An antique dealer is a dealer, who usually operates out of an antiques retail store and specialises in the buying, selling and trading of antiques. Antiques dealers can be found through local retail directories such as the white pages or they can also be found online. Online Antique stores can be a great resource as they offer you exposure to a wide array of antiques located right across the world.

Antiques dealers will often source their stocks via antiques auctions, markets, estate auctions and garage sales. Quite often antiques will pass through quite a few antique dealers along the product chain before arriving in a retail outlet.

Antique dealers make their living by sourcing old, unique and therefore valuable items. They are typically very adept at identifying items which will be easily saleable and generate a good commission for them. Antiques Dealers are by their nature reliant upon being able to increase the price of everything they purchase and live off the difference. Quite often antique dealers located in the same town will be situated in close proximity to each other. Portobello Road in London is perhaps the world’s most famous antiques dealer locations with a long and proud tradition as London’s premier antiques dealers location.

Quite often each antique dealer will have one or more particular specialisations such as jewelry, paintings, sculptures or period furniture. More and more these antiques dealers are also opening up their online stores and in many instances have actually shut down their physical retail outlet and operate souly via the interet.
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