Why Antiques Are Not Selling?
Why Are Antiques Selling for Less? .. . Another Reason Antiques in General Are Not Selling as Well, Is Because Baby-Boomers Are Downsizing Their Homes, and...
Why are antiques selling for less? ... Another reason antiques in general are not selling as well, is because baby-boomers are downsizing their homes, and flooding the market with antiques and other furniture. Add to that, the fact that many more people are buying open concept homes which don't require as much furniture.
Are antiques losing value?
Plummeting Prices
By some estimates, antique furniture has decreased by 45 percent in total value over the past 15 years. Once-hot commodities struggle to find buyers and, when they do manage to sell, can see up to a 70 percent drop in price.
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Why are so many antiques losing value?
Informed buyers are far less likely to overpay or at least enter into a transaction without being informed on market data. What that means is more buyers are less likely to feel their "antiques have lost value" because they entered the deal at a more informed price point.
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