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To: Fresh Wind

Estate auctions are great places to buy older furniture and antiques. That is where the antique dealers buy. I bought my first dining set at an estate auction. It was made by Ethan Allen. I also bought a bedroom set for $400. Brand new it would have been thousands. Generally if solid wood furniture has lasted 50-100 years, it will probably last your lifetime.

I would be a little scared of buying upholstered furniture because you can not tell if it is infested with fleas or bedbugs.


90 posted on 10/21/2014 10:01:00 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: woodbutcher1963
Estate auctions are great places to buy older furniture and antiques

Mrs WBill just did that, picked up a couple of dressers for $100.

I was a little dubious, but shouldn't have been. They're both solid cherry. Gorgeous pieces of furniture, that we'll be giving to the grandkids a million years from now. A couple of nicks and scratches (they've been used) but nothing that won't come out with a little work and elbow grease.

Great deals to be had....I'm convinced!

Only complaint that I have is that they both weigh a $%$%#@$ ton. Whatever money my lovely wife saved, will go to repairing the hernia I got hauling them in the house. :-)

130 posted on 10/21/2014 12:12:58 PM PDT by wbill
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