auction rooms vs car boot??

miss choc

I have a lot of crockery, crystal, stamps, pipes, pens, silver and various ornaments to sell. I am wondering what is the best way to go about selling this should I try my luck at a car boot sale are they reputable? I always seem to be wary of selling kinda valuable stuff on a stall. Or, should I bring them all to an auction and see how much I get. How do I go about this, should I get everything valued first? by whom and do they charge a fee for this. And where are the tried and trusted markets and auctions in Dublin for a novice. Sorry for all the questions am a newbie and just want to go about it the right way.

Judgement Day

You could try posting up some pics here and somebody might be able to give you some pointers.

miss choc

I have a lot of images but this is the link on adverts http://www.adverts.ie/ornaments-figurines/large-amount-of-crockery-ornaments/3280987 and here are some pipes I have left over. Also have fountain pens few Parker 45's 51 in nibs in good condition and an Osmiroid calligraphy pen

fillefatale

You won't get too much at a car boot for them, are there any flea markets or antiques fairs you could try selling them at? You could try selling individual lots on eBay.

miss choc

Would prefer an antique fair or selling online always wary of market stalls (not all) person chatting away to you while their accomplice taking their pick of your antiques. I will check with some antique shops and see if they value the goods once I have an idea of what stuff is worth I have a guide price to work at if I ever bring them to an auction.

chopper6

There are people who collect smoking pipes but the ones you have by peterson are amongst the most common around...the condition of a couple from teh pics isnt great either.


Along with the fountain pens etc it's the sort of thing you see in Grandad's attic clearances all the time with probably nothing of great rarity.

You *may* get 20-30 dollars for the pipes on ebay or similar but dont plan your retirement just yet.

miss choc

Yeah I figure they are novelty pipes guess lots of people have the Peterson ones. I got rid of a few fountain pens got them valued in The Pen Corner just to give me an idea would probably get more of a sale for them I guess. When I get all the stuff up to Dublin might put a mix on ebay and will do a few enquires for an auction house.

chopper6

miss choc wrote: »

Yeah I figure they are novelty pipes guess lots of people have the Peterson ones. I got rid of a few fountain pens got them valued in The Pen Corner just to give me an idea would probably get more of a sale for them I guess. When I get all the stuff up to Dublin might put a mix on ebay and will do a few enquires for an auction house.

YOu can probably save yourself some time by just looking around on ebay for similar items.

auction houses are mostly interested in high-value,quality peices that command high prices so they make money via commision.

Sure they'll tell you that your fountain pen is worth "x,y or z" but they wont be interested unless it's something of a rarity and tbh i often find them quite snotty to deal with.

cerastes

Someone already said it, but I find it correct, from what Im told and have seen, carboot sales dont get much for things. People are looking for a look around or stuff real cheap.

Id look on ebay or adverts and see can you sell your items there, you might get someone looking for something specific, plus there int the hassle of loading up and going to a carboot sale to spend half the day.

miss choc

Yeah some on adverts might try ebay maybe could get stuff valued first if cheap try and flog online yeah from what I see on tv auction houses seem to only be interested in art, furniture, and quite valuable pieces

chopper6

cerastes wrote: »

Someone already said it, but I find it correct, from what Im told and have seen, carboot sales dont get much for things. People are looking for a look around or stuff real cheap.

Id look on ebay or adverts and see can you sell your items there, you might get someone looking for something specific, plus there int the hassle of loading up and going to a carboot sale to spend half the day.

Ebay over adverts i think.

With adverts people are looking for PC's,Phones,Laptops etc and they will fly off your page.

Antiques and collectables you could have listings up for months with only the occasional timewaster asking how much it weighs or making a low offer and not following up....as there are no penalties for timewasting a lot of people do it freely.


Carboot sales are only of use if you literally wanna sell junk for pennies or you have a specialist line such as plants and garden tools,books or something like that that you'd be willing to take chump change for.

I can tell you from experience that most people going to carboot sales are killing half an hour after mass and are hoping to get something for half nothing regardless of whether it means anything to you or whether it's more valuable than your asking price.

cerastes

chopper6 wrote: »

Ebay over adverts i think.

With adverts people are looking for PC's,Phones,Laptops etc and they will fly off your page.

Antiques and collectables you could have listings up for months with only the occasional timewaster asking how much it weighs or making a low offer and not following up....as there are no penalties for timewasting a lot of people do it freely.


Carboot sales are only of use if you literally wanna sell junk for pennies or you have a specialist line such as plants and garden tools,books or something like that that you'd be willing to take chump change for.

I can tell you from experience that most people going to carboot sales are killing half an hour after mass and are hoping to get something for half nothing regardless of whether it means anything to you or whether it's more valuable than your asking price.

I think people on adverts are looking for all sorts, its free so no harm.
I agree about carboot sales, while I have seen some good stuff at times, people will only buy something cheaply priced. I know people that come out of them up money after the fee in, but really its if you can shift a bit of stuff that otherwise wouldn't be worth selling elsewhere and its simply too good to throw out.
Im not sure what the fees are on ebay these days for sellers, I got screwed years ago when an itemthat didnt sell still ended up having charges/fees that made the whole process not worth it, so I only buy items off ebay, Ive seen their email offers from time to time that offer free advertising or listing fees, so it might be worth a look into.

There's also gumtree and donedeal, although donedeal is full of timewasters for certain things, at least it can get your item on show to a place where people know well, ie that site. You can just check the online stuff on an evening, no need to move.

gobnaitolunacy

In antiques/collectables Donedeal seems to have some items of reasonable quality, Adverts in the same category appears to attract a lot of, well, junk! Agree that car boots are not the same as those in the uk, mostly lower end stuff that people want to get shot of.