Vintage

[onlinebiker]

Here's an abused word. Vintage. 

Go look on Craigslist and see how many dickdroppings try to off their old garbage by describing it as "vintage".

My submission (picked at random) 

https://grandrapids.craigslist.org/app/d...86402.html

An electric stove(circa 1980s) is vintage?

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Post your favorite. Somewhere some joker is trying to peddle his collection of "vintage buttplugs" - count on it....

[arewethereyet]

Vintage, antique, and, collectible seem to be the buzzwords for selling used items. The meanings of all are too vague to be accurate other than that they can be used to up the asking price.

We have old woodworking tools that were my grandfather's. I have seen similar in little shops and swaps meets labeled as such. btw - anyone need some old wood planes, maybe some old rusty saws? (Lookin' at you Valk - I can maybe offer a bulk price on the saws.)

I also have several old kitchen tools that I found them over the years listed as one or all three of the words noted above.

[WinterHold]

The word "vintage" reminds me of "fetish porn" and "pantyhose"

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Here's an abused word. Vintage. 

Go look on Craigslist and see how many dickdroppings try to off their old garbage by describing it as "vintage".

My submission (picked at random) 

https://grandrapids.craigslist.org/app/d...86402.html

An electric stove(circa 1980s) is vintage?

....

Post your favorite. Somewhere some joker is trying to peddle his collection of "vintage buttplugs" - count on it....

Yes, an electric stove from the 80s would be considered vintage. My wife has a shop that deals almost exclusively in old goods. Anything from 20-100 years old is considered ‘vintage’. To qualify as ‘antique’, the item must be more than 100 years old. ‘Collectible’ is a much more nebulous term - it’s rather faddy.

These terms and ages are pretty standard across collectors worldwide for things like clothing, furniture, tools/utensils and so on. I’m given to understand that people who deal in collectible automobiles have different criteria.

Boru

[zebo-the-fat]

"Junk bought, Antiques sold"

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

"Junk bought, Antiques sold"

Exactly.

Boru

[onlinebiker]

Here's an abused word. Vintage. 

Go look on Craigslist and see how many dickdroppings try to off their old garbage by describing it as "vintage".

My submission (picked at random) 

https://grandrapids.craigslist.org/app/d...86402.html

An electric stove(circa 1980s) is vintage?

....

Post your favorite. Somewhere some joker is trying to peddle his collection of "vintage buttplugs" - count on it....

Yes, an electric stove from the 80s would be considered vintage. My wife has a shop that deals almost exclusively in old goods. Anything from 20-100 years old is considered ‘vintage’. To qualify as ‘antique’, the item must be more than 100 years old. ‘Collectible’ is a much more nebulous term - it’s rather faddy.

These terms and ages are pretty standard across collectors worldwide for things like clothing, furniture, tools/utensils and so on. I’m given to understand that people who deal in collectible automobiles have different criteria.

Boru

We live in different worlds.


Around here an old electric stove is junk, scrap metal or a target - depending on mood and availability of ammo......

And if Tannerite is involved at least a couple hundred meters is advised....

https://youtu.be/DjlOEhUr4Ys

[no one]

Vantage.

[Fireball]

"Junk bought, Antiques sold"

Indeed. My wife brought home a broken doll bed. I went and got some nails and a hammer, and you'd've thought I was gonna nail up jesus or something. "It's worth more broken!"

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Yes, an electric stove from the 80s would be considered vintage. My wife has a shop that deals almost exclusively in old goods. Anything from 20-100 years old is considered ‘vintage’. To qualify as ‘antique’, the item must be more than 100 years old. ‘Collectible’ is a much more nebulous term - it’s rather faddy.

These terms and ages are pretty standard across collectors worldwide for things like clothing, furniture, tools/utensils and so on. I’m given to understand that people who deal in collectible automobiles have different criteria.

Boru

We live in different worlds.


Around here an old electric stove is junk, scrap metal or a target - depending on mood and availability of ammo......

And if Tannerite is involved at least a couple hundred meters is advised....

https://youtu.be/DjlOEhUr4Ys

It’s the same world, honestly. Vintage and antique just refer to the age of the item, they say nothing about its value. Those old electric stoves from the 80s are vintage. But there’s nothing that says a vintage item can’t also be junk. The value of a piece is determined by factors other than age - things like condition, rarity and the market. This is why, for example, a lot of VERY old coins aren’t worth much more than the price of the metal in them.

Looking at the stove you posted, I’d have a hard time convincing myself to hand over $100 for it. It’s a vintage piece of junk.

Boru