Brimfield in July Report

July Brimfield is going on right now and the Republican newspaper is reporting slower than usual sales. The paper notes the July Brimfield sales are usually the slowest, but many of the dealers are reporting fewer sales at lower prices.

The report sates What people are buying are inexpensive items, such as multi-colored glass garden balls, he said Friday.

"The younger generation is not interested in antiques. They go to Bob's Discount Furniture ... It's the baby boomers who collect," Smith said.

Smith estimated they do a quarter of the business they did eight years ago.

"We love doing this, but we loved it much more when we were making money," Smith said.

Antique furniture dealer Gary J. Lamothe, of New York, also said he noticed the slowdown.

"It's worse than usual. There have been lot of tire kickers," Lamothe said.

The outdoor antiques shows run though Sunday. Vendors come back to Brimfield Sept. 8 to 13.

Michael Gallant, a Maine dealer at Hertan's field, described business as "tenuous."

"I'm probably off 20 to 30 percent, but people are still coming out to buy quality items," Gallant said.

For example, he sold a $2,200 hooked lion rug. But in a better economy, he thinks he could have gotten up to $6,000.

To read the full story from the Republican, click HERE.