You know you got it bad when you can not hold yourself back from going every brick-a-brac store and charity shop whether on foot, in a car or on holiday.
The lure of possibly finding that missing piece of a collection or an under-priced piece of art deco pottery or silverware is just too great a force, that not going in and having a rummage would haunt your mind for hours after the event.
In a strange way, the musty smell that wafts up your nose whilst rifling through a box of old vinyl 45s is comforting and exciting. Many a great find has been found in musky, damp places.
Many purist collectors would turn their nose up at a damaged item. Personally, damage on some things adds to the character of the item. Sometimes, an item is far too nice, rare or collectable, to just dismiss because it has a tiny old chip or a fine crack or scratch. When I find a damaged piece, I sometimes imagine how it could have happened and can get submerged in a world of thought about who owned it and how the world was at that time. Am I alone here?
To me, every piece has a story to tell.
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