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Thanks for reading. I hope you can help w/ advice. I have a lot of antiques to sell; many different things. I helped a friend clean his parent’s house and sold some things on e-bay, it was a lot of fun, but it’s just too time-consuming given my current life demands. Now I have some of my own items, and those from my parents that I’d like to sell.

I probably have at least 500 items to sell (at least 20 boxes of ‘stuff’ ). I want to be able to give my friend money for what I believe are some valuable items. I’d like to get good prices for these things; I don’t want to get ripped off or give the items away.

What’s my best approach to sell these things? Auction? Estate Sale? Private buyer/seller to do the legwork? Where to do I start? Who’s reputable? Is now the time?

I live in Monmouth County, New Jersey. THANKS so much for your help!!!

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thanks so much for your post. i’m sorry to hear you had such a bad experience. it really is a shame. especially when people need the money…

time is both my friend and foe in this case: i don’t have the time to sell this stuff myself, but i have the time to wait…maybe i will try e-bay again, and check out local consignment stores. thanks for your help.

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thanks! well, it’s comforting to hear i’m not alone in this dilema. time seems to be my biggest hurdle to getting this stuff done. i haven’t done anything yet! good luck to you. seems we need to have patience…

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Hi, You can have your own estate sale, just make sure you mark everything and have plenty of help. Usually a three day sale that starts out at full price, second day is half off.. third day is 75% off. Hope this helps.

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Estate sales can be profitable, but you have to remember that the first day is full price, second day is half off and the third days is 75% off. Auctions are a good way too but remember the percentages are high as well as estate sales, look to pay 35-40% in commission rates. Hope this helps!

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It is a tough market for collectibles right now. If it is an usable item, it will still sell well. The problem with estate sales and auctions is that the buyers are most likey dealers (me). I can only pay up to 50% of what I can resell it for. The TRUE value of an item is only what a buyer is willing to pay. People have really cut back and most are buying only necessities. Do consider ebay again . Try to list similiar items at the same time. You could get lucky and find a collector who is interested in more than a single purchase. Good Luck , Teresa
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