WHO GETS THE $$$? | ANTIQUES VS THRIFTS | SHOP WITH ME VINTAGE

WHERE TO FIND VINTAGE | ANTIQUE MALL VS THRIFT SHOP | RESELLING
Cross-state travel equals cross-state antique and vintage hunting! We pick a St. Louis Goodwill and a Kansas City antique mall as we seek more treasures to cram into our already quite full van. We're headed to an antique show out west, and we know the fresh stuff always sells first!
Jeffrey ‪@RealNiftyVintage‬ warned us, but we had to see a Goodwill in his area for ourselves! An auspicious beginning with rows of boxes being unpacked out back belied the fact that this very clean, large and busy store was picked clean of anything older than the afghan the woman who worked there found. With no jewelry counter and no old stuff, we make quick work of this thrift store-and decide to head on for where we know we'll strike reseller gold!
That place is across the state, the Brass Armadillo Antique Mall where hundreds of dealers occupy a giant building and there's more to see than time will allow! The haul of vintage goods grows as we comb this vast honey hole, starting with a 1964 cigarette ad card and ending with two fabulous Shawnee antelope vases!
Brass Armadillo is the largest chain of antique malls in the country, and their KC area one is a steady flow of interesting and often buyable items, from $1 elegant glass to a Frankart elephant! Hood ornaments, boudoir items and a haul that includes a Hanova Ware candleholder (thanks to being tall!) round out a fun and interesting contrast between two types of venues in Missouri's two biggest cities.
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[@rpkent8884]

Loved how you said you thought the yard lamp was the tackiest thing when you were young, and then you bought it!.

[@janetpogue4970]

Like watching Jeffery of Real Nifty Vntage . Sounds like he is a friend of your too. 💐

[@nancysnowden7499]

Thanks for coming by our home! Brass Armadillo is fantastic, and I love it. Safe travels.

[@kaydavis6752]

Great vintage store playing Adam and the Ants! Laughing out loud. Of all the more fitting music they might have played ... I agree, concentration impossible.

[@thriftedflip]

Super haul... Thanks for sharing. I love to see what my fellow KZbinr / Resellers are finding and selling! 👍 👍 👍

[@janicedauksch1821]

You did find several things to purchase . Which are none of things I collect. Brass Armadillo is up I-70 west from me

[@froggy9851]

Hi George, don't you just hate it when you're short for time and there is soooo much to see??!! Great video! Thanks!

[@maryfielder3348]

Wow! I am always amazed by your vast knowledge and ability to pull up even little known facts, dates, and companies. It’s always a pleasure to go shopping with you!!

[@janetpogue4970]

Hello George, Great antiquing 💐

[@michelleraney3577]

You are such a patient person! I would have gone crazy trying to talk over the blaring music. I don't know why shops and restaurants feel like they have to blast you with music nowadays. It's anything but relaxing.

[@twistoffate4791]

I have been known to sing along if a great song comes on, lol, and when that happens, I love the fact that music is playing. But if a song comes on that I don't particularly care for, I can't turn the knob!! We have to listen all the way through.

[@susanleslie4809]

I am glad I am not the ONLY person who feels this way. I have vestibular migraines which are migraines caused by loud noise so I am very sensitive to any/all of that & people never consider what others health problems r. Its reflective of where this world is coming to- just tuning out everyone else.

[@applegal3058]

​@@susanleslie4809as someone with PTSD, loud music also affects me. I tend to steer clear of places where there is constant noise...so loud stores just make me get what I need and get out as fast as possible, or just avoid the place altogether. Not very good business sense in my mind 😕

[@nancybecker1173]

Fun! Thanks for taking us with you!

[@lisaday1660]

Worlds of Fun is an amusement park in KC that is still going strong!! There is also a water park called Oceans of Fun right next door to it!!

[@sassygrannyplusakastephani4779]

Another great video!! You would love my little town, Greenwood. Just southeast of KC , MO. We have several antique stores! That’s about all we have!! Almost 2 blocks of them!

[@twistoffate4791]

I am glad you spoke up with your valuable tip! I am in Columbia, MO, and your town is a doable distance.

[@michemussel2414]

I purchased my wedding dress in Greenwood (33 years ago)

[@twistoffate4791]

@@michemussel2414 Did you purchase your dress from one of the antique stores, or did Greenwood have a dress shop 33 years ago?

[@seaside2001]

I really like the fact you try and find unblemished items. I watch a couple of other people who thrift and flip, and will pick up items with nicks, chips and dings. I don't want to buy items like that from resellers. I do realize there are exceptions at times.

