@moti1947 wrote:
From the UK, but posting on here, as well as the UK forum, as we have sold most items overseas over the years (all listings have appeared on eBay.com due to international site visibility), and also seeing accounts on both forums of increased difficulties in selling . My mother and myself have had accounts , and brought and sold on here since 2004, mainly antiques and collectibles. Most things as late as 2015 used to sell either for good money, and quickly on numerous occasions. Many buy it now items had even sold on the day they were listed, especially the Chinese antiques.
Starting to seriously sell again, as my mother is becoming increasingly unwell and needs the money for treatment etc . We are also planning to downsize and move, plus I also needed to get some money together to continue my postgraduate course at Cambridge (was recently rejected for a studentship yet again). We decided to sell off much of our collection. I started listing antiques and coins a couple of months, some of them rare, with the eventual intention of having up to 50 listings at anyone time. Only sold a few items (at auction) for disappointing prices, and haven't sold anything for nearly a month. I have offered free domestic postage, 30 day returns, one day dispatch etc. One object, the mezzotint, is offered for less than half the price that it usually sells for, in worse condition. Despite this there has been little interest, few watchers, and hardly any offers, except for one, which had an offer for 20% of the buy it now price. Even the Chinese antiques, which once used to be snapped up quickly by the Chinese buyers, are getting little interest.
I don't know whether it's due to Cassini (although some of my items are quite high up on the best match search in relevant categories I think ), or its due to fact that people in many parts of the world have even less money now, and that another recession is imminent. Or even they are simply not looking for antiques or collectibles on here anymore.
i am surprised to read that you sell antiques and collectibles.
i don't know much about the European Market.
but the prices of A & C in the US have gone down the drain.
(can only imagine it is the same overseas).
90% (easy) of the stuff i sold since the early 2000 NO longer sells or brings little money today.
nowadays it is about;
rare, desirable, hot and current fads (has to be priced right though).
the rest takes longer or just doesn't sell.
i recently gave 5 huge bins of A & C to the goodwill on an impulse.
wanted to start a booth in a mall and then thought i didn't even want to bother.
decent stuff and stuff i paid good money for.
even posted an ad on CL (locally).
took 4 weeks to even get an email of 1 interested individual.
today is a buyer's market.
the early days of ebay and online selling are over.
letoulousain
