News-Antique.com - Feb 16,2009 - Bad Economy is Big News for the Antiques Trade
For the last 35 years it has been my opinion that antiques are a sound investment "providing you know what to buy".After surviving three recessions in my career with little stress ,I am now more than ever 100% convinced that my theory is correct & sound .At this past Christmas season ,when the news of our economy was rather dim,I thought that perhaps ,this Christmas will not be like the others , that maybe this will be the bad economy to end all economies!As Christmas was slowly approaching ,business was very slow & there was a lack of holiday spirit in the air.Just as I was starting to think that this year may indeed be different , something remarkable happened.My website orders started coming in at a remarkable speed,it was totally exhilarating & of course inside I was patting myself on the back & saying I knew this would happen ,I felt it in the depths of my very being & I also felt a bit embarrassed that some little part of me was about to side with the public opinion.So many interesting things happened.About 50% of the holiday sales were from long time repeat customers ,25% were just shoppers who found what they were looking for on my site & the last 25% were first time antique buyers.Now this is where it gets interesting:This group had no experience or knowledge of "Quote Antiques"They picked objects that were beautiful &that they found interesting-most of these people were so honest , forthright & apologetic about the questions that they had on they're mind & what they're agenda was .Most often they started out by saying ,"I am so impressed with your vast inventory of such high quality items"Most would go onto say that they don't know much about antiques ,but have been hearing about how the antiques & luxury goods market stays stable in hard economic times.I felt really good about about people putting they're faith & trust in me ,to steer them in the right direction & to help them make the right investment choices.Right now is the perfect time to start investing ,your future return on your investment will always be greater than what you will net with a bank saving account.If you are interested in hearing more on the subject of investing in antiques send me a quick email to sign up for the next in the making news letter@ bdolphin@tidewater.net & watch out for the grand opening of my new website currently under construction www.bluedolphinfineantiques.com
Linda Bassano
Blue Dolphin Antiques
164 Atlantic Highway
Northport Maine 04849
207-338-3860
Toll Free 888-261-6980
www.bluedolphinfineantiques.com
www.goantiques.com/bluedolphin
