I inherited a rare set of china

[tepa-6138]

I was just giving a very mint condition, full 9 pc. dinnerware set of Homer Laughlin Lady Stratford warranted 22kt gold china. I really have no use for this set. I did some research i am interested in selling as a whole set. Can someone please help a girl out

[ittybitnot]

 Can someone please help a girl out

@tepa-6138 

What is it that you want to know?  

[stainlessenginecovers]

Do a search right here on ebay for that item, will give you an idea of asking price. Can also click 'completed' or 'sold' box on the left to see what they sold for. I see various HL Gold China sets in the $50 to $100 range. I see Lady Stratford individual pieces for $10 to $80. I also see a 'china appraisal' website advertised at the bottom of any of those listings. 

[galetime]

Unfortunatelty, china sets are not as popular today as they once were as younger people are much more casual with their entertaining.  Only 1 serving platter out of well over 10 listings of your china pattern has sold in the past 3 months.   A complete set of china can be an absolute nightmare to pack, especially if you're not used to selling fragile items, and will be quite costly to ship.  Unfortunately, your best bet to get rid  of the set is to sell locally or pass it on to another family member who might want it.

[silverstatetreasureboxes]

@tepa-6138 

9 pieces total? Or a placesetting for 9?

Anyone who is interested in this vintage set is probably someone who already has it and is looking for replacement pieces. The trouble with this midcentury dishes is that you cannot put it in the dishwasher and the younger crowd aren't interested.

     Break up the set and sell it as replacement pieces. Shipping a whole set is an accident waiting to happen unless your very experienced and there is still no guarantees.

     There is several listings for this pattern, undercut the price and shipping.  Good luck to you.

[diamondsells]

I completely agree with galetime. China sets have definitely fallen out of favor and take it from one who stopped selling them years ago. They are a definitely a nightmare to pack and ship and very costly. Try your local sites, donate or pass down to family. Good luck!

[terrycece62]

If you are interested in selling as a set you might want to try  your local antique

dealer(s) and see if they show interest in buying 

I do however agree with prior  post that stated china is not in high demand as entertaining is much less formal and  so a full set would be a hard sell AND as stated above a complete nightmare to ship

As for price you could go to sold listings here that would give you an idea of  current worth on eBay or seek an estate appraiser they usually charge a fee

Have you tryed doing any local "shopping around" antique /resell stores to see if you can find any possible comparisons to your set of china as to markers mark and similiar design that may give you a estimate of what to expect when selling this china

[jayjaspersgarage]

I suggest taking up skeet shooting.  That's what I did with my parents' china.  Then again they were born in the 1920's before the great depression.  You mentioned 9 pieces.  How many place settings?  I had to use a lot of ammo to clear out 24 place settings of my mother's favorite china.

I once took a hideous rose flowered sixteen place setting of china from a friend to try and sell.  Ebay was out of the question so I drove to three consignment stores.  Each store had at least twenty full sets of old school china for sale for less than $150.  Only one store offered to sell it on consignment with a 40-60 split.  I took it back to my friend when she was moving out of state.  She gave it away for free.

[redmodelt]

If it has been used it is no longer mint condition. Mint condition would describe something that was new never used or out of the package. If you do list, leave that out.

[terrycece62]

You can use term "near mint" or "excellent"  condition

citing no chips or cracks 

[tepa-6138]

It is a place setting for 9, with the teapot, cream and sugar bowl everything. all with lids no chips. As far as skeet shooting. I'd just assume to dig a hole and bury it. 

[tepa-6138]

I have and i had one antique dealer tell me that he hadn't heard of the pattern but after doing some research then contacted me back and stated that " if i dont sell then I   can donate to him" um..... no thanks. I have been offered to have just the dinner, salad and dessert plates bought but what i thought i was doing right and trying to keep the set together as a whole. But i guess that might be an option

[tepa-6138]

Thank you

[terrycece62]

Did the dealer want you to give the set to them or  somewhere else?

What responses have you received from the other antique dealers have they  disclosed any helpful information or shown any interest?

[fern*wood]

Do you have any experience shipping fragile items?  Unless I sold the set locally, I'd only offer it in pieces.  I did that last year with a rather desirable set.  I didn't even put more than one listing on at a time, because I didn't want to face the task of combining shipping.