Do people still buy china? FB prices are absurd!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Where are all these antique stores with “gobs” of china? I’m in MoCo but willing to drive 90 mins in any direction.

Unfortunately I’m only interested in adding to my collection with a certain pattern, so online searching is far more convenient.

The antiques stores in Kensington have some. But it’s such a needle in haystack finding your pattern. My mom has Blue Danube and they had a bunch of that last time I was there.
I think people are just too precious about it all. Just use it. Put it in dishwasher. If it breaks, so what. Still better than trashing it all and buying new stuff from care and barrel.
I seriously don’t get why younger generations claim to care about the environment but are unwilling to reuse/rehab antique stuff and would rather just get everything new from wayfair or ikea. Do they think that stuff has no environmental impact? Same with antique furniture.

Crap on Martha Stewart all you want but her asthetix was in many ways very green as she encouraged people to repurpose old stuff and showed how you could make it look great instead of just tossing everything in landfill.

Because the old china probably has a toxic glaze and when you put it in the dishwasher that lead gets all over everything else. The new stuff from IKEA is probably lead free.

China would have to be very old to be worried about toxic glazes. Not your grandma's dishes.

I do have a set of lovely Haviland limoges that was my great grandparents' wedding china from 1903, and some old blue and white transferware from the early 19th century I also inherited and I mounted most of it and it's attractive and gets comments. But everywhere I go there is a huge glut of unwanted old china, including lovely hand painted Victorian china. I can't blame people. Outside holiday meals I never use my formal china and use high quality modern ceramics for our everyday china. And frankly, I like it better.

[Anonymous]

There isn’t any reason to buy china at those prices. Just go to your local charity shop, consignment store, or goodwill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are all these antique stores with “gobs” of china? I’m in MoCo but willing to drive 90 mins in any direction.

Unfortunately I’m only interested in adding to my collection with a certain pattern, so online searching is far more convenient.

The antiques stores in Kensington have some. But it’s such a needle in haystack finding your pattern. My mom has Blue Danube and they had a bunch of that last time I was there.
I think people are just too precious about it all. Just use it. Put it in dishwasher. If it breaks, so what. Still better than trashing it all and buying new stuff from care and barrel.
I seriously don’t get why younger generations claim to care about the environment but are unwilling to reuse/rehab antique stuff and would rather just get everything new from wayfair or ikea. Do they think that stuff has no environmental impact? Same with antique furniture.

Crap on Martha Stewart all you want but her asthetix was in many ways very green as she encouraged people to repurpose old stuff and showed how you could make it look great instead of just tossing everything in landfill.

Because the old china probably has a toxic glaze and when you put it in the dishwasher that lead gets all over everything else. The new stuff from IKEA is probably lead free.

China would have to be very old to be worried about toxic glazes. Not your grandma's dishes.

I do have a set of lovely Haviland limoges that was my great grandparents' wedding china from 1903, and some old blue and white transferware from the early 19th century I also inherited and I mounted most of it and it's attractive and gets comments. But everywhere I go there is a huge glut of unwanted old china, including lovely hand painted Victorian china. I can't blame people. Outside holiday meals I never use my formal china and use high quality modern ceramics for our everyday china. And frankly, I like it better.

Yes, beware of grandma's dishes. The FDA only started regulating this in 1971 and has tightened those regulations several times since then. I'll be eating off the new plain lead free plates thank you.

https://greenorchardgroup.com/how-to-tell-if-your-dishes-have-lead/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where are all these antique stores with “gobs” of china? I’m in MoCo but willing to drive 90 mins in any direction.

Unfortunately I’m only interested in adding to my collection with a certain pattern, so online searching is far more convenient.

That’s what the poster above described. The chances of finding what you need are super low, but any thrift store that accepts home goods will have at least one incomplete set of china for sale.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are all these antique stores with “gobs” of china? I’m in MoCo but willing to drive 90 mins in any direction.

Unfortunately I’m only interested in adding to my collection with a certain pattern, so online searching is far more convenient.

The antiques stores in Kensington have some. But it’s such a needle in haystack finding your pattern. My mom has Blue Danube and they had a bunch of that last time I was there.
I think people are just too precious about it all. Just use it. Put it in dishwasher. If it breaks, so what. Still better than trashing it all and buying new stuff from care and barrel.
I seriously don’t get why younger generations claim to care about the environment but are unwilling to reuse/rehab antique stuff and would rather just get everything new from wayfair or ikea. Do they think that stuff has no environmental impact? Same with antique furniture.

Crap on Martha Stewart all you want but her asthetix was in many ways very green as she encouraged people to repurpose old stuff and showed how you could make it look great instead of just tossing everything in landfill.

Because the old china probably has a toxic glaze and when you put it in the dishwasher that lead gets all over everything else. The new stuff from IKEA is probably lead free.

