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Message:: [QUOTE="PaulBD, post: 776125, member: 11378"]Hi again. So much depends upon things like where you plan to sell and to whom - and how. I can only speak for France and the UK. If you try and sell to a private buyer through a forum like EBAY and if you're in a hurry, you'll probably get very low prices if you opt for free bidding. You'll also have all the hassle of shipping etc.Here there's also a saying along the lines of "Ebay now is the place where only dealers go to watch how much each other are losing". So, don't expect good prices. You could advertise it fixed price but then you might wait a LONG time for it to sell. In passing and sorry to depress you, but clock prices have rarely been lower in the last 15-20 years than they are right now. If you sell to a dealer, expect a price that gives them a margin for cleaning, checking the piece out, any required repairs and of course, their profit. Be cautious about drawing conclusions based upon EBAY asking prices. People are asking very huge sums for their clocks right now and many are simply not selling. Some of those that are sold for apparently very large sums raise a few questions.... Instead, do a search for something like "French gilt bronze clock mid 19th century" and make sure you tick the "sold" option to see what people are getting - not what they're asking. So, let's assume you want to sell it quickly ...…. If this clock were mine, I would assume on EBAY France or UK that I'd get perhaps $300-$500. In my experience over the past 3 years or so, it would almost certainly be bought by a dealer who has a better outlet and who will try and sell it on for a significantly larger sum. That's fair enough. If you take it to a dealer, I'd guess you'll get an offer somewhere in the same range. For example, I know I can purchase clocks like this for around $300-$400. You could advertise it at its top retail price which I'd say would be probably somewhere in the $600-$900 range but keep in mind people buying at that sort of price will expect you to confirm that it has been fully checked and is in good working condition. Some may expect post-sales support. Do please remember too that this is only an opinion based on some photos. Other professionals on the site and particularly those outside of the UK/France might see things very differently. They might disagree anyway! I might change my figures if I'd been able to fully inspect the clock. Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]

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