I chanced upon an article in the Detroit Free Press about a man from Detroit named Michael Hartt who opened an antique shop after working for 20 years in the automotive industry.
The article doesn’t deal specifically with antique Victorian furniture, but it makes some interesting points about antiques in general. For instance, even in Detroit the high end of antiques is booming, despite the economy. Estate sales are especially lucrative. And again, the number of antiques that are moving through eBay is amazing. Mr. Hartt says that eBay accounts for 25% of his trade.