Hello Everyone,
I would like to ask you if is it better to fix the pottery/ceramic items /cracks, missing colour, etc./ if you want to sell it or is it better to leave the item as it is and leave decision on the buyer. My point is, where the profit should be higher in general?
a) crack + fix = higher price
b) cracked = lower price, but no fix
Thank you.
Best thing if you are going for resale is to buy the items that are not damaged !!
You can get a lot of money tied up in damaged items that may or may not sell !! And the profit margin is so low it would not be in your best in interest !!
Fewer items, higher quality= more profit !! Study the sales on ebay to see what people are buying and what they are paying !! Not starting prices,, but sold prices !! Look on the left side of the ebay page,, you should see sold and completed prices in the far left column !! That will tell you what is actually paid for the items !! If it doesn`t show click on refinments at the top !! I think it says Refine List or something similar !! Then click on sold items !! Gives actual prices paid !!
Thank you for advice.
I am 95% collector and focused exactly on what you write – rather I would like to have a few beautiful items in mint condition than huge mix of cheap and damaged crap. Just sometimes you see damaged thing which fit exactly into your style. Then, maybe one day you would like to sell something and replace it with something what would fit more into your collection and it will be the cracked one. It is what was my question about in general – how to handle / manage damaged or fixed Antique items.
I appreciate your time and help.