Prices for antiques and collectibles are at all time highs! Demand has also increased, largely due to television programs like The Antiques Roadshow that inspire thousands to become collectors each week. Providing the supply for this insatiable market are record numbers of retirees who downsize. Millions each year are selling off valuables they no longer need to facilitate the move into smaller quarters. Census reports reveal that the number of these people will dramatically increase each year. Additionally, when people pass on, their belongings aren't always a welcome inheritance to many. Inherited from parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, many wonderful treasures are often considered to be "just old stuff taking up valuable space." Fortunately for you, these increasing numbers of antiques and collectibles that be fed into the marketplace assure you or real job security.