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Online Antiques Auction Website Recommendation please

  • 02-01-2013 01:05PM
    #1
    Spins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 400 ✭✭


    Hi,
    Can anybody recommend an e-bay type website specifically for antiques?
    Or, do most people just use e-bay?
    Thanks a mill


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  • #2
    Judgement Day
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,549 ✭✭✭✭Judgement Day


    Depends what you're trying to sell/buy. Is it something specialised e.g. railwayana, furniture etc? There are various specialist online auction salerooms and if you let us know what you're interested in selling/buying somebody will point you in the right direction. eBay is always a good place to start as more or less everything can be found there. :)


  • #3
    Spins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 400 ✭✭Spins


    My interest is in Japanese carvings incl. netsuke and okimono.
    Also interested in Japaneses and Chinese ceramics and all glassware.
    Thanks


  • #4
    Judgement Day
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,549 ✭✭✭✭Judgement Day


    Spins wrote: »
    My interest is in Japanese carvings incl. netsuke and okimono.
    Also interested in Japaneses and Chinese ceramics and all glassware.
    Thanks

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=netsuke+&_sacat=0&_from=R40

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l2736&_nkw=okimono

    Should be enough there to keep you busy for a while. :D


  • #5
    Wild_Dogger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭Wild_Dogger


    Although I havent bought through this site , I do like to browse through it from time to time. http://www.trocadero.com/

    From what I can see most items look to be genuine and some respected dealers sell here. But you would be aswell to have some self-confidence buying Oriental items from the net.
    There is no vetting process as far as I can see.

    Ebay is hit and miss - plenty of fakes in all fields.

    My favourite place of all is http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb to look through and check the auction rooms throughout the Uk and Ireland etc.


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