The excitement that you get at an auction and the fever that you get that drives the prices up, for instance, I just don’t think you can duplicate online. I know it’s the wave of the future.
Predictor: Sykes, Cathy
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, Dave Mayfield covers shopping for antiques online. He quotes Cathy Sykes, vice president of the Show Managers Association. Mayfield writes: ”The push into cyberspace won’t knock out the traditional cornerstones of the antiques and collectibles trade, its advocates say. ‘The excitement that you get at an auction and the fever that you get that drives the prices up, for instance, I just don’t think you can duplicate online,” says Cathy Sykes, a New York show manager and vice president-elect of the professional Show Managers Association. Nevertheless, Sykes says she is excited about the potential for using the Internet and online services in her business. ‘I know it’s the wave of the future.'”
Date of prediction: November 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Economic structures
Subtopic: E-commerce
Name of publication: Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
Title, headline, chapter name: The Future of Antiques: Collectors May Find Cyberspace is the Best Place To Hunt for Rarities
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Business Section; Page D1
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Garrison, Betty