I think of 1960's stuff, such as furniture and housewares, as well as other items less than 100 years old as "vintage." Collectibles (or collectibles), as I understand the term, is a much broader category, taking in all kinds of little doodads and whatchamacallits, including those produced in recent years. They may or may not be vintage.
As far as getting good deals at thrift shops, sometimes you can find them.
I once bought a gorgeous thick mahogany Empire settee with matching rocking chair in Raleigh at a thrift shop in Raleigh for $400. One elderly gentleman (a customer) was trying to tell me they were fake.
They are probably from the 1880's. I could find only one similar settee online, and that was selling for $1500.
Another time, I saw a beautiful Windsor chair (my favorite type of chair, even though I don't have any) at Goodwill for $20. I didn't buy it because I didn't need any furniture, but I went home and found the maker was the original maker of Windsor chairs in the U.S., and it was worth several hundred dollars. Of course, I immediately went back to the store, and it was gone.
Another time, at another thrift shop, I saw a framed primitive sampler that a customer was carrying around. It looked very old and was probably worth something.
I've also seen antiques listed at good prices by people on Craigslist who didn't have a clue about what they were selling. They don't even know the names of the items or they think they are only 40 years old when they are 100 years old. I guess if they don't know the name of something, they can't do any research on it.
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Originally Posted by TwoWheelMan
By definition...an "antique" is considered to be at least 100 years old...1960's stuff are "collectables"
I always watch the Antiques Roadshow...and they just had an amazing series right here in Raleigh. I grew up with antiques in my home. My parents passed on alot of stuff that I still have. I did not know about Selma so thanks to the poster for that...will definitely check it out.  |
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