Found tiki stuff in attic...how do I value this stuff? - Collecting Tiki

S seamus Member Portland Joined: May 07, 2003 Posts: 462	S seamus Posted posted on Tue, Sep 23, 2003 9:08 PM Bk is right. Antiques, collectibles and even junk has a food chain. No one can possibly know what all the stuff from an estate is worth to the "Tee". It moves up the ladder (or down) with each transaction. Ebay is a great resource for finding what people really pay for specific items. I've done a number of home rennovations for resale, and some of the homes we bought with the contents intact. I held back the few items that I felt needed to go directly to dealers first but blew the rest out in full blown Estate Sales. It's a blast, and you learn alot. Whatever we were overpriced on went out the door Sunday on the halfprice or bag sale. The rest got donated to Goodwill. We got so hooked on the process we ended up opening our own secondhand, vintage and collectible shop for awhile. It was the best time I ever had making a living. Good Luck !!

Bk is right. Antiques, collectibles and even junk has a food chain. No one can possibly know what all the stuff from an estate is worth to the "Tee". It moves up the ladder (or down) with each transaction. Ebay is a great resource for finding what people really pay for specific items. I've done a number of home rennovations for resale, and some of the homes we bought with the contents intact. I held back the few items that I felt needed to go directly to dealers first but blew the rest out in full blown Estate Sales. It's a blast, and you learn alot. Whatever we were overpriced on went out the door Sunday on the halfprice or bag sale. The rest got donated to Goodwill. We got so hooked on the process we ended up opening our own secondhand, vintage and collectible shop for awhile. It was the best time I ever had making a living.
Good Luck !!

Post #52306 by seamus on Tue, Sep 23, 2003 9:08 PM