Comments on: Trust: The Value of One’s Word in the Antiques and Collectibles Business http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/trust-value-of-ones-word-antiques-collectibles Get the Most from Your Antiques & Collectibles Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Bill Castle http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/trust-value-of-ones-word-antiques-collectibles/comment-page-1#comment-20930 Bill Castle Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:56:01 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2491853#comment-20930 I think this also has a lot to do with the decline in prices of certain items, cookie jars for example. There are so many impostor imports (mostly from a certain, giant Asian country) that it becomes difficult to be sure you're getting the real deal. There are two sides to this. When I'm buying an item, I have to really look it over to be sure I'm getting the real deal. Then, I have to factor in how hard it will be to sell because my customer has to trust me in turn. Of course, some of the decline is due to the recession, but I firmly believe this lack of trust has a downward effect on prices too. I think this also has a lot to do with the decline in prices of certain items, cookie jars for example. There are so many impostor imports (mostly from a certain, giant Asian country) that it becomes difficult to be sure you’re getting the real deal.

There are two sides to this. When I’m buying an item, I have to really look it over to be sure I’m getting the real deal. Then, I have to factor in how hard it will be to sell because my customer has to trust me in turn.

Of course, some of the decline is due to the recession, but I firmly believe this lack of trust has a downward effect on prices too.

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