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Featured Business » Events Calendar By Kathryn Rem The State Journal-Register Posted Sep 21, 2013 @ 09:30 PM On the Web CONNECT: SJ-R reporters on social media Business News Stocks Fall as Congress at Government Shutdown Standstill Watch For The Bear Trap: Hedge Funds Short Selling Well Performing Stocks FHA to Tap Treasury for First Time in History dress Linda Ranck was planning for her daughter’s upcoming wedding when she visited Barrel Antique Mall in Springfield on a recent Wednesday afternoon. cheap wedding dresses for sale online The Chatham woman was searching for 27 vintage cake plates — one for each table at the reception — and 27 glass goblets to elevate the plates, which will hold cupcakes. wedding dresses online Antique dealers say brides and grooms increasingly are using items from the past to imbue their big day with a rich, classic atmosphere. cheap wedding dresses online “A lot of people are looking for vintage silver, linens and serving pieces for their weddings,” said Nancy Haber, a 20-year dealer at Barrel Antique Mall. “They’re putting flowers in old Mason jars, bringing in old milk cans and setting up old suitcases as part of the decor.” cheap wedding dresses for sale china Central Illinois is home to dozens of antique malls — shops where dealers can rent a space to sell their wares. They get to display their merchandise without having to always be on the premises or worry about maintaining a building. And customers have the chance to stroll through history. discount designer wedding dresses Just about any type of collectible you can think of is packed, racked and stacked into the booths of antique malls. Campaign buttons, gas station signs, bird cages, gold lockets, window frames, Pez dispensers, church pews, bottle openers, tin cans, cotton dresses, vinyl records, toasters, toy trains and salt and pepper shakers. Belt buckles, baseball caps, guitars, cookbooks, farm tools, purses, hubcaps, globes, washboards, jewelry boxes, beer steins, golf clubs, wooden ladders, coins, watch fobs, clocks, maps and radios. Children’s toys, lamps, mouse traps, scales, washtubs, quilts, postcards, typewriters, dolls, cameras, glass bottles — whew! What’s hot, what’s not Barrel Antique Mall in Springfield operates as a cooperative. Dealers can rent a shelf, a booth or a variety of other space configurations. (There’s currently a waiting list.) Vendors must put in some time at the mall each month, helping shoppers locate items and keeping the place running. The Rusty Star Marketplace in Divernon is a combination antique and craft mall. It’s been owned since early 2012 by Kevin and Cindy Cain. Cindy had been a vendor at the building, then called Country Lace, and acquired it after working 29 years in customer service at Horace Mann. Kevin handles the books and Cindy is at the mall every day. Dealers get a check for their sales every two weeks and the mall handles sales tax payments. What sells best, said Cindy Cain, are “unusual items, moderately priced.” Metal boot scrapers, Western collectibles, painted furniture (especially in aqua), things with an industrial look and “anything with advertising on it” are popular, she said. Linda Ranck was planning for her daughter’s upcoming wedding when she visited Barrel Antique Mall in Springfield on a recent Wednesday afternoon. The Chatham woman was searching for 27 vintage cake plates — one for each table at the reception — and 27 glass goblets to elevate the plates, which will hold cupcakes. Antique dealers say brides and grooms increasingly are using items from the past to imbue their big day with a rich, classic atmosphere. “A lot of people are looking for vintage silver, linens and serving pieces for their weddings,” said Nancy Haber, a 20-year dealer at Barrel Antique Mall. “They’re putting flowers in old Mason jars, bringing in old milk cans and setting up old suitcases as part of the decor.” Central Illinois is home to dozens of antique malls — shops where dealers can rent a space to sell their wares. They get to display their merchandise without having to always be on the premises or worry about maintaining a building. And customers have the chance to stroll through history. Just about any type of collectible you can think of is packed, racked and stacked into the booths of antique malls. Campaign buttons, gas station signs, bird cages, gold lockets, window frames, Pez dispensers, church pews, bottle openers, tin cans, cotton dresses, vinyl records, toasters, toy trains and salt and pepper shakers. Belt buckles, baseball caps, guitars, cookbooks, farm tools, purses, hubcaps, globes, washboards, jewelry boxes, beer steins, golf clubs, wooden ladders, coins, watch fobs, clocks, maps and radios. Children’s toys, lamps, mouse traps, scales, washtubs, quilts, postcards, typewriters, dolls, cameras, glass bottles — whew! What’s hot, what’s not Barrel Antique Mall in Springfield operates as a cooperative. Dealers can rent a shelf, a booth or a variety of other space configurations. (There’s currently a waiting list.) Vendors must put in some time at the mall each month, helping shoppers locate items and keeping the place running. The