[@lisaday1660]

This is close to me! I would probably faint if i ever ran into you there!!! lol

[@JanGrant]

Thanks!

[@starrlacey2505]

Oh those square melamine dishes! I couldn't have left there without them! (I can pack a car until there's only a square inch of space left 🤣!) I enjoy listening to you and like the oddball pieces you always find!

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

So do I! I finally really maxed out to where I had to reject a good tea cart in one video, just couldn't repack in a way to fit it

[@azmike1]

Very informative and educational as usual! Thank you for your expertise! Love to watch. I am riveted each time.

[@maggiecousineau1877]

Amazing finds and very educational. Wish that awful music wasn't so loud.

[@george.carrasco]

Great video George! Thanks for sharing!

[@Sanity_Faire]

MY BIKE!!!! What happened to the Tony the TIger handle grips?!

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

Fun! I forgot about those, and the grips with the streamers for girls

[@sharoncarter6081]

Yes, I had one of those bikes with the banana seat lol

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

Me too

[@azmike1]

Me too. it was my right arm.

[@twistoffate4791]

Sharon Carter, my brother's best friend growing up in the 70s had a banana seat bike. I remember it as being purple.

[@MarshiaArmstrong]

Those Melmack dishes and their colors. I love it.

[@waynecampbell8531]

Love Brass Armadillo. Probably the best antique mall I’ve been to.

[@thevintagegemini]

"Tacky and unrefined" This is why I adore George!! Great video!

[@barbarapettry6817]

That had me laughing, too!!! He is very good at "one-liners!!!" 🙂

[@angelamarie6232]

I really enjoy all of the education you give while exploring. I learn a lot from you.

[@azmike1]

Me too.

[@barbarapettry6817]

I just wish I could remember it all!!! 🙂

[@susanleslie4809]

Right!

[@lynnepie25]

Goodwill is always hit and miss in my area but when I hit I am always thrilled. Loved the pottery bottle from Scotland. I actually liked the square brooch. 😆

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

You have a chance where you are, Washington state thrift stores are pretty good sometimes! I was pleased that a woman from Vancouver Island was able to come down and collect the Scottish bottle for her collection.

[@maryontko6125]

How fun to see you tour a mall that is local to me! It would have been a pleasant surprise to run into you there! Thanks for taking us along on your adventures.

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

I hope I do next time!

[@levcath13]

Hi! Great channel, I’m enjoying your videos, thank you! Found you through Yvon Thrifty Rich :)

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

Awesome! Thank you! She's a fun channel to watch

[@deannac7475]

I love the Brass Armadillo. I’m originally from Missouri and lived in a small town not far from that location. It was one of my favorite stops. I enjoy watching your travel/shopping adventures and was so excited to see you at one of my favorites.

[@twistoffate4791]

I live in Missouri now, and have aunts & uncles who love antique malls & have hit them all over the country. My parents were not antiquers, so if we were charged with entertaining visiting family, they would rely upon my knowledge of where such places were. Now most of these people have died, so I try to enjoy my memories of "the hunt" and go by myself.

[@perlasprecious]

I love it when you go to the thrift stores. It’s the best. 😍

[@susanleslie4809]

We have a Brass Armadillo where I live & the prices are so high then all are thrift stores have nothing so it sucks!

[@joannejohnston3996]

Great things found!

[@karlaglover9693]

What a very interesting Walk-through. I so enjoy the history lesson. Looking forward to Spokane. Please Stay Safe, Happy And Healthy. Have A Wonderful Day

[@janetwentz3259]

I loved Alf. Poor guy, Melmac exploded. 😊. I really enjoyed looking at everything. Thank you.

[@Gypsy_merch]

Lots of cool finds. I learn a lot from your trips. Thank you 😊

[@greznelda]

nice presentation!

[@rachelfruhwirth3793]

Drive through Missouri to visit my transplanted Minnesota daughter in Kansas. Missouri has a lot of great places to stop and thrift for vintage. Missouri is also a great place to pick up fireworks 🎆🎇

[@snappiestfish]

The jug is Buchan Stoneware - thistle pattern! I only know because I’ve had it in the past! 😊

[@bushelandpeck1501]

Great finds, George & thank you so much for explaining the whys & whynots! That litebrite swag lamp is something i have that is very cherished! My grandfather, who retired from the oil rigs in Alaska & moved to Las Vegas in the early 80s, was looking for a hobby & while @ Walmart happened in the garden dept & saw a tear off paper for a diy swag lamp, so tried his had @ it & made a few for friends & family. Everyone, it seemed got one, except me. Fast foward 25 yrs & i inherit my dad's house after his death & while rummaging in the attic, low & behold, there was a litebrite swag lamp! I cherish it & take it camping w/ us (which we're currently doing) & get so many compliments!

