@my-cottage-books-and-antiques wrote:
@chapeau-noir
While I think the "experience over things" observation is true to some extent, I think there are still a lot of people buying "things".
Still, it is worth asking: what can we as sellers provide the "experience" buyers (assuming we aren't actually selling "experiences".)
Some thoughts:
Luggage, clothing (especially "vacation" and "adventure" type clothing), cameras (there's a current trend among younger people to use digital cameras, even though they have perfectly sound cameras on their phones), hiking type gear and other outdoor gear, various accessories for those who are traveling via RV or "glamping" (can include vintage stuff), travel guides, and more.
I'm sure others here could add to this list.
Yes, items that support experiences. Also kitchenware (particularly vintage) cool household goods. There's a trend toward the items needing to be immediately useful or have a purpose use. People will always collect, it's part of human nature, but what they collect seems to change. More contemporary items, or items and probably not as much, or items that reflect a childhood (say) that's not that long ago.
As for a digital camera over a smartphone - digital cameras have larger sensors and more sensitive adjustments, and are more flexible over a variety of conditions. Not everyone is point n' shoot - there are quite a few avid photography fans both of digital and still of film.
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