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<p>[QUOTE="Hamburger, post: 3750393, member: 17940"]As a follow-up to <b>antique85</b>'s original question, then: What methods and channels do people here use and which can they recommend?</p><p><br /></p><p>I've been slowly selling some inherited items over the past few years and eBay has been the right place for quite a few of them, especially items below approx. 300 EUR. So far no jewellery -- china, glass and a few coins (including silver coins but nothing over 50 EUR).</p><p><br /></p><p>The combination of high fees, limited exposure and pandemic restrictions makes it unlikely that I'm going to get more via a traditional auction house -- even if I factor in the risk of an occasional eBay sale turning nasty. But that calculation doesn't work -- for me -- for higher value jewellery items, so when the time comes to part with them I'll be looking at auctions and consignment stores. Unless people here can share better ideas...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hamburger, post: 3750393, member: 17940"]As a follow-up to [B]antique85[/B]'s original question, then: What methods and channels do people here use and which can they recommend? I've been slowly selling some inherited items over the past few years and eBay has been the right place for quite a few of them, especially items below approx. 300 EUR. So far no jewellery -- china, glass and a few coins (including silver coins but nothing over 50 EUR). The combination of high fees, limited exposure and pandemic restrictions makes it unlikely that I'm going to get more via a traditional auction house -- even if I factor in the risk of an occasional eBay sale turning nasty. But that calculation doesn't work -- for me -- for higher value jewellery items, so when the time comes to part with them I'll be looking at auctions and consignment stores. Unless people here can share better ideas...[/QUOTE]
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