Featured 19th Century Liquor & Cigar Cabinet

https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/d...g-systems-molnard/id-f_3400573/#zoomModalOpen

 

Very unique and cool. But that 1stdibs over inflated asking price!

 

Odd the seller doesn't show interior.

Debora

 

Everything on 1stDibs is overinflated.I use it for nothing but 'eye candy'.
PS-God knows where these Dealers on 1stDibs & Chairish get their inventory ?

 

It's very clever.

 

I've always wondered who buys from 1stdibs? Either buyers don't know the price of antiques or they can't be bothered to look around but they must sell stuff to be as big as 1stdibs are. I have been thinking I should sign up to 1stdibs and undercut them by a half, I would still be selling for over the odds.

 

I'm guessing the percentage dibs takes might be pretty high,don't know for sure-worth checking out. If they had better screening/support than Ebay does for con artists it would be a great alternative.

 

Wow, just read a Reddit post where a few 1stdibs dealers were saying what their experiences are with 1stdibs and they are not good. 18% commission + 10% off the asking price for "trade members", large monthly subscription fees, and the customer is always right so the dealer is expected to foot the bill for delivery and collection if the customer doesn't like it in any way or just changes their mind. No wonder the asking prices are so high on 1stdibs. I looked into selling on "Selling Antiques" UK's biggest online place and the selling prices are what you would expect from a normal antique shop and their fees to dealers aren't bad at all, £90 a month for 75 items.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Flipping/comments/7ep1nk/does_anyone_here_sell_on_1stdibs/
https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/join

 

I'd say the essential thing for vendors here is to find a reputable site that values Sellers as much as Buyers,does due diligence re fraud & gets as many views as possible.
Prob no one will get as many eyeballs as Ebay which has it's pluses & minuses.

 

in some ways the internet selling platforms are still the Wild West out there..!

 

I sold on Ebay from 1997-2008 & had 3-4 returns out of 700 sales.
I don't think I was ever 'conned',but I never sold gold,etc-just antiques & collectibles.
The thing about being a picking addict is that you're going to be out there every week anyway-selling or not.I buy to support my 'habit' & to fund the special items I want to keep.
There are numerous techniques & venues for selling.You'll get the highest amount of international hits (views) on Ebay,but it's safety seems to have gone downhill since I last sold-that said,many long time dealers have been selling steadily on it since 1995.

 

After reading the terms and conditions on "selling antiques" for sellers I am in no doubt they are far far better than other sites. It seems like many dealers have got together and said "we no longer need to be beholden to market owners and the high streets forcing up the rent", "as long as you aren't a dealer who will ruin our reputation or be underhanded in your selling practices then you are welcome". If you were a dealer with 75 items worth £10,000 each you could list each one for less than £15 a year, that seems very inexpensive to me.

 

Wonder if they have a U.S. partner site ?

 

I don't think they do unless I didn't search in the right way?

 

What is interesting is the pricing on 1stdibs, a good example is this davenport desk, on 1stdibs it's price is £10,275 but if you go to the dealers own website the very same davenport desk is priced at £6,850. 1stdibs pride themselves on having the best price available but this is clearly not the case and I only researched one item because I have the same (better) davenport desk.
This is off 1stdibs website "
How can I be sure I won't find a lower net price anywhere else online?
1stdibs has the finest dealers in more than 500 cities around the world. As part of their agreement with us, they certify that they will not advertise a lower net price anywhere else, and that any time a customer reaches them through 1stdibs, the order will be completed online through 1stdibs at their lowest advertised net price."
https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/t...lard-oak-sliding-top-davenport/id-f_17940082/
https://wickantiques.co.uk/product/a-regency-pollard-oak-sliding-top-davenport/

 

Raver-Sounds like you've got some superb high-level pieces.Your davenports a whole different level than most of what I see in Portland,more a NY/London level clientele.
Most of the pieces generally found in shops here are in the $10-$1000 zone and I beleive Sotheby's minimum consignment vale is for pieces worth 5K and up-no world class goodies here in Mayberry.

 

I bought it years ago when the market crashed for brown furniture so I got a bargain but it is (in my eyes) something above the norm. I just posted some new/better photos of it, here is the link https://www.antiquers.com/threads/early-burr-walnut-davenport-desk-by-t-wilson-royal.17416/page-3