Vintage and Collectables Roadshow

Nebbit

Can anyone give any feedback on this firm which distributes brochures, advertising these roadshows where apparently they buy things for cash?

DullGreyGuy

Nebbit said:

Can anyone give any feedback on this firm which distributes brochures, advertising these roadshows where apparently they buy things for cash?

What feedback do you want? They'll pay the sorts of prices that antique dealers do for their stock and then resell it at the prices they retail at. 

You'll undoubtedly get more by selling the items yourself seperately but there is a convenience of being able to dump them in bulk and walk away with the monies. 

Pollycat

There are lots of similar companies.

I took some unwanted gold jewellery to one that appeared locally to me.

Unfortunately for them, I knew the exact weight (I have jewellery scales) and knew what a fairly local (12 miles away) jeweller paid for scrap 9 carat gold. They update their website daily.

After a miserly offer, I showed them the website and queried the price per gram they were offering.
They said they had to make a profit.
I said 'so does the jeweller'.
They pointed out the time and cost it would take to visit the jeweller.
I replied that I was retired so had all the time in the world and I had a bus pass so it would cost nothing.

They gradually improved their offer until it was probably not too far from the jeweller's.
But by that time, I was well and truly hacked off at their tactics and wouldn't sell to them on principle (I didn't need the money and still have the jewellery).

We parted ways somewhat acrimoniously.

I wouldn't take any jewellery to any of these places.

Grumpelstiltskin

One thing nowhere on the internet can you find an address for this company, can't find them on Companies House, a similar named company was struck off.

I can see on a review someone brought this up and they replied they could not give their address for security reasons, well if you believe that...................

MalteseMom

I have just found them on Gov. UK Website.

The strange thing is that the company was incorporated on the 7th February 2024, yet there Website states "Welcome to the Vintage and Collectables Roadshow, a third generation, family-owned, independent business."

Here is the information :-

Registered office address

254 Upper Shoreham Road, Shoreham-By-Sea, England, BN43 6BF

Company status

Active

Company type

Private limited Company

Incorporated on

7 February 2024

Accounts

Next accounts made up to 28 February 2026
due by 30 November 2026

Last accounts made up to 28 February 2025

Confirmation statement

Next statement date 23 December 2025
due by 6 January 2026

Last statement dated 23 December 2024

Nature of business (SIC)

• 47791 - Retail sale of antiques including antique books in stores

Previous company names

Name	Period
WEST SUSSEX PLANT MACHINERY STORAGE LTD	07 Feb 2024 - 14 Nov 2024

Momogeew

I get one of these through the door once or twice a year, various neighbours have taken unwanted items to them and have been satisfied with the outcome.
As mentioned before, the convenience of the service makes it an attractive choice for a lot of people.
You can arrange a home visit too, another thing that helps older people, certainly.