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How to Choose an Antique Broker

Fort Myers is full of antique shops, but how you know if they are legitimate or not? How do you know when to buy and get the right price?

Collecting antiques is a great hobby. Some people know exactly what there looking for and some do not. Where do the people who have difficulty looking for the right historic artifact turn? They turn to private antique brokers.

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Choosing an antique broker depends on what you’re collecting and how much you are willing to pay. A universal broker of antiques is more complex to find than one who specializes in one particular expertise.
When seeking a dealer, make sure you ask a lot of questions. The last word you want to hear out of a broker’s mouth is “I’ll have to look that up.”

Brokers want to make money. The key to finding the right agent is not to find an agent that is greedy or bias. Do your research. Asking them for references is not insulting there intelligence or offending in any way. Follow up customer service is very important as well.

The bigger the company is the more resources and services they have to find specific items. How do you get around having to hire an expensive company? It is simple; Hire an agent that has worked for a large company such as Sotheby’s.

In the end, Antique brokers are people too and if you feel your broker is more of a salesman than a broker then he or she probably is and you should move on.

 

Featured Listings


Bass Pro Shops
Contry Inn & Suites
239-461-7800
10040 Gulf Center Drive
Fort Myers, FL 33913

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The newest attraction in S.W. Florida features not only fishing and hunting gear but a 12,000-gallon salt water aquarium and also a 19,000-gallon freshwater aquarium with a beautiful two-story waterfall, indoor 3-lane archery range, golf simulator and putting green, plus the Islamorada Fish Company Restaurant all under one roof.




Ellie's Shoes - elliesshoes@earthlink.net
Contry Inn & Suites
239-432-2384
16520 South Tamiami Trail #6
Fort Myers, FL 33908

 

 

 

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Gulf Coast Town Center
Contry Inn & Suites
239-267-0783
9903 Gulf Coast Main Street  
Ft Myers, Fl 33913

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Visit Gulf Coast Town Center, located off of I-75, Alico Road, exit 128.  Shop at over 80 stores, dine at over 30 eateries, see a movie at Regal Cinemas 16 or a free concert every weekend in Market Plaza.  Gulf Coast Town Center has all of your shopping, dining and entertainment needs.





Alphabetical Listings


A Swedish Affair
239-275-8004
1400 Colonial Blvd #53
Fort Myers, FL 33907


 

Beef Jerky Outlets
877-444-9212
12951 Metro Pkwy.
Fort Myers, FL 33912

 

Bell Tower Shops
239-489-1221
Corner of U.S. 41 & Daniels Pkwy
Fort Myers, FL 33907

 

Caroline's
239-939-0222
4391 Colonial Blvd., Ste 107
Fort Myers, FL 33916

 

Edison Mall
239-939-5464
Exit 136, Colonial Blvd.
Fort Myers, FL 33916

 

 

Fleamasters Fleamarket
239-334-7001
4135 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. (SR 82)
Fort Myers, FL 33916

 

Fussy Female, The
239-590-0922
9320 College Pkwy
Fort Myers, FL 33919

 

Golf World II
236-561-2627
13451 Brookshire Lake Blvd.
Fort Myers, FL 33966

 

Harley Davidson of Ft. Myers
239-275-4647
2160 Colonial Blvd.
Fort Myers, FL 33907

 

Lumpy's
239-939-5235
11120 S Cleveland Ave.
Fort Myers, FL 33907


 

Ortiz Fleamarket
239-694-5019
Ortiz Ave
Fort Myers, FL 33907

 

Real Guitars
239-334-4638
1611 Fowler St.
Fort Myers, FL 33901

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Ron Jon Surf Shop
239-482-8888
10045 Gulf Center Dr., Ste E-100
Fort Myers, FL 33913

 

Sun Harvest Citrus
239-768-2686
14810 Metro Pkwy
Fort Myers, FL 33912

 

Swim Mart
239-466-1580
20350 Summerlin Rd.
(Tanger Outlets)
Fort Myers, FL 33908

 

Tanger Factory Outlets
888-471-3939
20350 Summerlin Rd.
Fort Myers, FL 33908

 

You Look Mahvalous
239-433-3600
13711 S. Tamiami Trail, Unit 5
Fort Myers, FL 33912

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