separate locks. The standard chest of drawers has another carved mirror and the top has a built in jewelry box. I'm so grateful to have it.
Old does not mean valuable.
Wait a minute. That was the incredibly rare ply-o-back circa 1905. It's worth $25,000. What'd you do with it?
We’ve become a throwaway society, what did anyone expect. Surprised Barbie dolls and Hummel figurines weren’t on the list.
We are hoping to change that perception.
jim adams Barbie dolls are hot collectors items, and hummels are classics still worth their value. My friend used to attend Barbie doll conventions, where you could see every Barbie and her entourage and homes, cars and boyfriends from here to the moon.
@@denisepfahl3147 I still have my daughters Barbie Magical Mansion. It’s a pink Colonial with White trim. Saw it selling for $800.00 on line. Are you seeing that when you’re making your rounds?
All my Barbies are beat up (played with a lot when younger) but I still have 'em, the Barbie suitcases and airplane and 1970 townhouse ... guess my kids will sell ''em when I'm gone
@@denisepfahl3147 I would dearly love to know where Barbies are hot collector items. We have a huge collection from my MIL and can't find anyone that wants them. They are all in the original boxes and in pristine condition.
The good news is that if you’re short on cash you can furnish your home with solid wood furniture on the cheap!
Now is the time to buy
Yes . But as much as I personally prefer wood to look like wood, you can also (a) brighten up a small dingy flat and (b) make disparate pieces look like they go together with a few quarts of cheap paint. For a young couple starting off, this gives them the ability to change the look and feel of their home for little money.
I think the love of plain wood is something you come to a little later in life - perhaps when the kids stop ramming their toys into the furniture and leaving dents that cover up easier with paint than varnish. When we were married we had a cheap flat-pack two-seater couch and a cardboard box for a table. Now, 40 years later? Lots of oak and maple and so on.
I know from watching shows like Antique Roadshow that if there is a piece of jewelry that is old and I find horribly ugly and my wife likes it, it's worth some serious money. 🤔
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💎's are a womans very best of friend's
I'm in the insurance business. I see people passing away or having to go into nursing homes and the kids come in (usually they live pretty far away) and just rent a dumpster to put everything into it. They have no interest in moms/grandmas/ great grandmas old furniture, dishes or linens. They fly in or drive, so they are limited on what they can take back with them.. You can't imagine the stuff I've seen just taken to the landfill. Younger people don't seem to have much interest in old stuff. Things are different now and it's just the way things are. Hang on to that wooden furniture, it may be worth money again. With more and more being thrown away it will become scarce.
We are trying to change that narrative with the younger generation
A lot of us younger folks already have what we need and aren't interested in keeping around more junk, which is mostly what my parents have in their house. Tubs and tubs and tubs of junk.
@@jonathanm4518 Which is exactly what I said.
I like wood furniture too. Unpainted.
The only way to have them lol
Me too. Also I hate particle board.
I prefer unpainted too but the absolute worst is when someone paints wood then hit it with a machine sander to expose raw wood.
the new stuff is junk, give me an old piece that is made from real wood, solid, and will last.
You guys are gonna die when I tell you this, but I've got a chest of drawers dating all the way back to the 1850's in my basement that belonged to my grandparents. When my dad brought it home after my grandmother's death, my mother hated it. It also had a lot of scratches on it, so she PAINTED it with this butt ugly shade of brown paint. She also spray painted the handles gold. I'd love to restore it, but I'll have to learn how to do it myself. In retirement, that would be a bit of a pricey prospect to have it done by a professional. But I SWEAR, I will not use that butt ugly brown paint!!
I never understood the beanie babies craze. I thought they were way overpriced even in the stores.
I agree!
They are a dime a dozen in the thrift shops.
I love stuffed animals and thought they were great $5 stuffed animals.
I never understood beanies. If I find one now I get it for my dog. He plays with it then guts it and walks off. Never tried to consume any part of it just wants to see it inside out 😄
@Jeffrey Johnson
I wouldn’t take them for free. It’s old news but I just saw an old article the other day in regards to the “beanie baby boom”... seems some people took beanie babies super serious to the point of investing in them big time. Apparently it didn’t work out and lots of people lost lots of money. Crazy.
Man, I’ve never seen any wood furniture in local antique stores or junk shops that wasn’t hundreds of bucks. Come to Ohio if you want it.
Interesting
Same here in Virginia. It is not unwanted, it is out of reach to buy for most people.
In WV too but unfortunately these people think if it's old it's a gold mine no matter how unusable. Waterfall dressing tables with missing mirror and hardware, cracked glass shelf, and drawers with bottoms falling out... $800 plz. 🙄
@@BrisLS1 Where in Virginia?
