Antique lovers hunt for old treasures - Durham Herald Sun
Fans of the oldies were delighted this weekend with the wealth of opportunities to find cool “new” items, with hundreds turning out both to the American Legion’s antique fair in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough’s first-ever “junk market” sponsored by... “It just brings back — like your grandparents, it smells like your grandparents,” said Carolyn Lopinto of Chapel Hill, who was shopping at the American Legion show. For many of the vendors, too, the antique business is deeply rooted in memories of their childhood. “When I was a little kid, my mom used to go to auctions,” said Ernie Berentz of Fayetteville-based Years Gone By Antiques. Berentz said he’s been collecting his whole life and that his antique business is a hobby that sends him to eight to 10 shows a year. Patsy Moore, of Pender County-based Country Roads, said she also collects and sells primarily as a hobby. Gaines Steer has operated his Chapel Hill-based business The Last Unicorn for 30 years. To advertise, he drives around a 1977 Ford Ranchero decked out in the antiques he collects, including a large unicorn head. Source: www.heraldsun.com
