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<p>[QUOTE="ola402, post: 3737535, member: 182"]Maybe when compared to sterling, but I would not say "no value". Over the years I've sold a LOT of silverplate flatware, serving pieces like bowls, pitchers, etc. Silverplated trays were very lucrative, better money if a full coffee/tea service. </p><p><br /></p><p>When I was still in the mall, I had a whole section of silverplate flatware serving pieces that I could hardly keep stocked. People love old cake knives, pickle forks, demitasse spoons, fruit spoons, fish servers etc. I polished them and tied them with dainty ribbons and they flew out the door with hardly any theft. </p><p><br /></p><p>On holloware you have to look for the good quality stuff, not the flimsy junk. The base metal is thicker and so is the silver plate. Brands like Gorham, Wallace, most Sheffield is what sells well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ola402, post: 3737535, member: 182"]Maybe when compared to sterling, but I would not say "no value". Over the years I've sold a LOT of silverplate flatware, serving pieces like bowls, pitchers, etc. Silverplated trays were very lucrative, better money if a full coffee/tea service. When I was still in the mall, I had a whole section of silverplate flatware serving pieces that I could hardly keep stocked. People love old cake knives, pickle forks, demitasse spoons, fruit spoons, fish servers etc. I polished them and tied them with dainty ribbons and they flew out the door with hardly any theft. On holloware you have to look for the good quality stuff, not the flimsy junk. The base metal is thicker and so is the silver plate. Brands like Gorham, Wallace, most Sheffield is what sells well.[/QUOTE]
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