The Situation: Getting Back into Antiques as Covid Slowly Regresses

Has it regressed yet? I'm always hearing different things. Anyway, this whole thing threw a wrench in my tire as far as my business at the time. People stopped buying antiques and vintage items. Crap.

It's fine - this isn't killing me - but the market, I believe, is going to go back to buying more luxury type items atleast somewhat soon. Not ten years or anything. More like six months. And just as luck would have it, I have an inventory of antiques ready to go.

I want to start teaching you guys where to find good deals on antiques, jewelry, and things like that. A good thing to check out is estate sales. It seems half and half; some want too much for everything, some are letting things go for nothing.

I've seen real, antique silverware sets selling for $150 or so that I didn't have that day!

Ok guys, one more. You can make money from gems and precious metals. Obviously (I'm a numbnuts). Where do you get that for under retail? Thrift stores. Go in there with a magnet after reading up on identifying silver, gold, and the most common gems. I've purchased diamond earrings before for $2.99.

Vintage Tiffany's necklace on top of a huge chunk of Amazonite. It's hard to see but it's a teal color.

Mind you - it's a real skill to tell the real thing. Don't be afraid to learn. Ask questions. In this profession, you can't know enough! Trust me!

I will say this. I've had months where I've made a killing and then I've had months where nothing happened. Maybe I bought all of the good stuff up or sometimes I felt people would watch me and copy what I'm doing. More competition. However as long as you know what to look for and you get in and out, you should have no problem bringing in $1,500 a month when you first start. You can ofcourse do it part time.

- Rokas 'Roscoe' K.