Great Lakes Antique Mall — Local services in Coloma

Great antique mall. Well organized booths, wide variety of items, booth owners seem to be taking great care of their booths, very friendly staff, fantastic prices on a lot of items.

I'm disabled and couldn't stay too terribly long so I didn't see everything. Thankfully they had a wheelchair (kept in staff area, have to ask staff) so I was able to stay longer. Unfortunately it was uncomfortable since it was for a smaller person and not someone wide like myself. If it was comfortable we would have been able to stay even longer. I found a beautiful leaf dish from a booth running a 30% off sale. While checking out I saw a working popcorn machine. I asked if I could have a bag and I was handed one.

Cash and checks have no extra fees. If you pay with card you'll have to pay a 4% fee. I also overheard that they offer layaway...

I bought an Elton John album which had an inner booklet. Prior to purchase I pulled out the booklet to check condition. In the booklet was a Beatles 45. A hard days night. I pulled the single out and went to the front. I told the sales clerk of my find. I told her it must be a mistake. She acted as if I was trying to steal something. I told her I'd pay extra for the 45. She couldn't locate the booth owner. I gave her my cell # and asked her to call me when she contacted the owner. A month later I stopped by and they had no record of me leaving my phone number. They also had no record of that 45. So they took my number again. They never did call me but two days ago I stopped by and they still don't know anything. The 45 is still missing and the booth owner is...

We thought we'd stop in as we passed by. I must admit we haven't had much luck in any antique store for quite some time. We've seen prices across multiple states. Nothing new here. I understand how the building owner makes a profit, but at the prices we've seen, how a booth can afford to operate is amazing. Guess we can blame antique roadshow etc. Young kids don't seem to be interested in antiques and my overall feeling is the prices are severely bloated. I have nothing against capitalism, it's fantastic. Guessing for us, we can't afford antiques anymore. Nice shop, nice people, too rich for my poor blood. Not currently...