Are you a veteran, in mid-career or are you just starting to sell antiques?  Dealers and other antiques professionals find our tours immensely valuable.  If you’re feeling "shopworn" and in need of little jump-start, you’ll find that our trips are uplifting and invigorating.  You’ll meet others who share your passion.  You’ll be stretched.  And you’ll learn a lot.  And if you’re in the business, you can charge the tour as a business expense (consult your accountant for questions about this).

You will have access to a whole new universe of appealing antiques and collectibles.  Use the trip to give some new "traction" to your business.  Buy new things to experiment with.  Stock up on items you know are good sellers.

Do you have a large store?
Use the trip to select a range of furniture styles you haven’t tried before and expand your inventory. Or focus on one or two periods and buy a couple of outstanding pieces to test your customers’ interest. You’ll see a variety of high-end, mid-range and unrestored furniture. You can also buy some items in bulk (household antiques, farm primitives, etc.) and save.

Do you have a medium-size or smaller shop?
Breathe new life into your shop with a mix of furniture from different periods, art, specialty items as well as high-range and inexpensive smalls. Benefit from the cachet of a buying tour and use the trip as a springboard to re-engage your flagging customer base. Contact past customers.  Tell them you’re off to a buying tour. Let them know you will be happy to buy for them while you are on the trip. Let current customers know that you are going on the tour and tell them you will be importing great new merchandise!

Do you sell from a booth or a case?
The trip will give you access to an immense array of antiques and collectibles that are ideal for displaying in a small space. Use the tour as an opportunity to refresh your inventory with a range of appealing smaller furniture, unusual accessories, jewelry, art, toys, linens and textiles, technical antiques, clocks and more. Change your look and attract new customers. Hang a sign in your space to alert customers that you will be adding new merchandise from Europe.

Do you sell at an antique or flea market or online?
You’ll see a huge range of easily packable small collectibles and antiques that are perfect for selling at markets or online. Buy art glass, country items, pictures, pottery, porcelain, toys, dolls, jewelry, ephemera and more. Stock up for several months.

For more about the advantages our antiquing tours offer, click on "New Sources and Smart Shopping."