@@stalstonestacy4316 What part of WV?
My husband sold his football cards in 1989. He sold at the highest price. His friends who collected football cards said he was crazy.
To each there own. As long as he was happy that is all that matters
He was, he probably could have gotten more especially from certain cards atleast until 1992-1993
He probably was smart... I invested in Skybox Basketball cards when they came out they were at a premium like.2.99 for a pack of 8. Now an entire set is probably 10 bucks. Atleast I learned how to buy and sell. Haha, I do that today on a larger scale and get paid.
You know something will be a future collectible when your mother or wife want to throw it out
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If you buy something as a collectible, the cheaper it is , means a lot of people buying it .
To have any real potential , it should be expensive to begin with. This limits the amount of pieces available
My wife just threw me out . . . She's gonna be pissed when she finds out I'm collectable.
Yeah. My mum threw out a shoebox of my hockey and baseball cards that are probably worth something now, fifty years later. Don't get me started on the box of comic books that went to the thrift store.....
@@Section5_CdnIntelService As Mike said, those cards and comics would probably give a lot of enjoyment to another generation of kids. That won't happen while you store them in your attic.
Because I once sold a tool bag on ebay, all of a sudden, friends and family beat a path to my door to sell their ‘collector’s edition’ collections that they were sure it was going to pay for their kid’s college education because they’d been holding onto it for 30 years. I would show them what a collection like theirs had sold for and they’d get really upset. Loved you video, sir. Thank you. I LOVE quality antique furniture. Chip board and painted crud stinks!
Thanks for watching
Think about collector plates.
@@Automedon2 yes! And dolls 😕 ugh
"Amen Brother... Amen"
I had an Antique store... and it was amazing to see what went up and down... then the woman down the street took terrible antiques I wouldn't even buy... she'd paint them and make money.... It kills me when someone paints antiques... on the other hand, she was taking bad furniture that needed to be painted...
"To each their own."
Thank you for sharing this great video.
That's for sure Judi! Glad you enjoyed the video
I completely agree with you on wood furniture. We will never see craftsmanship like that again.
I couldn’t agree more
LOL on the Beanie Babies. My wife worked at a Hallmark store which received regular shipments . I would get asked daily by my co-workers when the next shipment was coming. Almost felt I was a middleman for some drug deal.
Hah that's funny
"Top 5 Items That Have Lost Their Value!" #1, a sense of personal pride in your appearance.
Mark malasics holy denims ripped to pieces. what will they think of them in 50 years time.
Dressing well. Women appear to have NO idea or care that their (BIG FAT) asses are supposed to be covered with fabric & l dont mean with skin tight lycra. How did females just decide that tights are pants??😖🤮
I was at an auction in central Pennsylvania a few years ago where a real wooden formal dining room table with 12 chairs was up for bid. A Mennonite man bought it for $50. He had not seen it but just heard “dining room table with twelve chairs”. When the bidding got stuck at $45 he bid $50 and got it. The woman whose possessions were being sold came over and talked with him afterward. She wasn’t bitter. She was happy for him and his family. She wanted him to know that she paid $12,000 for the set. You can’t hardly give away real wooden furniture at household auctions right now.
It is a tough market right now for real wood furniture but hopefully it comes back nexus’s I love the real wood pieces
Ok, "Beanie Babies. Make a kids day, give 'em away." That was good. I like your style, Mr.
Thanks
If you have non valuable collectables marketed at kids, Beanie Babies, sports cards, comics, etc. Hands them out to the kids on Halloween, they love them. McDonald's toys, kids books as well. Keep inspiring.
Oddly enough I’ve just bought an Oak monks bench from the early 1900s it is handcarved and absolutely beautiful. I have recently been on holiday and fell in love with one and did a bit of digging around and found one. Like you I believe in solid wood furniture and I think a thing of beauty is a joy forever not Something that everyone has and not something that will fall apart in 10 years
I see a lot of pieces by Lenox china in thrift shops selling for $5, $7, $9 ... pieces when new cost $60-$100 thirty or thirty-five years ago! I'm talking about that nice ivory colored porcelain often trimmed in gold: vases, candlesticks, picture frames, fruit bowls - in perfect condition!
Yea the market is tough for those right now
You can buy all the glassware and china you want for 49 cents a pound at the Goodwill.
@@mrshammer9293 wow
I use a set of Lenox Rhodora as my everyday dishes! I like rescuing Lenox out in the wild.
@@cecilyerker I've read that you have to worry about the lead content old plates. It bummed me out when I read it because I was going to use my grandmother's old plates and they were on the list
I am so glad to see those damn beanie babies on your list! I used to work at a store that sold them and people were IN! SANE! when new ones would come out. All that abuse of the store employees....karma right back at those folks who always thought they were going to be RICH with those hings.
