Book Board Chat

Good morning, all!

Went to the Grayslake antique fair and vintage vinyl show yesterday. Surprised there were not more vendors and people.

In terms of what was selling: 1950s-60 rock had the day. Dion, Elvis, etc. Nothing unexpected, except I did see someone buy The Little Shop of Horrors album. Children's 45s were there, but I didn't see people going thru them.

What I did see, and this may be seasonal, was fishing-related stuff: a Hawaiian Spinner lure for $35 and a Whirligig for $20. Old reels (named) were $45 up. Other lures in individual plastic pkgs. were around $10. The large, painted, jointed wooden ones were around $12. I had no reference point for the prices, so just reporting.

Garden-related statues and handcast stepping stones from molds seemed to go well - again probably seasonal. I bought a dragon-fly stepping stone that weighs close to 25 pounds, so obviously not the type of thing to buy for eBay unless pick-up only. The plants for sale (hosta, small shrubs) were not selling. These seem to "go" earlier in the season, mostly likely when folk are thinking about gardening. Even the dealer who had vintage iron tools wasn't selling, altho the past 2 weeks at Rosemont flea market such tools were "hot." Maybe the crowd is different up north.

Again, jewelery was selling fast. There were many sellers with new, handmade stock, and also vintage costume. The more delicate vintage necklaces seemed to be in greater demand than the chunky "ethnic" style.

All in all, people seemed to be sitting on their wallets. And that's my report.