Rusty Star Marketplace in Divernon is a combination antique and craft mall. It’s been owned since early 2012 by Kevin and Cindy Cain. Cindy had been a vendor at the building, then called Country Lace, and acquired it after working 29 years in customer service at Horace Mann. Kevin handles the books and Cindy is at the mall every day. Dealers get a check for their sales every two weeks and the mall handles sales tax payments. What sells best, said Cindy Cain, are “unusual items, moderately priced.” Metal boot scrapers, Western collectibles, painted furniture (especially in aqua), things with an industrial look and “anything with advertising on it” are popular, she said. Haber has noticed a surge in sales of “man cave” decorations (such as beer signs and gas station memorabilia), vintage clothing and 1970s and ’80s toys. Darlene Moore, a Barrel Antique Mall dealer and former antique-store owner, says primitives — wooden barrels, milk cans, farm tools — are hot. Bobbie Cycholl of Pawnee, a Rusty Star dealer, knows that one-of-a-kind items sell quickly. Among her recent finds: a juke-box radio, an Army field phone and a 3-foot tall green bottle cradled in a basket. Slow sellers, dealers say, are baskets, glassware and china. “Young people don’t set tables like they used to. They want graphics as opposed to little dainty flowers,” Haber said. “They aren’t collectors. They look for functional or useful things to furnish their house or apartment.” Dealers say young adults tend to like painted furniture, while seniors prefer to see the grain of the wood. The term “vintage” is used by the younger set, while their parents prefer the word “antique.” And if you see items adorned with glitter, gems and other bling, the dealer is targeting the under-30 crowd. “If you had an antique vase with bling glued to it, young people would buy it in an instant,” said Carol Duncan of Ashland, a Rusty Star dealer who used to own an antique shop. How to make a profit It takes a lot of work to maintain a successful booth at an antique mall, dealers say. “If you want to make a go of it, you have to get out there and look for stuff and bring it in,” said Duncan, a former nurse. She sells a variety of goods, but always has an eye out for “very crippled furniture.” She buys it cheap, shores it up, gives it a coat of paint and displays it in her booth. “I sell it for a decent price and get it off the floor,” she said. For more substantial antique furniture, she repairs it but doesn’t cover it with paint. Most dealers rearrange and ******* their booths often. It shows customers that the stock is well-tended and gives regulars something new to look at. “When you rearrange your booth, people see things they didn’t see the first time,” said Lynn Burns of Waverly, a Rusty Star vendor. “Some people think they will get a space to sell the stuff they inherited from Grandma. But you can’t just leave it. You have to bring in new stuff,” Moore said. Abby McLaughlin, 22, recently visited Barrel Antique Mall to look for furniture. But after trying on and considering a mink jacket, she wound up buying a lighted Coors beer sign for her apartment. “I’m going to use it for a night light for my dog,” the Springfield woman said. Ray and Bonnie Hunter of Franklin were at the Barrel looking for “anything unusual.” Bonnie said she has seven long shelves in her home on which she stores her collectibles. “My husband is hoping I don’t find too much here because there’s no more room,” she said. Vendors say interest in antiques has been boosted by TV shows such as “American Pickers,” “Storage Wars” and “Antiques Roadshow.” “Don’t think it’s going to be a breeze,” warned Duncan. “It’s fun, but you have to have your nose to the grindstone.” ‘Addicted to stuff’ Dealers always are on the lookout for sellable goods. They shop garage sales, flea markets, estate sales, thrift stores and auctions. They buy and receive from friends and relatives and even Dumpster dive. “I saw a secretary (desk) sitting on the side of the road and I sent my husband over there to see if they were giving it away,” said Cycholl. “I’m going to paint it. I’ll probably rough it up and make it shabby-chic.” Several times, Moore has bought whole estates. “It’s fun to do. Some of it is junk that goes to Goodwill,” she said, but there usually are lots of marketable items. She owns a barn in which she stores her goods. One of Duncan’s best finds was a patterned-glass cake stand that she snapped up at a sale for 25 cents. She sold it for $125. “That was a thrill,” she said. Haber said dealers can make $100 to $1,000 or more a month, if they put in the work. The Rusty Star’s Cain said a couple of her dealers have netted more than $1,000 in a two-week period. But it’s not just profit that drives antique dealers. They love the thrill of the hunt. Moore called it “a disease. It’s a challenge to get a bargain.” Haber said collecting and selling is “the ultimate in recycling. Most of us are addicted to stuff, and it’s amazing how much old stuff is out there.” Kathryn Rem can be reached at 788-1520 or kathryn.rem@. Comment or view comments آ» Next » 1 | 2 | 3 cheap wedding dresses for sale cheap wedding dresses for sale online