Ina's Blog

This week's "Antique Trader" magazine (September 26) has a headline, "Collapse of Collecting? - Tragedy May Impact Antiques Marketplace." There is lots of speculation that the tragedy may adversely affect the sales of collectibles.

The 2 weeks following the tragedy were gloomy indeed. Who felt like doing anything? But things are getting back to normal. I've seen bidding activity pick up on my auctions. I think we all are looking for distractions. And collecting is so important to many of us. It is part art, part science, part history-lesson. I think we can all feel okay about going back online. So much money has been donated online, so many stories shared online.

Things may change - we can't look into the future and know what will happen.

But I tend to be an optimist!