While these two people were attempting to enter Feldman's, even after reading the Condemned signs on the front windows, I handed them a business card so they could be more up to speed for local news and information. More satisfied customers. LOL
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This reminds me of all the people who walk up to the permanently closed side door of Sears at the mall. What really kills me is when they get back in their cars and move them closer to another door. God forbid they should walk a few more feet.
What a hoot---the "verification word" is "pooplow." LOL! Yeah, I know...humor fit for a six year old.
What no bail-out for feldmans.
they should put everything they have on E-bay.
Since Joe's downtown office building is next-door to Feldman's, I am thinking that he might consider buying Feldman's, doing whatever work is necessary to bring it to code, and continue to run it as antique mall. All of us dealers who are there want very much to remain, and David Miller would like to sell. It seems to be a win-win deal. How about it, Joe?
I have already talked to Dave about buying that building, all of them. He wants way too much money for them and the tight wad dealers inside wouldn't be willing to pay their fair share of the overhead. Use your head and stop talking stupid.
I think calling them tight-wad dealers is a bit much. Do you know anything about the antique business? There is rent to pay AND most places take a percentage of the dealer's sales. In the end, the dealers don't make much. Most of them do it as an additional income. Some may even do it for enjoyment. I doubt they could afford to pay their "fair share" of overhead in addition. That would basically be neither profitable or enjoyable.
Amen, 2:28! I am one of those "tight-wad" dealers at Mkt. St. This has been one of my better years there financially. My net is somwhere around $500 for the year, that is, $50 a month , after subtracting rent and commission as well as the cost of the items. Most antique dealers will tell you the same thing. To clear this $500, I have spent countless unpaid hours at auctions to buy items, then clean and tag them, then work in my booth to change things up, etc. I also pay for a storage space that costs me $1080 a year to hold extra inventory. If I factored in all my labor, I'd definitely be in deep red! It's all for the enjoyment.
"Tightwad"
Not for nothing but if you're in business and losing money like you just admitted, especially after storage fees, what makes ANY of you think that if I bought that building for the $1,000,000.00 that he wants, your rates would stay the same?
It's no wonder NONE of you are out on your own. It's also no wonder Mr.Miller is dying financially. Tight Wads aren't willing to pay him a decent rate.
Quit your belyaching and move.
I agree with you Joe, those tightwads need to open their own store or get out of the business.
Hey tightwads, here's some cheese with that Whine!
If David Miller is hurting financially it is his own fault!
The same thing almost happened to his business in Pocomoke years ago. His inability to take care of anything put 5 people out of work........3 of them had given their lives to that store. Then is passed onto Feldman's in Salisbury and onto Ethan Allen.
The Salisbury store has been in shambles for years! I can only imagine what the second floor looks like. What a dangerous place to work and shop!
I have no sympathy for David. He has no one to blame but himself and should be embarrassed.
And to think that years ago Mr. Harry Miller ran a wonderful furniture business out of that building! How quickly David seems to have forgotten.
I don't think I was "bellyaching" or whining. I was just giving you the facts. As I said, most of us do it for the enjoyment and because antiquing is in our blood, not for the monetary rewards obviously. As for the rates, what Mr. Miller charges are pretty much in line with those of other comparable antique malls.
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