Comments on: Haunted Antiques: Do Some Items Retain Ghostly Emotions of Original Owners?

By: Mary Paquette

Mary Paquette — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:07:03 +0000

I enjoyed this article about the haunted? doll. How about a haunted dollar bill, My father passed away 11yrs ago. A nurse gave my Mother a folded dollar bill my Father had in his hand when he died, she gave it to me and I put it in the kitchen draw way in the back. My Daughter was digging looking for change, and she came across the dollar bill, and asked if she could have it, I said yes. She has a large coffee can that is filled with change and dollar bills. I bought a kitten, 6 weeks old. She roams around the house, In the middle of the night my daughter heard paper rustling,she put the light on and their was this little puff ball digging in the coffee container. She had the dollar bill in her mouth! yes, my father’s dollar bill, she walked out to the kitchen, my daughter followed her. she dropped the dollar bill near her water bowl. Every time we put it back in the coffee can she would take it out, so it is now on the floor where she eats. Does it smell like my father? But it’s been more than a decade since it was handled by my father. So strange

By: Michelle Cooper Staley

Michelle Cooper Staley — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:51:43 +0000

WOW!!! I love all the comments and stories. If I can scientifically prove that an item is ‘haunted’ then yes I do put that in the description of the item. I think that any energy that is attached to an item might be stronger under some circumstances such as location and other items around it. So while I might have strange things going on around an item if it is removed or even moved to another space that activity will diminish or cease. If I can capture high EMF readings around a non-electronic item then I do let it be known. As for using ‘ghosts’ as a marketing ploy…. I am sad to say that I no longer have my business in that particular building. I still visit when I can and the current tenant reports similar activity.

By: Kathryn Levenson

Kathryn Levenson — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:53:48 +0000

My daughter was so creeped out by the doll story that she didn’t even want to see a picture of it. We had some poltergeist activity when I was a teen. Apparently it is common around preteen and teen girls for some reason. I also saw the Titanic exhibit but remember more awe at the things that were preserved than fear or nausea (I was an archaeologist so maybe that made a difference). I have no idea for any explanation of the goings on in your shop. I know from my experiences that whatever the explanation, stuff happens…

By: Marian Whitcomb

Marian Whitcomb — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:22:10 +0000

The spirits get angry when one uses them for a marketing ploy.

By: Tina

Tina — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:14:46 +0000

I to was an antique dealer for over 30 years and heres one of stories. My husband bought me a 1930′s vanity. It was part of a larger set the bed the dresser and a large wardrobe. The set was beautiful. The other pieces were sold already. We bought it from an antique dealer we knew very well. I started noticing a cold spot in front of the vanity and our luck took a turn for the worse. I started having nightmares about the vanity and a woman and she killed herself in front of it. This went on for weeks. I couldnt stand it anymore and we went to see the dealer. To our surprise the rest of the set was back. I asked him if he wanted the vanity back to complete the set and he said NO!I asked why he refused to answer. I said well I want to sell it back to you and he said look I dont want it back. I said let me guess the set is haunted by a woman whom killed herself? He was stunned. How did you know? I have been having nightmares about it for weeks now. The story was true and everyone bought their pieces back. We finally sold the vanity. But the story doesnt end there. 2 weeks after we had gone and seen the dealer his shop burnt to the grown with those pieces still there.

By: Mary Ann Hope

Mary Ann Hope — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 01:38:16 +0000

Michelle’s shop, My Granny’s Attic, was action packed. I was a dealer there and experienced some hard to explain things. The basement really creeped me out.

By: Stephanie Cowell

Stephanie Cowell — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 01:04:41 +0000

I absolutely believe that places and things can hold something of their previous owners. I am a historical novelist and I feel so much from objects owned or touched by people I am researching. At an antiques exhibition I leaned over a display case with personal things belonging to Oscar Wilde and felt I was physically being pulled into them. I felt my little female body becoming his large body and that there was something tragic in the things; he had a tragic life at the end. I had to pull hard to stand straight and back away. This has happened several times, my sense of falling into things. My family and friends just shrug and know that’s me!

By: Upstate New York

Upstate New York — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:44:21 +0000

Dear Ms. Stanley,
Do you advise the potential Buyer that the item may be haunted? I would think that it would be only fair to do so.

By: MaryLou

MaryLou — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:37:59 +0000

I think there are many things in the universe that we cannot explain using our normal logical thinking. We can’t even fully define life force/spirit/soul or whatever it is that makes each of us a living being. I have also had paranormal experiences and find your story very believable. Thank you for sharing.

By: Michelle Cooper Staley

Michelle Cooper Staley — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:05:28 +0000

Hi Deb,

I read your comment to my daughter as she was with me when we went to the Titanic exhibit at the Luxor and your experience is very much like the one we had. Her’s was a little more extreme but after talking to one of the employees after we toured the exhibit he went on and on about stories he had heard from customers and other employees.

I agree with your theory on why this happens. Be sure to check out my blog from time to time as I will be posting more information and hopefully the results of an upcoming investigation of the shop.

Thank you for reading my article and taking the time to leave a comment.

By: Ethel Gates

Ethel Gates — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:55:36 +0000

I believe one word in the article: Whackadoodle! There’s a logical explanation for everything.

By: Deb Kauffman

Deb Kauffman — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:20:11 +0000

Dolls have always creeped me out. My mother used to buy dolls for me from the time I was very small. I hated each one of them and would hide them in my closet, behind couches, anywhere where I didn’t have to look at them!

Yup, saw the Titanic exhibit in Las Vegas. I got physically sick at certain places, but nearly fainted at the sight of children’s shoes, awful feeling. I’m NO psychic, but the fear, terror and pain was almost palpable there.

NO doubt in my mind that objects and locations and houses can be haunted. Anything that evoked a strong emotion in a person, can absorb that emotion. We all are made of pulsating matter, from flesh and blood to inanimate objects, and all have have magnetic and electrical systems. Just makes sense to me that somehow, everything is connected.