😂 too funny
I think another one would be cabbage patch babies. they were stupid crazy
The store employees aren't getting any of that karma. They're damaged for life and their value continues to depreciate.
My Mama supported herself by buying & selling. She did pretty good, had an eye for collectibles and antiques. EBay hit and I told her to start listing but she would get a mad face. She told me that eBay ruined the market but I didn’t believe her back then because eBay was still pretty new. Mama retired and then the market for ok’d and collectible stuff bottomed out. Now it’s hard to find something that considered worth buying.
Though tougher there is plenty of great items out there to resell and make a good profit
The value of anything always depends on how much someone really wants something and is willing to pay for it. Almost everyone wants something for nothing anymore, unless they're the one selling it. Then it's another story.
That's true
I've experienced this first hand. My bed thats in the picture with me was bought for $600 . People low ball me for $150 when I set it at $300.
Said during the Ming dynasty - These vases are overproduced, they are going to lose value.
Surprised comic books didn't make it up there. Can't wait for the what still holds value video.
We have a collecting 101 video coming up on comics soon
Beanie babies were never about the company stopping production. What made them such a sensation was that previous to them, if you wanted to get a plush doll for your kid, mabye your girlfriend, it was kinda a "big deal". This culminated in the snobbery of the "Vermont Teddy Bears", where those bears were selling new for $100+. Then TY came along and said, look, you can put a few pieces of stitched velvet together with some beans inside and it's something that has all the same gifting and kid emotional attachment as the $50 teddy bear. And selling them at under $10 is going to be profitable. So people were like, "Wow, they are too cheap. The price is going to have to go up. And TY heard those comments, and went into "limited series" mode. And secondary prices did go up. But stuffed animals do require space, and do collect dust. And people are not staying in the same place long term. They move from house to house nearly every 3 years on average. Pay the mover to pack up those dolls, or give them to goodwill? Most people pick the latter. And from goodwill you get the rock bottom prices. It's that same migrant nature of our society that makes it difficult to move wood furniture. The most common things at estate sales are fine china, wood furniture, and old tools. The china is usually in pristine condition... only used 1-2x per year. The furniture can be good or bad, but is always capable of being restored. But the tools are often pretty rough shape, having seen lot of use. And what sells? The tools... because even with lots of wear and tear, they are much better than the cheap imported stuff that is being manufactured today.
Great Insight Robert!!
The only thing that gives anything "value" is what people think of it. "One man's trash is another man's treasure."
Very true !
Gumbi, your definition of value works for money, too.
@@robertewalt7789 Yep. It works for anything. Nothing has intrinsic "Value". If you're starving, you'd gladly trade a bag full of gold for some bread.
3 out of 5 things you named are collectibles, not antiques. And you wife is right. Precious Moments are just trailer Hummels
I am definitely with you on the wood antiques, forget the Walmart disposable stuff and appreciate the craftsmanship in the real good things
Exactly
i HATE painted furniture too. My Mom used to "pickle" or "antique" furniture, and my Dad and I would just shake our heads.
I love painted furniture. Also love wood stained furniture...it’s ok to have both in your house!!!
Absolutely!
If a dresser is only worth $50 in good condition, why not paint it or do whatever you like with it?
@@Automedon2 my sentiments exactly. My friend was shocked when I painted my mother’s old Duncan Phyfe sp? It’s white now and beautiful. If any of the kids want to strip it and restain..they can. It’s not a valuable antique...only valuable to me because it was my mother’s.
People don't appreciate the beautifully made wood furniture. They think it looks old fashioned. I love it!
Me too!
It 'does' look old-fashioned. The ornate curves🤔🤔🤔 -- no!
I prefer right angles. They fit with ease and I can accessorize with curves. Antiques look over-the-top. I imagine the makers yelling "MORE DETAIL" everytime they thought they were done.🤣🤣🤣🤣
Me to. Sickening to see beautiful perfect solid wood furniture painted .
I gave up on antiques along time ago. I got tired of hearing, "Oh yes! these are very valuable! However, the one you have is only worth 65 cents."
It's crappy to deal with people like that. We always try to make sure all parties are happy when we buy items
Thanks for sharing this as it was most informative and interesting. I never cared much about what the value of our cherished, early 20th century wood furniture might be as I never intend to sell it.
What makes them valuable to me is their usefulness, character and history, as these are inherited pieces as well. To this day, I think of my late Mom every time I open the doors on our 1947 vintage China Cabinet, as she cherished it so much. Pieces like that one also serve a practical purpose of a place to store our China, table linens, bakeware, etc. We live in a rather cozy Condo and we love it for that reason as well. :)
What awesome insight and I couldn't agree more with the memories antiques bring