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Best market to sell some vintage wicker furniture?
porto_bello
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My parents have asked me to sell a garden wicker table and chair, each overlaying (what I'm guessing is) a cast iron hoop frame. Apparently they weren't new when my parents acquired them, who reckon both date from the 1950s. The condition seems fine - I can't remember them ever being used.
I'm far outside my comfort zone selling this kind of item. Can anyone advise what would be the best marketplace? [Obviously it would be a buyer collects scenario].
My first thought was eBay, but I'm not sure if that would be the obvious place to look from a buyer's perspective.
I doubt I would get much for them at a bootsale and I'd rather avoid haggling with barrow boys.
I also suspect listing on Gumtree will result in numerous enquiries from gentlemen in Lagos, offering to richly reward me if I give them my bank details!
But beyond these obvious marketplaces, are there any other alternatives?
I'm far outside my comfort zone selling this kind of item. Can anyone advise what would be the best marketplace? [Obviously it would be a buyer collects scenario].
My first thought was eBay, but I'm not sure if that would be the obvious place to look from a buyer's perspective.
I doubt I would get much for them at a bootsale and I'd rather avoid haggling with barrow boys.
I also suspect listing on Gumtree will result in numerous enquiries from gentlemen in Lagos, offering to richly reward me if I give them my bank details!
But beyond these obvious marketplaces, are there any other alternatives?
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