General Forum

Are antique malls more prevalent on East Coast? I'm out in Northern California and I don't come across any. I've always thought it might be cool to drive to Oregon border and back (State of Jefferson!) In search of antique malls or the like where cards could be sold. If I picked up a box of junk wax, the drive itself would be nice now that gas prices aren't $7/gallon but have no clue if and where I would find places that sold cards in advance so I could plot a course. 

Anyone know anything about antique malls along or near I-5 or highway 99 in NorCal that they would be willing to share?  

There are a lot of them in the New England area.  I've had friends from the mid west come here who couldn't get over how cheap antiques were.  Plus there is the Brimfield, MA Antique Show three times a year.  That show is one of the largest in the entire country.  So large that it is impossible to see everything in a single day.  A lot of people from all over the country come to MA just for that show.

I tend to find better deals at lawn sales though and it is getting warm enough that they should be starting up in another month or two depending where you live.

We have them down here in Florida to support the retiree and snowbird crowd.  There are two within a 3 mile radius of the house. They basically are upscale indoor flea markets. The only complaint I have are most of the vendors don't bother to show up as all their items are tagged and the checkout takes care of the proceeds. Personally, I enjoy conversing about items and the haggling. You don't get that when the vendor isn't there.