Antique stores Are they Dead?

My friend has an antique store. I am really beginning to worry about her. Her business is SLOOOWWWWW! With Ebay antique stores haven't done as well as they use to. I personally thought she was crazy to open one up in the first place. Don't get me wrong I have been rooting for her, but it doesn't take a brain surgeon to know that it is not the most profitable business in the world. She probably has 20,000 dollars worth of stock or more. By the time you pay rent month after month and have an item for 6 months how can you be making anything? I don't get it. Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't think so.