| Antique furnitures can easily give a character on a | | | | and offer best price for those who can pay cash or |
| simple room or even to the space where it is placed. | | | | through check. |
| For those who are interested on shopping for the | | | | 6. Asking for a lower price by belittling the piece's |
| right antique to spice up their homes, below are the | | | | quality. Sellers would surely appreciate a polite price |
| top 10 mistakes in antique shopping that could be | | | | negotiation, emphasis on the adjective politely, rather |
| avoided. | | | | than pointing out the piece's limitations and bargaining |
| 1. Going out of town for antique shopping and being | | | | for a lower price. |
| clueless about the “in” places. You will need | | | | 7. Splurge on shopping without doing a research. |
| to do a research the best antique shopping places on | | | | These days, the Internet is likely accessible to |
| the town that you would like to go. Certainly it will | | | | anyone and it can surely provide valuable antique |
| save time, money and you can exert all that effort | | | | informations about hot items, price range, history and |
| on deciding what to buy rather than looking for | | | | more. |
| antique stores to shop. Having connections won't | | | | 8. Being giddy about a flawless antique piece that you |
| hurt, you can ask those who have experience on | | | | bought. Basically antiques should have small blemishes |
| buying antiques where they had great deals and | | | | because of the time and history that it has endured. |
| where you shouldn't bother to go. | | | | If the item looks flawless its probably a reproduction. |
| 2. Preferring antique malls over single-owner shops. | | | | 9. Being giddy about a flawless antique piece that you |
| Well, this not a major mistake but shopping on a hard | | | | bought on a high price. Rare antiques generally comes |
| to find single owner shops can give a lot of perks like | | | | at higher prices but be careful because you might |
| more personal service, price negotiation, wide | | | | end up buying a replica. In the case on shopping for |
| selection of antiques and even the proprietor's story | | | | antiques, its not bad to buy an expensive item with |
| that goes with each furniture. | | | | slight defect because the preservation of this item |
| 3. Again, preferring antique malls over single-owner | | | | along with its minor defects makes it precious. |
| shops. Another hassle on shopping at a mall is when | | | | 10. Not asking for the antiques proper care and |
| the owner is not present, you will need to negotiate | | | | maintenance procedures. Investing on antiques does |
| with an attendant who can only give you limited | | | | not stop on buying one. You should gather |
| discount. | | | | information on how to take care of it and at the |
| 4. Forgetting to bring handy items like flashlight and | | | | same time increase it's value. Each item have its own |
| measuring tape. You will need to fully examine if your | | | | requirement in terms of temperature, storage, |
| purchase is worth your money. | | | | cleaning, etc. |
| 5. Paying by credit card. Dealers would often prefer | | | | |