Hoarding.... more than a mental issue

I would've never categorized myself a glorified "Hoarder" - I watched those tv shows where their house is packed from floor to ceiling with junk and their 100 indoor cats. I am really quite the opposite, clutter typically induces great anxiety until I clean it up or organize it. I absolutely cannot figure a way to walk away when I find a great retro vintage item!
I tell myself a million rationale answers: you have enough, no room etc... But I still find myself thinking, "I may never find another like this" or "you will sell it asap" - when the time comes for me to list that item, it feels like I am throwing away my baby blanket that's comforted me until I wore the edges out rubbing them!
There are certain vintage items I just cannot fathom parting with! One of the biggest is old dress forms. I don't even know how or why I originally got into collecting them?
I just imagine that dress form being used back in the 50's and that just maybe some of our famous fashion may have been pinned to it!
I have just some plain weird obsessions with old vintage items that I can't even rationalize.
About a month ago, I listed on of my most fav dress forms on our site DustyJunk.com - listing it well over $400, all while feeling a little better that I was at least putting an effort out to sell some of them. Yet confident that I would get to keep it because it would not sell for that price. It was absolutely beautiful, circa early 50's with an old wire industrial stand.
Imagine my shock when I read my email that it sold.... I felt like my very first boyfriend love just broke up with me! I pondered for days on how I could keep her but no decent reasoning surfaced. I packaged her up and shipped her off to her new owner, who I hope will cherish her like I did..

If it wasn't for my weakness of vintage items, my business DustyJunk.com would have never materialized. For now that perfectly justifies my weakness for hoarding retro finds..

Lucky for me I just bought 5 Wolf dress forms circa 60's arriving tomorrow!

Follow our site, you may catch me at a vulnerable moment where I list some of my most treasured finds. Let me know your vintage weakness so I will feel a little better!