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Past meets present: Bù Vintage Shoppe mixes local heritage with modern shopping

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New year, same slander: The vilification of vintage selling is nothing new

Antique ‘romancecore’: What you need to know about the Romantic Period of Victorian jewellery

Editorial: If everything is expensive at the thrift store, it’s not because of resellers

A vintage wonderland: 7 classic vintage holiday decorations to make your season bright

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Show the “special”: How to thoughtfully give vintage and secondhand gifts

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Goodwill launches curated resale platform GoodwillFinds

Korean company to acquire secondhand marketplace Poshmark

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Toronto’s popular Sunday Antique Market to restart in neighbouring Mississauga

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Estate sales: Everything you need to know before you go

Creating change: Vintage shop Dodo Bazaar evolves into sustainable brand

Going to a vintage market? Our top tips for sellers and shoppers

Wearable art: Papa Love Vintage & Illusive Artworks partner on Pride-themed clothing collection

No place like home: Emerald City Vintage finds community in colourful kitsch

Southern charm: Vintage Pasture Sale returns to Langley, B.C. on Aug. 6

Upcycling vintage furniture: Sunday Stroll’s top tips

Thrifting for everyone: Q&A with Jean-François Couture of Le Petit Couture

10 vintage brass sellers in Canada

Editorial: ‘Reseller’ is not a bad word

Puttin’ on the glitz: 1980s-fashion shop Las Vintage opens in Edmonton

Montreal vintage shop Bien Beau launches new website

Toronto’s Sunday Antique Market at St. Lawrence holds final event

Toronto thrift shop Double Take ramps up online sales ahead of temporary closure

Hamilton, Ont.’s Christie Antique & Vintage Show shutters after 34 years

Making a market: Inside The Curio Collective with founder Brigid Milway

How cleaning vintage decor affects resale prices

Vintage buying and selling resources

Runs in the family: Q&A with Mama Coco Vintage

The great “vintage” debate: A dealer looks back

N.S. vintage shops to host vintage wedding pop-up in March

Girl, It’s Thrifted: Q&A with thrift shopper Priscilla Verissimo

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Vintage selling and shopping tips from The ReLove Market

A new generation: The ReLove Market expands into BC

Sustainable shopping: Q&A with Meaghan Harris & Kelty Lewis, Good Habits

Sustainability and vintage: By the numbers

‘A fresh start’: Pearl’s Vintage & Thrift opens in Nova Scotia

Finders Fair to debut in Fredericton on June 26

1stDibs sets price for initial public offering

Etsy to acquire buy-and-sell marketplace Depop for US$1.6B

8 1980s vintage sellers to follow

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Vintage sideboards (and buffets and credenzas): Everything you need to know

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Bold and bright: Q&A with Wendy Kennedy, Millie’s Modern Vintage

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Modern vintage: Q&A with Regina Petate, LuveWantShop

Six boho vintage sellers to follow

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Mother-daughter duo: Q&A with Niyousha Nejatpour, Haul of Me Shop

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