[@twistoffate4791]

I played with a Lite Brite in the 70s, as a kid. I wish I still had it because as an adult I could use it to display a fun message in my house or window. I do not understand the difference between a regular Lite Brite and the "swag" version you speak of.

[@twistoffate4791]

Oh, wait.... I think I know what you're talking about now!! The planter turned upside-down with Lite Brite pieces stuck in all the holes!! My mother's cousin Denver made me one many years ago. I was disappointed because the one he made for his mother was covered with lights. Mine had MUCH LESS light pieces.

[@robyncooperramsey8323]

Hi George! Sorry you didn’t see the St Clair Antique Mall across the highway from that Goodwill! Darn. It’s at the intersection of HWYs 159 and 64.

[@debbiemitchell6055]

I watched a channel from the Brass Armadillo in Colorado, I learned so much from that channel and miss their content. I was so happy when I found your channel, its always a joy for me learning from a knowledgeable person willing to share and teach us!

[@edgecitytraders5498]

Your comments as you walked through the St Louis GW had me snickering. “Nothing old here” and “looks like she has cornered the market on afghans.” I visited a similar looking GW outside Charleston. Staff told me that the resellers and collectors storm in early and loot the resaleable items.

[@naomiwargel485]

I think worlds of fun is still open. I’m from Kansas City and used to enjoy it in the 1970s.

[@dcinkc]

Just watched this, a few months later. I saw my showcase #302, I was just starting this case so it was not full at the time, it's stocked now and sales are doing great. My case is at the very end of the video, just over your left shoulder, at around the 35:57 mark. It is case #302. I have three other cases there and one of them is a locked case. My sales are good there all year long.

[@joannnelson9847]

George.....Give up the signs and go for the glass!!!!

[@patriciachapman0387]

Hi, Mr. George! The expert🤗

[@sarahj.8372]

Truly enjoyed, thank you!!

[@persiphonehellecat]

I love it! Saw sooooo many things I would have picked up. Sometimes it's hard for me to decide what to keep and what to sell - because I love everything!

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

I had that problem the first few years I did this! Eventually I honed in on my personal favorites

[@annawalker4225]

I was at our local flea market on Sunday May 1st and found some awesome things at some awesome prices. Then I found some garage sales and found some more awesome things and got some awesome prices. I also put my name on the reserve list to get a spot at the flea market so I can start selling. Fingers crossed that I can get one.

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

That’s great! It sounds like you’re finding good stuff and will be ready

[@annawalker4225]

@@TheAntiqueNomad I am and my sister-in-law has decided to join me in selling at the flea market too. I am so excited about that as she’s also my best friend.

[@sandrashort6563]

Hope your trip across the country was fun. Blessed be

[@michellebowman5495]

Loved the Shawnee Antelope!

[@Wherepigsflyfarm]

I was just at the Saint Louis Bins today. Very FEW vintage items.

[@winkingowlantiques3422]

That Goodwill is the worst. Will have to stop at The Brass Armadillo next time I’m in Kansas City!

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

Hi Barb! I didn't even know I was going to stop there or I'd have let you share in the unfun of Goodwill. I do recommend Brass Armadillo though

[@andreacorcoran760]

Wow how fun. I would have probably brought everything that you picked up. 😊

[@MarshiaArmstrong]

When you say the convention in July, where is that? I’d like to get back into shows, miss the Palmer Wirfs shows.. ;-)

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

It’s the Rose City Vintage Market, same weekend the Palmer wirfs show was (July 8 this time), check out their website! I just signed up to sell there

[@martisteele6542]

Fun video, thanks George! I had a purple and silver Sting Ray! Safe travels.

[@OriginalNethead]

My Ill Will store has sent every scrap of costume jewelry to on-line auction since the Pandemic started. They do get old stuff, but usually things with a dead market. Anything good does to on line overpriced (for resellers and the people they're allegedly trying to help) auction and we locals get the junk. I go in because every so often an accident gets through. OTOH sometimes it gets through because it's damaged. (chips and cracks and why bother) I had one of those trash-tastic lamps in my basement. No idea if it's still there.

[@pammywhammy3521]

Now you feel my pain about the Goodwill's in St Louis! It blows my mind how awesome the Goodwill's are elsewhere! Especially where Crazy Lamp Lady goes! Informative video! Thanks!😊

[@susanleslie4809]

It's even worse in Iowa, hard goods shelves r practically empty all we hav r clothes & coffee mugs! Oh & if we do hav a figurine or 2 they r broken! No kidding I feel like starting a channel just to show people how stark the difference is from what it is vs the stores in Oregon & Pennslyvannia that Laura Caldwell & Jocelyn from Crazy Lamp Lady have been able to build such a wonderful small "fortune" from. One could NEVER accomplish that here 😭😭😭

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

Yes, it really varies so widely! Thankfully there are MANY other ways to find merchandise one can flip for a profit.

