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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 236687, member: 51"]If she had them custom framed, that probably wasn't inexpensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unframed, the older ones online seemed to be asking prices of anywhere from $20-70, but yours seemed quite nicely framed from the photos which is how I got my price estimate for retail. As far as using a retail consignment store, it really depends on the store, how upscale, where you live, what kinds of things are popular as to whether they would take them and how they would price them. Some stores might price them at quite a bit less. It's tricky.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another important point is that with most consignment stores, you only get <b>half</b> of what they sell it for. 70's look (the frames) and Asian sells reasonably well where I live, if it was me, I would probably try Craigslist or my local Nextdoor online for the pair at $125, but I am comfortable with Craigslist, and live in a generally safe area. If you are not comfortable with that, you might have to accept less money, by using a consignment store and letting them take their cut. You could certainly bring them to a store and ask <i>ahead of time </i>what they would price them at, also be sure to understand what your take is, and go from there. Who knows, in a wealthy area, they might even price them higher. The store I use to consign would split them up, pricing individually, so you might even have a situation where one sells and the other does not. All of these things to consider.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best of luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 236687, member: 51"]If she had them custom framed, that probably wasn't inexpensive. Unframed, the older ones online seemed to be asking prices of anywhere from $20-70, but yours seemed quite nicely framed from the photos which is how I got my price estimate for retail. As far as using a retail consignment store, it really depends on the store, how upscale, where you live, what kinds of things are popular as to whether they would take them and how they would price them. Some stores might price them at quite a bit less. It's tricky. Another important point is that with most consignment stores, you only get [B]half[/B] of what they sell it for. 70's look (the frames) and Asian sells reasonably well where I live, if it was me, I would probably try Craigslist or my local Nextdoor online for the pair at $125, but I am comfortable with Craigslist, and live in a generally safe area. If you are not comfortable with that, you might have to accept less money, by using a consignment store and letting them take their cut. You could certainly bring them to a store and ask [I]ahead of time [/I]what they would price them at, also be sure to understand what your take is, and go from there. Who knows, in a wealthy area, they might even price them higher. The store I use to consign would split them up, pricing individually, so you might even have a situation where one sells and the other does not. All of these things to consider. Best of luck.[/QUOTE]
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