Comments on: Why People Stop Collecting – The Final Word http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/why-people-stop-collecting-the-final-word Get the Most from Your Antiques & Collectibles Fri, 24 May 2013 18:02:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Joyce Rau http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/why-people-stop-collecting-the-final-word/comment-page-1#comment-9688 Joyce Rau Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:21:29 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2490076#comment-9688 Gerald, I can so emphathize with you. When my children were small my husband and would take them on trips and invariable stop at some roadside Antique/collectible shop. Like Kelly, they spent countless hours "waiting", not allowed to touch, as we scoured the shops for treasured items. Little did we know then our real treasures were our children; they are older now and have all move out of the house and I am left with a museum and a lifefime of memories. I am having trouble moving on surrounded with all of these memories of the past and so have decide to make a clean break of it and clean out once and for all. Though difficult for me to let go of so many things associated with many happy years with my children growing up, I am finding that the more I let go the more free I feel. Gerald, I can so emphathize with you. When my children were small my husband and would take them on trips and invariable stop at some roadside Antique/collectible shop. Like Kelly, they spent countless hours “waiting”, not allowed to touch, as we scoured the shops for treasured items. Little did we know then our real treasures were our children; they are older now and have all move out of the house and I am left with a museum and a lifefime of memories. I am having trouble moving on surrounded with all of these memories of the past and so have decide to make a clean break of it and clean out once and for all. Though difficult for me to let go of so many things associated with many happy years with my children growing up, I am finding that the more I let go the more free I feel.

]]> By: Kelly http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/why-people-stop-collecting-the-final-word/comment-page-1#comment-9329 Kelly Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:12:08 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2490076#comment-9329 Hello Gerald. I am deeply sorry to hear about your situation.Would it be possible to keep the store open only on certain days and sell on line?Or possibly lease part of the store to someone? Kelly Hello Gerald.

I am deeply sorry to hear about your situation.Would it be possible to keep the store open only on certain days and sell on line?Or possibly lease part of the store to someone?

Kelly

]]> By: Maggie http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/why-people-stop-collecting-the-final-word/comment-page-1#comment-9318 Maggie Sun, 28 Mar 2010 03:54:29 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2490076#comment-9318 Gerald: I'm so sorry to read your post. I think the older and/or more ill we get, the more trouble we have moving forward and letting go of the things that we think make us who we are. I try to remember that everything changes and when it does, normally better things come forward. Things come full circle. The economy is so bad people just don't have the disposable income they once did. But they will again. I know the pain of aged family members to care for and the emptiness that fills many of our days. I hope there are happy days in your future, sincerely. I would suggest, and only suggest, that maybe giving of oneself would bring peace and contentment to your heart once again. There are so many ways in which to share yourself and in doing so fill up the voids in our own lives. Things are just things, love and friends are the true valuable assets we have. Hang in there sweet man. Gerald: I’m so sorry to read your post. I think the older and/or more ill we get, the more trouble we have moving forward and letting go of the things that we think make us who we are. I try to remember that everything changes and when it does, normally better things come forward. Things come full circle. The economy is so bad people just don’t have the disposable income they once did. But they will again.

I know the pain of aged family members to care for and the emptiness that fills many of our days. I hope there are happy days in your future, sincerely. I would suggest, and only suggest, that maybe giving of oneself would bring peace and contentment to your heart once again. There are so many ways in which to share yourself and in doing so fill up the voids in our own lives.

Things are just things, love and friends are the true valuable assets we have. Hang in there sweet man.

]]> By: Gerald Gonske http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/why-people-stop-collecting-the-final-word/comment-page-1#comment-9291 Gerald Gonske Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:56:12 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2490076#comment-9291 Harry & Antique community: With much sorrow and saddness i have come to the end of my life....i am so depressed. I have been in the Antiques Business since 1982. Yup, in my case have parents who are know in Retirement Home and aging very fast. Frail and just day to day. I have absolutely no one that even has the slightest interest in what im doing running a Beautiful little Antique Shop. Have been proudly selling to the world over the years. I am at the end. Can Not see any future for me. Devestated, even my lawyer told me to close the business.___have sisters that have no care about continuing what i have been doing. Close the business no life, No wife, equals no son, no daughter...nothing to live for. gerald Harry & Antique community: With much sorrow and saddness i have come to the end of my life….i am so depressed. I have been in the Antiques Business since 1982. Yup, in my case have parents who are know in Retirement Home and aging very fast. Frail and just day to day. I have absolutely no one that even has the slightest interest in what im doing running a Beautiful little Antique Shop. Have been proudly selling to the world over the years. I am at the end. Can Not see any future for me. Devestated, even my lawyer told me to close the business.___have sisters that have no care about continuing what i have been doing. Close the business no life, No wife, equals no son, no daughter…nothing to live for. gerald

