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dazet-13 · ‎03-06-2022

I have two pieces of vintage Cop*R*Chef cookware to sell. The aluminum interiors are clean and shiny; the copper cladding and brass handles are grungy to the point of having even some green patina. Do I clean these beautiful pots to 'like-new' shininess on the outside? Or list them 'as is'? Do buyers go for authenticity or looks?

chapeau-noir · ‎03-06-2022

Patina and 'grunge' are two different things. Lots of good vintage items have been ruined by shining them up 'nice and clean' when the only thing wrong with them is natural aging. The end-user can decide if they want to get rid of the patina or not.

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s.scharmu0 · ‎03-06-2022

HI! I would say since vintage keep them the way they are. Others might say different though.

divwido · ‎03-06-2022

Buyers shop by picture. They want clean. That patina might turn them off.

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chapeau-noir · ‎03-06-2022

Patina and 'grunge' are two different things. Lots of good vintage items have been ruined by shining them up 'nice and clean' when the only thing wrong with them is natural aging. The end-user can decide if they want to get rid of the patina or not.

_______________________
“I have a year, and who knows what might happen in that time. The king might die. The horse might die. I might die. And perhaps the horse will learn to sing.”

Hell is empty...the devils are all here.