China would have to be very old to be worried about toxic glazes. Not your grandma's dishes.

I do have a set of lovely Haviland limoges that was my great grandparents' wedding china from 1903, and some old blue and white transferware from the early 19th century I also inherited and I mounted most of it and it's attractive and gets comments. But everywhere I go there is a huge glut of unwanted old china, including lovely hand painted Victorian china. I can't blame people. Outside holiday meals I never use my formal china and use high quality modern ceramics for our everyday china. And frankly, I like it better.

Haviland Limoges like this?
https://tamararubin.com/2019/08/limoges-dish-by-haviland-co-france-7109-ppm-lead-90-is-unsafe-146-ppm-antimony-what-china-do-you-have/

[Anonymous]

I love old China and we have 2 sets from my dh’s grandmother and one set from my mother. We use it regularly. Why not. I also use my moms silver every day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are all these antique stores with “gobs” of china? I’m in MoCo but willing to drive 90 mins in any direction.

Unfortunately I’m only interested in adding to my collection with a certain pattern, so online searching is far more convenient.

The antiques stores in Kensington have some. But it’s such a needle in haystack finding your pattern. My mom has Blue Danube and they had a bunch of that last time I was there.
I think people are just too precious about it all. Just use it. Put it in dishwasher. If it breaks, so what. Still better than trashing it all and buying new stuff from care and barrel.
I seriously don’t get why younger generations claim to care about the environment but are unwilling to reuse/rehab antique stuff and would rather just get everything new from wayfair or ikea. Do they think that stuff has no environmental impact? Same with antique furniture.

Crap on Martha Stewart all you want but her asthetix was in many ways very green as she encouraged people to repurpose old stuff and showed how you could make it look great instead of just tossing everything in landfill.

Because the old china probably has a toxic glaze and when you put it in the dishwasher that lead gets all over everything else. The new stuff from IKEA is probably lead free.

China would have to be very old to be worried about toxic glazes. Not your grandma's dishes.

I do have a set of lovely Haviland limoges that was my great grandparents' wedding china from 1903, and some old blue and white transferware from the early 19th century I also inherited and I mounted most of it and it's attractive and gets comments. But everywhere I go there is a huge glut of unwanted old china, including lovely hand painted Victorian china. I can't blame people. Outside holiday meals I never use my formal china and use high quality modern ceramics for our everyday china. And frankly, I like it better.

Haviland Limoges like this?
https://tamararubin.com/2019/08/limoges-dish-by-haviland-co-france-7109-ppm-lead-90-is-unsafe-146-ppm-antimony-what-china-do-you-have/

Pats hand gently. It's ok to be scared.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can ask for whatever price you want. That doesn't mean it's grounded in reality.

+1

[Anonymous]

I just googled my original everyday dishes from the late 90s and I’m shocked at the prices people are posting on FB marketplace. It’s Mikasa, nothing fancy, and I’m seeing random sets of tea cups and odd numbers of dishes (various sizes) for hundreds of dollars. And well north of $130 per place setting on Replacements…which is absurd.

[Anonymous]

Wait until you learn about silver tea and coffee sets

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where are all these antique stores with “gobs” of china? I’m in MoCo but willing to drive 90 mins in any direction.

Unfortunately I’m only interested in adding to my collection with a certain pattern, so online searching is far more convenient.

Humane Together Thrift & Gift in Rockville. They have an entire row of full china sets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait until you learn about silver tea and coffee sets

I have some I inherited that I’d love to get rid of, but I don’t know where to dispose of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just googled my original everyday dishes from the late 90s and I’m shocked at the prices people are posting on FB marketplace. It’s Mikasa, nothing fancy, and I’m seeing random sets of tea cups and odd numbers of dishes (various sizes) for hundreds of dollars. And well north of $130 per place setting on Replacements…which is absurd.

Maybe that is Replacements. I bought some items at a thrift store for about 50c each. I looked them up on Replacements and some are $30-50. I suppose some people are desperate to replace that one broken plate and have no other way to locate that pattern. However, if you walk into a thrift store and don't care about the pattern (or lead), you can get a set for much less.

[Anonymous]

Go on ebay and look up your china and the sale history. The results will be much more realistic than any outrageous prices on FB marketplace. There is a massive glut of unwanted china. Very high end like modern Limoges still command good prices but the endless Mikasas, Noritake, Wedgewood, Royal Doulton from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s are going for pennies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love old China and we have 2 sets from my dh’s grandmother and one set from my mother. We use it regularly. Why not. I also use my moms silver every day.

People /busy households rarely use China bc it's a pain to wash (not dishwasher safe) nor is it microwaveable. Two major components of "easy and fast" with kids' stuff, sports, tired from long work day, etc.

What a hassle and just not worth it.