September 6th, 2011

The Good Eye Only a shuffle down the Schuylkill and you will find Phantastic Phinds, a popular consignment shop in the Chestnut Hill area. The store offers in-shop items as well as an online store for buyers near and far. And while the showroom does feature some beautiful finds, the most unique feature of owner Angela Sipe’s space is her designer’s eye. Most pieces are accompanied by a helpful design mag feature that shows buyers how, with a little ingenuity, an old antique can be turned into a high-style show piece. 631 Bethlehem Pike, Erdenheim, 215-233-3325, phantasticphinds.com.
Posted by Meg Augustin @ 2:00 PM  Permalink | File Under: Critical Mass

August 25th, 2011

June 15, 2011

Saving with 6abc with Amy Buckman

ERDENHEIM, Pa. - June 15, 2011 (WPVI) -- You really don't know what you'll find at Phantastic Phinds consignment store in Erdenheim, Pa.
A wooden rocking chair for $85. A 40-piece set of Johnson Brothers china for $65. A wooden farm table with drop-down sides for $150. Even a wooden clothing armoire that's currently selling in stores for $300, priced at $99.
Angela Sipe opened Phantastic Phinds about a year-and-a-half ago, but she's been selling furniture for much longer than that.
Sipe explains, "I started the idea about seven years ago, in my garage.We wanted to recycle items back into the community that had use, but people no longer had the use for them. So we started with local people, family and friends, and we would take their furniture, it was strictly furniture, and we'd sell it for fair prices back to the community."
Now, Sipe accepts household items and antiques in addition to furniture. But she keeps her prices low, so that items sell quickly and the inventory is constantly changing.
Even antiques are priced to move. She has seen items she sold show up in antique stores in nearby Chestnut Hill at much higher prices.
The store has loyal customers who stop in often to check out the ever-changing inventory. Gail Landow, who consigned several items during our visit, went shoppin when she spotted some Lady Vases, priced at $11, to add to her collection at home.
"In antique shops, you can see $40, $60, $80 dollars, depending on the rarity of them," she says of the prices on similar items. "This is a wonderful price, so I bought two."
Phantastic Phinds has all their inventory on their website, which is updated hourly. Click here to what's in stock right now.

(Copyright ©2011 WPVI-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.)

May 25, 2011

NBC News Consumer Watch with Tracy Davidson

April 1, 2011

Go Fox April 2011 Issue visit their site here

Feb 1, 2011

Inside Out Magazine Newsletter

December 17th, 2010

A wonderful Local Blog by Kathy McDevitt Living Springfield. Check out the article she did about us (how nice!)... check it out at www.livingspringfield.com

August 19, 2010

CHESTNUT HILL LOCAL NEWSPAPER

August 5, 2010

CHESTNUT HILL LOCAL

May 5, 2010

SPRINGFIELD SUN Front Page Article