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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;say_it_slowly, post: 132490, member: 50&quot;]It all depends on what it is but things with damage will always be worth less than the same item in pristine condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some things will have damage that will be forgiven such as glaze rim chips on 200 year old tin-glazed. Other things will be reduced to worth nearly nothing (or nothing). </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a rather massive collection of battered ceramics most that I have purchased as reference pieces. My main interest is in pre-1800 so finding perfect items is difficult and would often be out of my price range so I have battered items that were&nbsp; more affordable.</p><p><br /></p><p>These days I&#039;ve considered replacing some of my battered pieces with better ones as the prices have dropped considerably on nicer pieces in the last few years. I imagine many of my pieces are down to the almost no value range at the moment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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