How do I sell chipped dinnerware?

[liawrig.nq8rdwqa3]

I bought a beautiful collectible coffee cup and darn if I didn't cause it to chip on the bottom.  How would you sell it on Ebay or elsewhere?

XXX Coffee mug, minor chip?

XXX coffee mug, imperfect?

Thanks all.

I've learned a lesson that I should never put dinnerware in a shopping cart.

[alcoforever]

It has been my experience that chipped or otherwise marred fine china is virtually worthless.

[simba6]

If it's a rare design,color or pattern you might stand a chance.  Search for others on ebay and see what they go for.  Be sure to show very good pictures of the defects.   Say chipped in the title and start and end the listing with it too. So there is no chance a click happy buyer will not see it.

[coolections]

You would take your loss and throw it in the trash.

[pvcliff]

I have put DAMAGED in the title, DAMAGED in condition and DAMAGED in the description. When I was selling my Wee Forest Folk collection piece by piece several years ago this worked well and damaged pieces were still sellable. Recently sold a cracked antique crock  and got positive feedback for it. 

[inhawaii]

Make sure you mention the damage/chips/imperfections on both the TITLE and in the description. Mention it several times. Use bold text. Put it in red. Underline it. Make sure potential buyers see it. Also Include lots of pictures of the damaged. 

Even after all these precautions you still run the risk of a buyer saying "I didn't know this was chipped" and if they file a complaint, ebay will side with them ... even though you described the damage 18 times in your listing. You will be stuck accepting a return and refunding. 

Good luck and stay safe.

[toysaver]

Use it as a pencil holder.  Damaged ceramics can be dangerous to use.  

[tdrake]

Call it what it is... chipped. "Imperfect" sounds more like it's a factory second.

Mostly chipped etc items only sell if it is a combination of hard to find & high dollar when/if you find one.  Generally if it would be only a display item, if for use people rarely would buy or want damaged.

If you search eBay and see several of the same thing without a chip and not very  high dollar value, don't waste your time.

[*smedley* · Accepted solution]

most of what i would suggest has already been said except: don't qualify the chip as "minor"... simply say it's chipped, take good pictures, and let bidders decide for themselves if it's minor, major, or colonel...

(that last word was a joke!)

[sextons-sweet-deals]

doesn't hurt to try to list and see what happens

Just be sure you take photos of the chip and spell out the condition in the listing

worst thing you can do is just say "used - sold as is - see photos"

[terrycece62]

If pattern/maker is not highly collectable and very rare  not worth the time or listing fees 

yah use as a pencil holder 

It the mug marked?

[silverstatetreasureboxes]

@liawrig.nq8rdwqa3 

     It would help if you snap a picture of it and show us what it looks like? It depends on how " collectable" this cup is, then we could direct you correctly on what to do with it. Thanks.

[bestproductstore-21]

Publish a picture or put a link to  the items what you are going to sell. Then any one can give an advice whether to proceed or not to proceed with a listing. 

[disorderlieder]

Carefully, there are people who intentionally look for damaged items then buy them and claim them as damaged thinking that works to get it free.

[skeletonstore]

Place it in a section for target practice.  I did that once and at least got a few laughs.  😄