“Brown Furniture”

“Brown furniture” (Chippendale and Sheraton from the 1700s) has been going for very low prices for about five years unless it was museum quality. But in fall 2019, several important sales saw the prices perk up. Great pieces sold for two to three times estimate and average sales pieces went up 50 percent. Buyers are […]

Popular Apps & Websites to Buy or Sell Collectibles, Household Goods, and More

New online shopping sites seem to pop up every week. There are numerous tried-and-true ones we know collectors will love. We have looked at these top sites for you and picked the ones we like the best.

Here are some of the popular websites for selling  or buying collectibles, household goods, furniture and more:

Anything:

https://offerup.com/

https://www.5miles.com

https://www.ebay.com/

https://www.chairish.com/

https://craigslist.org/

https://us.letgo.com/en

https://www.varagesale.com/

https://www.platoscloset.com/

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/

https://www.rubylane.com/ 

https://www.tias.com/ 

https://www.mercari.com 

https://www.bonanza.com/

https://www.ebluejay.com/

https://www.etsy.com/

https://www.delcampe.net/en_US/collectibles/

https://www.goantiques.com/

https://www.icollect247.com/

https://incollect.com/

 

Clothing, handbags and accessories — regular and designer:

https://poshmark.com/

https://www.thredup.com/

https://www.rebag.com/

https://www.therealreal.com

https://us.vestiairecollective.com/

https://www.tradesy.com/

 

Designer handbags:

https://www.therealreal.com/

https://www.bagborroworsteal.com

https://us.vestiairecollective.com/

https://www.rebag.com/

 

Shoes:

https://www.kixify.com/

http://www.buymyheels.com/

https://stockx.com/

https://www.goat.com/

https://www.flightclub.com/consign

 

DVDs, CDs, Games, Electronics:

https://www.decluttr.com/

 

Books

http://www.cash4books.net/

https://www.sellbackyourbook.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Trade-In/

https://bookscouter.com/

https://www.hpb.com/

http://www.powells.com/sell-books-online

Your local independent bookstore, which you can locate with https://www.indiebound.org/indie-bookstore-finder

 

Music

Discogs – Music Database and Marketplace

Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia

ValueYourMusic – Free Price Guide for rare Vinyl Records, CDs, Cassettes, 78 rpm  (reference only)

 

Dinnerware and flatware

https://www.classicreplacements.com/sell-your-china-crystal-and-silver-to-us.html

https://www.replacements.com/sell-to-us/

 

Furniture

https://kaiyo.com/

 

 

Updated on 2/22/2022.

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