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<p>[QUOTE="bercrystal, post: 517365, member: 88"]I am not sure who this was directed at & I wish you luck in selling your china, however I will share a few things I have learned over the 18 years I have been selling on eBay. I have sold a lot of china over that time & the amount of fine fine, especially those patterns that have gold, silver & platinum in their designs, has steadily decreased to the point I rarely ever buy it anymore. </p><p><br /></p><p>People do not have big dinner parties & if they do they don't use these types of dishes. That is because you can not put them in the dishwasher & they are not interested in something that has to be washed by hand. </p><p><br /></p><p>Replacements Ltd. will give you very little for most pieces. Their prices do not reflect what they are willing to pay the people who try to sell them their dishes. I have personally never sold to them but do know several people who do & they are quite picky about what they buy. They will also go over every piece with a fine tooth comb & the amount goes down with each flaw that they find. You are also responsible for getting the dishes to them & I am assuming getting the ones they don't want back to you. So if you do not live close to their place in NC you will have to pay shipping. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have never heard of this company & would not have a clue as to if they are a company that some people are interested in or not. However, given the fact that they are fine china, have heavy gold encrusted areas in the pattern & all you have are the pieces shown the value would be very low. </p><p><br /></p><p>JMHO[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bercrystal, post: 517365, member: 88"]I am not sure who this was directed at & I wish you luck in selling your china, however I will share a few things I have learned over the 18 years I have been selling on eBay. I have sold a lot of china over that time & the amount of fine fine, especially those patterns that have gold, silver & platinum in their designs, has steadily decreased to the point I rarely ever buy it anymore. People do not have big dinner parties & if they do they don't use these types of dishes. That is because you can not put them in the dishwasher & they are not interested in something that has to be washed by hand. Replacements Ltd. will give you very little for most pieces. Their prices do not reflect what they are willing to pay the people who try to sell them their dishes. I have personally never sold to them but do know several people who do & they are quite picky about what they buy. They will also go over every piece with a fine tooth comb & the amount goes down with each flaw that they find. You are also responsible for getting the dishes to them & I am assuming getting the ones they don't want back to you. So if you do not live close to their place in NC you will have to pay shipping. I have never heard of this company & would not have a clue as to if they are a company that some people are interested in or not. However, given the fact that they are fine china, have heavy gold encrusted areas in the pattern & all you have are the pieces shown the value would be very low. JMHO[/QUOTE]
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