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Where should I sell my vintage wardrobes?

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  • annie-c
    annie-c Posts: 2,542 Forumite
    Crowqueen wrote: »
    ebay on free listing weeks

    eBay is wrong for selling collection-only items

    It's an extra venue to try that's all. I know a few people who do well with their 'shabby chic' listings and I have bought a few pieces of furniture from ebay sales myself so I thought it worth suggesting.
  • porto_bello
    porto_bello Posts: 1,828 Forumite
    Like Annie, I have found eBay a lucrative marketplace for household bulky and/or delicate collection items. I've obtained much higher prices on eBay than I ever would have on gumtree or at any car boot sale... and I'd rather be in bed early on a Sunday morning, than carting furniture to an airfield and selling it to dealers for 10% of its value!

    When listing collection items, I always cover the inappropriateness of paying by Paypal and collecting in the listing description, which moves the scammers on to a better opportunity... actually I've found overseas buyers more problematic than collection items.
    "The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing.
    ...If you can fake that, you've got it made."
    Groucho Marx
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