Thursday, September 15, 2011

Antiques & Auctions

Lately I have been OBSESSED with TV shows about antiques and auctions. Some of my favorites include: American Pickers, Auction Kings, Picker Sisters, and Auction Hunters. I have always been drawn to vintage items and greatly enjoy perusing garage sales and antique shops eyeing things from years passed.

All of the shows I have been wrapped up in recently have a common theme of hunting and/or discovering treasures all over the country. The guys on American Pickers meet the coolest folks as they rummage through their old barns and sheds. Same for the Picker Sisters, and I love that they are searching for items to transform into modern furniture at their store.

The auction shows are slightly different because they do not always include super old pieces. Auction Kings usually focuses on a few folks who bring things into the gallery to be auctioned off. It is fun to see how the operation is set up, how they attract buyers, and of course the bidding wars that happen can be quite comical! Auction Hunters is exciting because the premise of the show is about buying abandoned storage units at the lowest possible price then re-selling whatever they find inside! There is no poking around in the units prior to the auction so sometimes they stumble across awesome finds!

Perhaps my next career hop will be to this type of world! One filled with scavenger hunts for old-timey gems!

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