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Antiquing or antique hunting is the process of driving around from antique store to antique store searching for hidden treasures and collectibles. People go antique hunting for a number of reasons. They might be heavily passionate about a certain item and want to collect as many of those items as possible. They may find excitement in traveling to new and foreign lands. They may also be doing the antique hunting as a business venture. Many people work from home and list items on online auction sites for resale. They hunt highly desirable antiques and collectibles that they know will sell for a large amount of money on the auction sites. Not only is this fun because they get to drive to new places and explore things are different, but it gets the adrenaline pumping because they never know how money they are going to make. A person can literally make thousands of dollars going antique hunting. There is a true story about an antique transistor radio that was resold for 2,600 shortly after being acquired by the antique hunter for 35.

Antique hunting could be an excellent family vacation. It may not seem that way but it does have all the makings of a getaway. There can be sight seeing along the way for the kids and the wife. A whole slew of restaurants can be tested when meal times come around. Also, everyone gets to sleep in hotel where they get to watch cable, go swimming, work out, and enjoy room service.

The most exciting part about antique hunting is driving around and finding little hidden stores that nobody else knows about. The treasures are always found for dirt cheap in these little stores off the main roads. Local flea markets and yard sales can also be hit during the antiquing session!