Antique shop

Usually stores' stock is sourced from auctions, estate sales, flea markets, garage sales, etc.

Many items may pass through multiple antiques dealers along the product chain before arriving in a retail antiques shop.

The quality of these items may vary from very low to extremely high and expensive, depending on the nature and location of the shop.

Frequently, many antique shops will be clustered together in nearby locations; in the same town such as in many places in New England, or on the same street such as Portobello Road or Camden in London, or in an antique mall.

Antiques shops may specialize in some particular segment of the market such as antique furniture or jewelry, but many shops stock a wide variety of inventory.