]]> By: Kelly http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/why-people-stop-collecting-the-final-word/comment-page-1#comment-9288 Kelly Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:57:17 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2490076#comment-9288 As a child, I spent countless hours following my mother around to various flea-markets and antique shops.I dreaded it.When a store was spotted,I knew instantly that I would be standing around for at least 2 hours looking at things I could not touch.I could never understand why my mother was driven to collect so many pieces. I grew up and didn't care to collect anything.I lost my career due to illness and faced a financial crisis.How was I going to support myself? I found myself at a garage sale looking for linens as they were affordable. I also spotted a few pieces of Cambridge glass.I walked over, picked it up and was delighted at it's beauty.The clarity and color made me feel happy for a brief moment,so I bought it! When I came home,I began to research to find out the pattern and maker.I found it and about fell over when I saw the sale price.I began picking up a piece here and there and decided to try and sell a piece or two myself. From there I began to sell full time and found a niche.It dawned on me that those long hours of standing around looking at that boring old glass served me well decades later. I also began to collect,so my experience as a child came full circle. In the last two years,I noticed a great majority of sales were overseas, and this alarmed me.I realized that I was selling pieces of American history and in time there will not be much left.This heightened my desire to collect. I also decided to involve my daughter and grandchildren.I allow them to touch and enjoy these treasures.I tell them about the history of each piece and encourage them to give some of my things as gifts to their fiends hoping to encourage a new generation of collectors and maybe rekindle the interest of former collectors. Let the children touch and hold.Implement collectibles into their lives and show them how they can be of benefit.Teach them everything you know and share the history.This is one way to sustain the tradition of collecting and American history. Kelly Williams Vintage Vine Antiques Oak Grove MO. As a child, I spent countless hours following my mother around to various flea-markets and antique shops.I dreaded it.When a store was spotted,I knew instantly that I would be standing around for at least 2 hours looking at things I could not touch.I could never understand why my mother was driven to collect so many pieces.

I grew up and didn’t care to collect anything.I lost my career due to illness and faced a financial crisis.How was I going to support myself? I found myself at a garage sale looking for linens as they were affordable.

I also spotted a few pieces of Cambridge glass.I walked over, picked it up and was delighted at it’s beauty.The clarity and color made me feel happy for a brief moment,so I bought it!

When I came home,I began to research to find out the pattern and maker.I found it and about fell over when I saw the sale price.I began picking up a piece here and there and decided to try and sell a piece or two myself.

From there I began to sell full time and found a niche.It dawned on me that those long hours of standing around looking at that boring old glass served me well decades later. I also began to collect,so my experience as a child came full circle.

In the last two years,I noticed a great majority of sales were overseas, and this alarmed me.I realized that I was selling pieces of American history and in time there will not be much left.This heightened my desire to collect.

I also decided to involve my daughter and grandchildren.I allow them to touch and enjoy these treasures.I tell them about the history of each piece and encourage them to give some of my things as gifts to their fiends hoping to encourage a new generation of collectors and maybe rekindle the interest of former collectors.

Let the children touch and hold.Implement collectibles into their lives and show them how they can be of benefit.Teach them everything you know and share the history.This is one way to sustain the tradition of collecting and American history.

Kelly Williams
Vintage Vine Antiques
Oak Grove MO.

]]> By: Karyn Shaudis http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/why-people-stop-collecting-the-final-word/comment-page-1#comment-9277 Karyn Shaudis Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:41:22 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2490076#comment-9277 Thank-you for your informative articles on why collectors stop collecting. My story is much the same as many others before me. I closed my warehouse and store when my husband became ill. All of my nieces and nephews got to take what was meaningfull to them with the provision that if they tired of the item they could sell them and the proceeds were to go to my son. When my husband died and I sold my larger home to move to a senior apartment complex in Northern California I found that there was no room for my treasures. Going from 4000 sq ft. home of space to 1200 sq. ft. made storage the only option. After almost a year of $9180. of storage fees I realize that the items were out of sight and out of mind. I have taken some cases and wall space in a local antiques mall with the intent of disbursing my treasures. My website is now filled with items I had traveled around the world chasing the thrill of the hunt. The joys were great traveling with other dealers and friends to places far away and interesting. Life adventures that give memories that last a life time. I think they were more important than the treasures found. The stories attached to each trip were laughable and precious. What was, was and what is, is. I am hoping others will enjoy the beautiful items and they will bring whimsey to their lives and make them sigh at the joys of havings such lovingly collected items. Best regards, Karyn Shaudis Nightingale Antiques Sonoma County, California Thank-you for your informative articles on why collectors stop collecting. My story is much the same as many others before me.

I closed my warehouse and store when my husband became ill.
All of my nieces and nephews got to take what was meaningfull to them with the provision that if they tired of the item they could sell them and the proceeds were to go to my son.

When my husband died and I sold my larger home to move to a senior apartment complex in Northern California I found that
there was no room for my treasures. Going from 4000 sq ft. home of space to 1200 sq. ft. made storage the only option. After almost a year of $9180. of storage fees I realize that the items were out of sight and out of mind.

I have taken some cases and wall space in a local antiques mall with the intent of disbursing my treasures. My website is now filled with items I had traveled around the world chasing the thrill of the hunt. The joys were great traveling with other dealers and friends to places far away
and interesting. Life adventures that give memories that last a life time. I think they were more important than the treasures found. The stories attached to each trip were laughable and precious.

What was, was and what is, is. I am hoping others will enjoy
the beautiful items and they will bring whimsey to their lives and make them sigh at the joys of havings such lovingly collected items.

Best regards,
Karyn Shaudis
Nightingale Antiques
Sonoma County, California

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