Vintage Cash Cow

Linam

Im waiting for a box of items back for them,I already knew how much they were worth and was expecting a lower value.I have refused the offer they made to me because it would been giving them the things not really an offer as more of an insult.I also had another call from them but if I didn't get a fair offer from them in the first place then can't see the point in the call,I have already photographed my items so when I do get them back I will put them on Ebay.

hollydays

jojojojojo55 wrote: »

Anyone actually speaking from experience here? Or just keyboard warrior classics?

You know jojo, I think you've lost your mojo.
You are the newbie I warned of in my first post..

Do you know that vintage cash cow are based in Leeds-and so is your eBay account!!!!;)


Also linked to Ebay seller *personal details edited by Forum team* who works for vintage trading solutions limited aka vintage cash cow ( see my post #4)..

mrsyardbroom

I know this is last year's thread but I thought I'd reply anyway. I've just cleared a load of old stuff out of the loft and received more from Vintage Cash Cow than I was expecting. None of the things I sold was worth a lot and I really couldn't have sold all the bits and pieces elsewhere. I haven't got the time in my life to do that. I was glad to get rid of it and get some money back. You have to remember that people in this sort of business have big overheads and they have to make a profit and pay the staff. If you want to get what you think something is worth then you either have to hawk round all the second hand shops and markets, keep going to car boots or take a chance on ebay. For all the hours you spend doing that you are not going to get a good return.

hollydays

mrsyardbroom wrote: »

I know this is last year's thread but I thought I'd reply anyway. I've just cleared a load of old stuff out of the loft and received more from Vintage Cash Cow than I was expecting. None of the things I sold was worth a lot and I really couldn't have sold all the bits and pieces elsewhere. I haven't got the time in my life to do that. I was glad to get rid of it and get some money back. You have to remember that people in this sort of business have big overheads and they have to make a profit and pay the staff. If you want to get what you think something is worth then you either have to hawk round all the second hand shops and markets, keep going to car boots or take a chance on ebay. For all the hours you spend doing that you are not going to get a good return.

If you're happy to give stuff away this is the site for you.
However, putting stuff to auction is less of " taking a chance" than selling to vintage cash cow and is likely to be more profitable.
What big overheads?

mrsyardbroom

Overheads must include staff wages and free postage as well as premises. VCC offered me a price for stuff that I really couldn't sell elsewhere. I'd offered it on ebay for rock bottom prices with no luck and offered it on various Facebook groups. It was a waste of time. I didn't have to take their offer and they would have sent the whole lot back to me free of charge but what would I do with it? I could shove it in the loft and say it was worth more but things are only worth what someone else is willing to pay. Besides that who pays for all the stuff VCC are sent and then have to send back?
I think some people are unrealistic in their expectations. As an example I was recently told by an antiquarian bookseller that a couple of books I have are probably worth around £100. They didn't want them because they didn't think they could sell them. I ended up offering them on ebay for a starting price of 99p and they still didn't sell. So what do I do? Put them on the bookshelf and say they're worth £100 or give them away? I shall do the latter. They actually aren't worth anything because no-one wants them.

hollydays

mrsyardbroom wrote: »

Overheads must include staff wages and free postage as well as premises. VCC offered me a price for stuff that I really couldn't sell elsewhere. I'd offered it on ebay for rock bottom prices with no luck and offered it on various Facebook groups. It was a waste of time. I didn't have to take their offer and they would have sent the whole lot back to me free of charge but what would I do with it? I could shove it in the loft and say it was worth more but things are only worth what someone else is willing to pay. Besides that who pays for all the stuff VCC are sent and then have to send back?
I think some people are unrealistic in their expectations. As an example I was recently told by an antiquarian bookseller that a couple of books I have are probably worth around £100. They didn't want them because they didn't think they could sell them. I ended up offering them on ebay for a starting price of 99p and they still didn't sell. So what do I do? Put them on the bookshelf and say they're worth £100 or give them away? I shall do the latter. They actually aren't worth anything because no-one wants them.

So what did vintage cash cow offer you for the antiquarian books?

mrsyardbroom

They don't take books, stamps or delicate items like china. It was just an example of how people can think their things are worth a lot when the reality is they're worth nothing much at all. I valued my own stuff at realistic prices and got more than I thought I would.

hollydays

mrsyardbroom wrote: »

They don't take books, stamps or delicate items like china. It was just an example of how people can think their things are worth a lot when the reality is they're worth nothing much at all. I valued my own stuff at realistic prices and got more than I thought I would.

But in that case you used a clearly unreliable valuer and an example thats not relevant.
I hate to see people who don't know the value of things get taken advantage of. You are easy pickings.
B & m auction houses are often a much better bet , not least to get more accurate valuations but mostly to tell you what you've got.
Have you actually read this companies history?

RFW

hollydays wrote: »

But in that case you used a clearly unreliable valuer and an example thats not relevant.
I hate to see people who don't know the value of things get taken advantage of. You are easy pickings.

Quite. "It's worth £100 but no one will want to buy it", the world's worst valuation. Something is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, never an exact science but anyone valuing something at £100 should at least be willing to pay £30 for it. Unless of course it was an insurance valuation and the dealer was giving a replacement value. Even then it seems more likely that 99p would be a better valuation.

dianesharp1957

I'm a newbie here but not new to life. A friend of mine used this company for some silver jewellery they had and their offer was far less than the scrap value she had been offered, by a company in the jewellery Quarter Birmingham. She won't post on here but i will!
If you read their website its all so encouraging but really less than scrap?? Do they think we are that stupid? I advise anyone to check the scrap value of their silver with any of the respectable scrap buyers out there, and also check values on ebay "sold" listings
as for their reviews ie on trustpilot i do believe they have the power to filter all reviews. Google reviews cannot be filtered, see their Google reviews for a more accurate view. Don't be fooled by the gloss and big advertising budget, someone has to pay for that!!