CRYSTAL PERSUASION: The state's most famous China collector stays current amid a changing market.

• Date: 01 September 2023
• Author: Rousch, Chris

Replacements Ltd. founder and CEO Bob Page turned 78 in April. He's had three ankle replacements, a partial knee cap replacement and prostate surgery. He's blind in his right eye.

But two bags of trail mix and a box of health food bars sit on a table behind his desk at the company's McLeansville headquarters, 10 miles east of Greensboro. Page works out an hour a day in his home gym and complains that he's recently added some weight to his thin 142-pound frame. "I can't imagine Bob not working," says chief marketing officer Linh Calhoun.

After starting Replacements in 1981 in Greensboro, Page shows no signs of slowing down. A former accountant for the state, he scours estate sales and Goodwill locations. During the past year, he's been developing software to make price changes based on marketplace...