IS IT WORTH GOING TO ANTIQUES SHOWS NOWADAYS?

I think a lot of people are just selling on eBay these days. There are a number of Molly's Dens springing up along the South Coast but decorators pieces and shabby chic are creeping in there too

It really depends on the purpose of your visit. Hunting a feelgood
bargain, buying to sell on, or buying something nice to keep, at a
"retail" price.

The days of going to Newark and Swinderby on the first day in
the dark, snow and ice, and filling the car before daylight, are a
distant memory now.

I've drawn a blank at the last 2 Edinburghs, Hardly anything at the
Doncasters this year, Got a couple of bits at the last Uttoxeter.
It's thin on the ground at the fairs these days. It's all down to luck,
but as I've said before, I'm reluctant to pay a premium "trade" price
for early entry to a fair that has already been raked over by the
stall-holders the day before.

The boots have taken over for the bargain hunter. Got loads at the
first two Yorks, can't wait for all the local ones to get going in the
next few weeks, and got 2 boxes full, just going round a few local
charity shops today.