MycelialRelics at Antiques at Gresham Lake

06/23/2026

Loading up my booth tomorrow with goods! See what's coming 👇

adding new items from a thrift haul to my antique/vintage booth!

06/22/2026

When you see prices like this walking through target 😳
Just for a single frame??

My vintage ornate frames with art prints are so much cheaper, and better quality too! Another reason to shop at Antiques at Gresham Lake

06/22/2026

What's the oddest thing you've seen selling on fb marketplace? This is one of the top finds for me. It is made with no animal products or real bones.. all found materials. Artist is in Bellingham Washington, I love oddities ! Check the original post out 👇

https://www.facebook.com/share/1EoHFtBeaF/

06/22/2026

How pretty are these hair barrettes ?

The top and bottom have "Made in France" engraved on the back, and the middle has mother of pearl inlay.

These will all be in our booth this week!

06/21/2026

"Resellers are the reason thrift stores are so expensive now."

I hear this all the time, but the reality is much more complicated.

Most resellers are not getting rich. The average reseller earns a modest income, and for many it's simply a side hustle used to pay bills, supplement retirement, stay home with children, or earn extra money in an economy where everything costs more.

What many people don't see is the work that happens after an item leaves the thrift store. Resellers spend hours sourcing, cleaning, repairing, researching, photographing, measuring, listing, packing, shipping, and handling customer service. That $5 item often represents an hour or more of labor before it's ever sold.

The truth is that thrift store prices have increased largely because thrift stores themselves have changed. Many major chains now research prices online, use automated pricing systems, and even pull valuable items from stores to sell on their own websites and auction platforms before shoppers ever see them on the sales floor.

Meanwhile, some of these nonprofit organizations pay their top executives salaries that reach hundreds of thousands of dollars per year, while customers are being charged near-retail prices for donated goods.

And let's talk about the claim that resellers "take all the good stuff from poor people."

Resellers don't create scarcity. Thrift stores receive enormous volumes of donations every day—far more than they can sell. In fact, many stores discard, recycle, or export excess inventory because they receive more donations than they can process.

Resellers also provide value by:
-Keeping usable items out of landfills
- Finding homes for niche, collectible, and vintage items
-Preserving pieces of history that might otherwise be thrown away
-Making unique items available to buyers who don't have access to local thrift stores
- Supporting a circular economy through reuse

At the end of the day, resellers are customers just like everyone else. They shop the same aisles, pay the same prices, and take on all the risk. Sometimes an item sells. Sometimes it sits for months. Sometimes they lose money.

If thrift stores are becoming too expensive, it's worth looking at the pricing decisions being made by the stores themselves—not just the people trying to make a little extra income from the things they buy.

What's your take? Have thrift store prices increased because of resellers, or because thrift stores realized they could charge more?

06/20/2026

The beautiful coveted amber Indiana glass fairy lamp!!! Now that I have one, I want to keep it 😭 it might be what I call a "Foster Fail".

What do you think guys, keep or sell??

06/20/2026

I got this from a man that said it was an old milk bucket (?)

It has a handle and a split section down the middle. I think it would be a great storage area for kindling for a fireplace, or umbrellas in a wash room. What would you use it for?

06/20/2026

We have restocked (again) some beautiful unique treasures in the booth.

The silver plated twisted candleabra is having her MOMENT in front of the gold oval mirror. I would want to look at my reflection all day too if I were her 🌹

Also added some framed cat painting prints for 7$, Charles Dickens books from the 1930's (only 12$ each!), some brass items, large ceramic cats, gallery wall art, and some more miniature unicorns !

Come visit us tomorrow tomorrow to get them while they're still here!

06/19/2026

Heading to the booth with a load of goodies to restock for the weekend. Stop by and find your unique treasure !

Cat photos are post card prints from cat paintings. I refuse to ever use AI art in my frames, and always credit the artist whenever possible!

06/19/2026

An important part of sourcing and inventory for our vintage booth is passing inspection. We go through a 3rd party specialist named PRINCESS OTTER

She closely examines all new inventory. Whatever she doesn't approve of doesn't go in our booth! 🙏😂

Luckily the unique twisted candlesticks I found today passed the sniff test