A growing number … in the antiques and collectibles trade think the virtual world may be the marketplace for many of their customers in the next century. They envision an electronic bazaar where buyers and sellers in every corner of the globe meet to exchange wares, pick up leads on where to find the hard-to-find, and stay up-to-date on pricing trends.
Predictor: Spears, Richard F.
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, Dave Mayfield covers shopping for antiques online. He quotes Norm Schaut, the producer to the fair Atlantique City, a collectors and antiques fair. Mayfield writes: ”But [Norm] Schaut and a growing number of others in the antiques and collectibles trade think the virtual world may be the marketplace for many of their customers in the next century. They envision an electronic bazaar where buyers and sellers in every corner of the globe meet to exchange wares, pick up leads on where to find the hard-to-find, and stay up-to-date on pricing trends. ‘I think there are great possibilities because there are no geographic boundaries,’ says Richard F. Spears, vice president of speciality publications for Norfolk-based Landmark Communications, Inc., owner of The Virginian-Pilot.'”
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: Paraphrase
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