Once upon a time I liked nothing better than waking up early on a Saturday morning to hit flea markets and antique shops. These days, I prefer to spend my weekend mornings drinking coffee in my pajamas. Luckily, the wonderful internet brings the best of vintage shopping to my fingertips - no pants required.
• Two Jakes — We profiled this store back in 2008 and we still return to see what's new. If you happen to be in Brooklyn, you can shop in store - the rest of us can rely on their website for current inventory.
• Second Shout Out — We just profiled this store last week and were wowed by the diversity of their offerings - everything from small accessories to classic cars.
• Rehab Vintage — If your tastes lean more toward vintage industrial, this is the shop for you. From tanker desks to refurbished vintage fans, Rehab Vintage is like scooping up the best of industrial and office furniture from the 1960s.
• Tara Shaw Antiques — Based in New Orleans, this shop specializes in fine antiques – think Louis XV buffets and 18th century cupboards.
• Etsy — They may have started out as a handmade marketplace but Etsy has become a wonderful resource for vintage goods as well.
• Red Line Vintage — Another recent discovery that we profiled last week, Red Line Vintage offers a well curated selection of mid-century goodies.
• The Good Mod — This shop features a great selection of goods. You can browse around or sort by categories like American Modern or Machine Age. If you're in Portland, check out the shop in person.
• Century Modern — As the name would suggest, this shop specializes in mid-century modern furniture.
• 1st Dibs — As much as I enjoyed visiting the 1st Dibs showroom the last time I was in New York, I still prefer browsing from the comfort of my living room.
• Past Present Future — This Minneapolis-based retailer specializes in the best that America produced from the late 1800's through the mid 1970's.
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No thanks. Antiques shopping is a sensory experience. You gotta touch the furniture. Sneeze at the dust (hopefully not). Stand in front of it. Sit in a chair. Hold the picture up to the sunlight for a better look. Ya dig?
Shopgoodwill.com
Never boring. Goodwill stores all over the US put things up for auction that they think might be good. Things range from wonderful to terrible. I've gotten some great pottery there.
ouch those prices on second shout out are wayyy up there.
I would buy a piece of furniture online if it's really something I want , smaller pieces are nicer to hunt for and stumble upon.
I was excited until I went through the first three online stores and saw their pricing. $650 for a used rug, that looks used? No thanks! No pun intended to the shop owners, but lets be realistic here, most people are on a budget and these prices are not reasonable at all.
Great store pics! As a new on line shop i always wonder how people figure out their shipping costs? Where do they get their crates? the right shipping company? I would love to know more about that stuff. I have figured out smaller items but not the larger ones.
I read some of the other comments about pricing. I know some store charge quite a bit for their items while others charge mid line or even flea market prices. One thing I am learning as a new business is that pricing really is an art. There is so much that has to factor into it. As a person who has picked and hunted and waited for the "right" items at the "right price" I sometimes wonder how people can afford or pay hundreds of dollars for a seemingly simple vintage item. The fact is that there are people like who pick and wait, and others who either don't have the time or eye to do that. this is where the vintage sellers come in.
We spend a lot of time money, resources and work on tweeking our picking skills on a daily basis. People are paying for that. AND! we will often revamp pieces which takes time and money.
I think there is a lot to be said for buying second hand, reclaimed, reworked, and repurposed items.
Most times a great vintage reclaimed piece is still less expensive than a factory made new piece made in a unethical factory!
Moxie
aww you guys have nice stuff!
good luck with your new business.
http://midcenturymodernfinds.com/ is a great one based out of SF!
What a wonderful list! Thanks so much for including 1stdibs
www.1stdibs.com