The Past, Present and Future of Antiques Collecting, A Conversation with Bob James

The antiques business has undergone a plethora of change over the past couple decades and we had the opportunity to discuss some of them with Bob James of Armacost Antiques Shows. The discussion starts with the influence of Jacqueline Kennedy on the industry and traces it through the present day when boomers trying to dispose of furniture, and the recession are creating some rough waters. We discuss the changes in what consumers are buying, the preferences of generation X and Y and the fact that a failure to embrace e-commerce and social media has kept a generation (or two) of young consumers from being exposed to the world of antiques. Click and listen to the conversation.