Dimitar Manev, "Woman & Goat", is a new listing at 31 Club's Gallery & Marketplace. Manev, well known and exhibited in Europe, will be represented in America by 31 Inc.


Items in the higher end of the Antique and Fine Art Markets markets continue to be sizzling hot with no let up in sight. Regardless of how bleakly the evening news paints the picture of the U.S. economy and th4 stock markets, our business is booming. 

With the dollar so undervalued, America is the best place in the world right now to make investments; particularly in rare and valuable tangible items, given the volatility of the financial markets.

There is more money pouring into this country than ever in our history.  The Antiques, Fine Art and Collectible markets are global markets, so if one economy has a downturn, it's an upturn somewhere else. And now that we’re in an economic slowdown here in the U.S., other countries are prospering like never before. They’ve got more money to burn than they know what to do with, and they’re looking to buy right here for pennies on the dollar. Our business is an international business, and people from other parts of the world know it’s “Betty’s Bargain Basement” in America right now. And they’re coming here with empty suitcases in hand.

Let’s not forget that there’s more wealthy people in our country than ever before, as well. And they’re still buying. My friend, Murray out in California, just told me about an extraordinary day his wife had selling china at a department store in Beverly Hills.

A lady walked in stating she’d like to purchase a set of China. Murray’s wife assisted her and at the end of the day, this woman’s grand total was $125,000. Who says people don’t have money for discretionary spending? Just think, if we could have shown her a set of Antique Meissen, we could’ve made a wonderful sale, and the customer could have owned something of great value, now and most likely, in the future.

So, don’t let the ten o’clock news upset you too much. Your time to shine will come soon enough when you make the necessary steps through the 31 Club Plan.

31 Club's Gallery and Marketplace has expanded and in fact, we've just acquired a collection containing Picasso, Chagall, Dubord and Vickery pieces that will soon be listed. If you haven't taken a look at our Gallery and Marketplace, you get there here.