How do you guys find all the GOOD STUFF?

[MacDice]

I want to know how people afford all the good stuff. My wife gives me s**t if I spend more than $50

[parker1b2]

Originally Posted by MacDice

I want to know how people afford all the good stuff. My wife gives me s**t if I spend more than $50

+1

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by MacDice

I want to know how people afford all the good stuff. My wife gives me s**t if I spend more than $50

Trading really helps with this, so that you are not always spending money.
Additionally, look to sell whatever does not fit in your "core collecting sweetspot". This offsets the spend.

[murphusa]

I agree with what others have said. Bottom line is be creative.
I have advertised in Church Bulletin's cost me about $160 a year at one of the largest parishes in the Philly area.
I also do work for a lot of Attorneys as an expert witness in divorce court. Sorry guys but it pay well and a great deal of items become available to you.
You also have to put in the footwork to find things at Garage sales, flea markets etc.

As Scott said with his group, there is a large group of collectors out there that no one knows.

They do not advertise their collections or come on this or other sites, come to the auctions. They just buy high end items

It is tough to get into their inner circle but once you do, money does not become an issue as you can flip thing within minutes of buying