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!!!
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