Are antiques a worthwhile investment these days?

In a recessionary economy antiques are not going to be such a hot investment. They are a much better investment in an inflationary economy. One gets the idea from watching Antiques Roadshow that every antique you see is going to be worth thousands if not tens of thousands. They do not show you all the people that brought their worthless crap to the show except two or three at the very end. Having said that, you don't happen to have a Roy Rogers 6 gun you want to sell do you? ... more