Wanted: Retro Furniture

if you want generic stuff it's out there just put in the leg work, if you want high end architect designed pieces you need contacts, a lot of cash and then you need to know buyers who will pay the prices.
i take it from the word retro your after generic pieces, thats a lot of work for very little return, g plan sells for nothing, you can buy cheap but you don't make much.ercol is a little better but even car boot people know what is.you'll find it very difficult to pay rent on a shop selling that kind of stuff.

if you open shop in manchester do it somewhere like didsbury, go for a lifestyle element, then you don't need to go for high end you can just sell stuff that look like named pieces.

Thats good advice thanks. I buy alot (new) through my current job and so can get good trade discounts on new Eames etc which I am hoping will help support the vintage stuff as I can still do it when I leave.

I've been making reasonable mark up on G plan etc as a hobby but you are right the leg work probably negates the profit a lot of the time, guess there is a huge difference between doing it because I enjoy it and making a living. Think my escape plan back to the north needs a lot of consideration.