http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/13/readers-favorite-junque-shoppes-sacramento-ca/ Products and ideas to remodel your mid century home in authentic vintage style Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:19:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/13/readers-favorite-junque-shoppes-sacramento-ca/comment-page-1/#comment-12299 chriss Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:34:03 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3373#comment-12299 We have a few of those type of shops here in St. Louis. I love that they're here and I stop in them often, but I don't think I've ever purchased anything from them! I just can't figure out how they make any money. There is so much retro/mid century stuff for sale cheap here in St. Louis that I just can't see why anyone would pay so much for it. For example, I paid a dollar a plate for a set (not complete, but getting there) of Franciscan Starburst dishes. One of these shops near my girlfriends home in the South Grand area charges $25 a dinner plate for this pattern! I see them go for up to about $15 - 20 on Ebay, but even that is a little much. I have a "swag light" that hangs from a chain and is an orange glass chip covered globe that I got at an estate sale for $12. They have the same one for more like $150! ::shakes head:: I guess they must sell all there stuff to people on the coasts and just ship it out. We have a few of those type of shops here in St. Louis. I love that they’re here and I stop in them often, but I don’t think I’ve ever purchased anything from them! I just can’t figure out how they make any money. There is so much retro/mid century stuff for sale cheap here in St. Louis that I just can’t see why anyone would pay so much for it. For example, I paid a dollar a plate for a set (not complete, but getting there) of Franciscan Starburst dishes. One of these shops near my girlfriends home in the South Grand area charges $25 a dinner plate for this pattern! I see them go for up to about $15 – 20 on Ebay, but even that is a little much. I have a “swag light” that hangs from a chain and is an orange glass chip covered globe that I got at an estate sale for $12. They have the same one for more like $150! ::shakes head:: I guess they must sell all there stuff to people on the coasts and just ship it out.

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