Comments on: Brimfield Antique Show.

By: Augustine Spader

Augustine Spader — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:58:12 +0000

My fear is forgetting to change the oil so we change it when the odometer hits 5,000 mile increments. I have a toyota with 170,000 that just got an oil change and will get another one at 175,000 miles. The oil comes out pretty clean and the engine has had no issues. My goal is 250,000 miles on this car (1995 Avalon).

By: shaun

shaun — Mon, 16 May 2011 02:17:20 +0000

you obviously should hire someone to do your shopping for you ..or just go pay someone to make what you need…perhaps go to pier one imports for cheap items..
antiques are not for everyone.. you have to be a collector..looking for a certain decor piece..and/or enjoy the hunt of looking for items at the brimfield show ..you can go buy your pub chairs from a decent furniture store 200-400 each ..or find the real antique ones for about that price ..or perhaps lower..by working a deal with the dealer who owns them (something you cannot do at most retail stores)….I can tell from the photo that this was a dealer named Jay who is a very well known antique dealer..He is no carnie folk person..just a guy making a living who does 15-20 shows a year from coast to coast..
as for the japanese ..guess you didnt notice the large European crowd of buyers with them ..they were the ones that saved the show for most dealers with the exchange rate they were getting….and for carrying merchandise you can leave your items with most dealers and drive your car or truck up to get items when your done for the day ..or hire a porter for a few bucks to haul it for you..I have been a dealer for 20 years and also a spot away from Jay ..I enjoy antiques for the history/quality/craftsmanship of the piece as much as the hunt to find them …Its not for everyone (like yourself obviously) but sometimes the memory of the trip is not where you went ..but how you got there

By: Edna

Edna — Thu, 12 May 2011 20:05:52 +0000

I can’t haggle and I hate dust but I love “antique-ing”.Maybe because it reminds me of the house I grew up in,furnishings from oma and opa and great aunt Rae,all with that modern ’70′s lamp and turquoise stove.Hell,is 50 years old considered an antique? Uh Oh…..

By: Creed

Creed — Thu, 12 May 2011 15:38:09 +0000

Again.. HILARIOUS. I agree. I don’t get the whole “antique” culture.
Check Craigslist for your furniture. Local people. Good prices. And, you can still feel like you’re “recycling” stuff instead of buying new

By: heather

heather — Thu, 12 May 2011 14:56:56 +0000

I love Brimfield! and any other odd antique/flea market affair. I was at one at the Washington County fairgrounds a couple weekends ago and found a box full of old dentures that was being sold for $175.

By: Helen

Helen — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:36:03 +0000

That picture is scary – Thanks for the nightmare I will most surely be having this evening.

By: Michael Cocca

Michael Cocca — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:15:55 +0000

Matt,
If you need any big pieces of english furniture, I always use Period Picks on rt 9 on the way to Hudson. You get off the Hudson exit,of I 90, and it is right there on the right. Bruce has the stuff, and likes to make deals.Am i an old jewish lady?????
Michael Cocca

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 12 May 2011 12:41:15 +0000

@Sarah. Yes.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 12 May 2011 12:28:49 +0000

After all is said and done, did u get what you needed?

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 12 May 2011 04:54:56 +0000

Matt, your sense of humor rocks. Old Jewish ladies love antiques as well.