... call it what you may, we are talking about items from the Old West period (1865-1899). I am frequently asked by people who I've never met, " what is it worth? ". First I must say I am humbled that you would ask me. Secondly, the answer is not as simply as the old cliche, " whatever the market will bear". In this Internet World the answer gets very complicated.
Let's say you have a mint condition Faro layout and Casekeeper. If you tried to sell it at a garage sale your wife was having with the neighbor you could expect to get somewhere in the range of $50.00, maybe a little more if the guy who stopped by thought it would look neat in his basement bar. No, this would not be the correct venue to try and sell the items.
Maybe you can just let your buddies know you have decided to sell it and they can help get the word out.
Well how about craigslist then? Go ahead and put an ad together with a nice description and an ok photo. In most cases the local buyers will look through the listings and no one looking that moment is interested in what you are selling so within hours your listing is buried. You can ring up a "No Sell" and figure it was worth a try.
There is always the local newspaper ads section. If you haven't placed an ad lately maybe you should take someone with you when you go to place the ad. Can you say, " Sticker Shock"?. Also you might want to consider who will be showing up at your home while you are at work. Not the best situation to put your wife in now-a-days.
Wait, wait, wait, I know let's sell it on eBay! I did eBay for years as both a seller and as a buyer. Guess what, you go ahead and put your high-end Faro layout and Casekeeper on eBay just figure on getting about 50 to 60% of what it is worth. And that's before you settle with eBay.
I know, lets sell it at the local Auction House, I hear he is doing a great business. Oh wait, you were hoping to get top dollar and since it's the same old buyers that are all buddies with the Auctioneer you are now wondering who's really going to get the better end of this deal and what about the listing fees and selling fees?
Well what's left ? How about listing your item with an Internet business that specializes in what you are trying to sell? A business with an established clientele that is actually looking for what you are selling and a business that can reach the four corners of the World. With such an arrangement you can actually begin to expect top dollar for your item(s).
OldWestAntiques.Biz is such a business. We have no listing fees. You retain control of your item(s). You only need to provide a description and a photo, we do the rest. We even utilize a marketing firm, vBuzz.org, for items listed at $1,000.00 or more. In addition to all this we monitor sites offering similar items to help stay current on market values. Our goal is to help you get the most for whatever you are selling. When that happens we both win.
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