“You have the most unique things in your car.” My husband said this to me today while unloading groceries. Among other things, today’s lot included an antique bricklayer sled, a vintage suitcase, and a gold paper-mache angel.
To sell items for clients, I’ve forged relationships with several local buyers, and sell a good bit locally through online listings. More significant efforts involve experts across the country who help me place collectibles, unique items, and other valuables that have worth; these relationships are the benefit of being a collectibles advisor with The Keys Guild.
Through partnerships with the online auction Everything But The House (EBTH), a national refinery, a top coin dealer, a jewelry/gemstone expert, and others, I connect clients to options for selling. (Sometimes, of course, I am the voice of reality — no, those Hummel figurines and Beenie Babies really don’t have much value.)
Earlier this summer a client entrusted me with a tub of silver, mostly sterling. I inspected every piece and sold the sterling to the refinery, which gives Keys top commission rates. I sold some of the silverplate pieces to a local vintage store and delivered an assortment of antique silver pieces to EBTH in Cincinnati to sell at auction (also with top Key commission rates).
I was excited the client received over $4,300 for silver items that had been sitting in a box in her home for years. It’s great fun (and good for the brain!) to learn about collectibles and help clients find homes for what they no longer need.