[@IslandHeartVintage]

Nice to meet you today at Lander Street Vintage 🙋‍♀️🌴🌺

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

It was! I look forward to seeing your channel too

[@kathyjones274]

It hard to believe that in my area of Scottsvalley and Santa Cruz California goodwill seems picked out by goodwill. So me trying to decorate my little studio is not going to happen 🙃 😩

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

Don't give up! They used to have great stuff, so it's still there somewhere. Try estate sales and auctions in the area, and other thrifts besides Goodwill

[@laraemitchell9064]

Loved this look through the antique mall. Too bad you only had a short time there. 💚💚💚

[@lorrainebowden2683]

Alf and Melmac! Lol!

[@janisnelson26]

Thanks for the video George! Enjoyed all your information!

[@angelamarie6232]

Omg I had that blue bike!!!!

[@gardendaisy]

I like soo much stuff like u do lol

[@twistoffate4791]

It's probably a good thing we don't always know where you'll be shopping, as some of us would love to see you do your thing in person!! I have been to Brass Armadillo Antique Mall many times. It's quite a hike around that place.

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

It sure is! At some point maybe I'll "lead" shopping tours

[@twistoffate4791]

@@TheAntiqueNomad Yayyyyyy!! Count me in.

[@tanyarhodd7889]

Hi George! Another great video. I live in the KC Metro area and love The Brass Armadillo. Also, Worlds of Fun is still around and very popular here. Would love to know if you plan to attend the Sparks Flea Market in the future.

[@twistoffate4791]

I am in Columbia, MO, and would love to know more about Sparks. Is it indoor or outdoor?

[@tanyarhodd7889]

@@twistoffate4791 It is an outdoor Flea Market. It's twice a year. Once in the spring (which has already happened), and again in the fall, Sept. 1-4 this year.

[@twistoffate4791]

@@tanyarhodd7889 Thank you. Excellent.

[@dmiller5765]

Here's your sign. 😉

[@debbyroisen630]

I go to the Brass Armadillo in Des Moines , IA

[@twistoffate4791]

I didn't know there was another Brass Armadillo in Des Moines, Iowa, but I have family in Iowa, and am thinking I should go to that one. Glad you mentioned this.

[@pattimercer9357]

Is the Scottish jug still available???

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

Please email me at [e-mail]

[@Deborah4Antiques]

I like that expression, "perception of scarcity." Feels like we're all on the same page now.

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

It does to me too! Most people, at least.

[@sandyfuqua8261]

Your in my neck of the woods.

[@twistoffate4791]

Mine, too, relatively speaking. I am in Columbia, MO.

[@janegallardo4731]

Mickey Gilly died on May 7th this year, think I saw a signed picture

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

I'm afraid that's true! Might be time to get that piece

[@alicegoesnomad8448]

💖

[@lynnedelacy2841]

Portobello is a coastal suburb of Edinburgh

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

Good to know! I very much wish to see it, I've heard wonderful things about all of that area

[@lynnedelacy2841]

@@TheAntiqueNomad come on over Scotland is a beautiful place - as is the rest of the U.K. !

[@CONSTELLATION_PEGASUS]

Good evening, George! The Brass Armadillo was a big improvement over that Goodwill. Lots of interesting items there. I'm just aching too much to type a lot. Been working all day planting a veggie garden...and I'm getting much too old for some of that. Enjoyed the video!!! Thanks for the take-along!!!

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

Of course! I'm glad you're getting that done but it's enough for a day. I hate going into most thrift stores, they're only occasionally interesting anymore. Thankfully the big antique mall is vast enough to have some interesting things! Take care of yourself and talk again soon

[@kelleykelley549]

❤️❤️❤️

[@wanderwoman5558]

I muted and watched cc. Why..oh...why the ghastly music?!...loved the ruby pitcher.🎉

[@martabolkovac1834]

Honestly, George how can anybody concentrate on buying anything with all that noise in the background? I even like the song but I think I would lose my mind.

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

lol agreed not easy

[@krisprescott4138]

👍

[@stache1954]

The sound gets buzzy closer to the end.

[@twerkinthecityhuh6340]

They also say paint ur house yellow if ur having trouble selling it! Strange but true

[@twerkinthecityhuh6340]

Adam ant music....sweet