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Judy McConkey
Q: How long have you been in the antique business?
A: 5 years.
Q: What are your favorite things to buy and sell?
A: Perfume bottles, compacts, jewelry, lady golfer items, glass, vintage purses, and dresser sets.
Q: What is your booth known for having?
A: Heisey and Blenko glass.
Q: Do you have any personal collections? What are they?
A: Department 56 items, Longaberger baskets, lady head vases, Barbies, Madame Alexander dolls, and Steiff animals. I have so many personal collections I had to start selling some things! That’s how I got into the antique business.
Q: What is your most prized antique possession and where is it from?
A: My Limelight Heisey glass items from Newark, Ohio, where I lived for nearly 20 years.
Q: What items do you never pass up when shopping for your booth?
A: Things women like.
Q: What do you walk by when shopping for your booth?
A: Things men like.
Q: What's something you passed on at the time, but now wish you'd bought – the "one that got away," so to speak?
A: Very few things do I pass on!
Q: What is your favorite antique era and why?
A: The Art Deco era. I love the look of Art Deco.
Q: What items do you look for when shopping for your booth?
A: Small items that will fit into my showcase.
Q: Can you give our readers an antique shopping tip?
A: Check back frequently for new items. Great items go quickly.
