[Texasrocker]

..I never "needle" folks unless they deserve it! The guy that owns that huge Antique Mall building,... and rents all those many booths monthly ,always trys to "step in" the middle of the asking price and only drops 10% as he claims is his agreement by the actual owners. That may be true, however, it doesnt take a genious to figure out that he has his "booth-renters" ADD 20% to every item in their booths to get him his actual 10% once the items sell.
I have asked him many times to provide me the actual ph#s to the owners of mdse Im interested in. Thats when he really gets "po'ed"... and says NO! (hee hee)! He gets that "used car saleman poker-face",.. and returns to his nice-comfortable office!
It would take a real-stupid vintage radio collector to put the "best" collectible sets in places such as these, and leave those rare vintage beauties in "charge" of some idiot that sits in a air-conditioned office!
Can you just imagine the little-kids passing thru a vintage radio booth ( day after day) with a rare Philco model 90, and pulling-off a "orig knob or 2" while his parents werent looking?... or better yet, knocking it on the floor altogether!? Ol antique mall owner "Homer" in his nice comfortable-office would never know, and/or, could care less except he gets his monthly money for his rented booths!!
You bet, I have lots of fun with that guy, and would "never-ever" consider renting a booth to let him be in-charge of!! I keep my vintage-collection in my own 1200 sq ft (antique Radio museum),... where "nut-cases" like ol "Homer",,... will never profit from things he knows absolutely nothing about in the 1st place!! Sure is fun to get him "stirred-up", though!! Doesnt take much!! All I gotta do is show-up!!
If you see some item your interested in in a antigue-mall setting, just remember to leave a friendly-note to the owner placed under the mdse your interested in. Be "specific", and leave your name & ph #. The actual-owners of all this junk need to sell items, just to pay the rent on their booths! They WILL bargain, if you can talk to them in person indeed!