We buy, sell, collect, and deal in antiques and quality vintage
collectibles. We will help you sell your antiques in those categories of antiques and collectibles related to our
primary interests.
WE SELL
Antiques on Consignment!
Our 2 internet websites are now primarily devoted to helping sellers realize the
highest possible value for
their
antiques through a consignment sales approach.
In a consignment sale situation, both
you the owner / original seller, and me, the
end seller, are working together to realize the best price for your
antique or collection.
It is a mutually beneficial approach and is the way of the future.
This approach eliminates the adversarial position typical in the
buyer / seller situation with me
trying to buy your piece or collection as cheaply as possible.
It also eliminates the uncertainy and hassle of the auction approach
with you the seller realizing his / her asking price, or there is no
sale, and no commission fee. A win-win.
I
sell antiques on a consignment basis from our sales site
www.Patented-Antiques.com
or I
will list your antiques on eBay if that is the way you want to go.
I use the ID
TheAntiqueMerchant at eBay.
If
you have antiques you are interested
in selling, and want us to help you sell them please contact us at
LCM@AntiqBuyer.com
with all pertinent details and we will happily
discuss it with you.
I am currently selling a large and diverse collection of antique tools
(over 15,000) for one consignor,
and we are handling another antique collection related to general store and advertising
for some folks in OR. We are also currently handling a collection of over 3000 sad or
pressing irons for another consignor. In the near future we will
be selling over 300 antique and collectible sewing machines for yet
another party on consignment .
It is working out well for
all parties, and there are many advantages in taking this
approach for you the seller, but there are
certain restrictions and standards to be met. Please see the
FAQ page for more info on this.
WHAT
WE BUY & SELL
The Short Answer
We primarily deal in, buy & sell patented and
mechanical American 
antiques. This includes Tool and Technology related antiques,
Scientific related antiques, antique
Advertising, General or Country Store antiques and antiques
commonly referred to as Americana.
If you have antiques and collectibles that fall
into these groups or criteria and want sell them please contact us and we will work out some sort of a deal,
or negotiate a price we can both live with. That
is the short and simple answer.
The Longer Answer /
Appraisals / Offers
If you have an antique or antiques that you feel we would be interested
in but do not know what you want for your antique, or are just curious
as to its value while researching y
our antique, please read
the
FAQ page for further information before
contacting us about your antique(s).
For general information about your antique and its value you can use the
many resources available on this site, including the
Patent Date Chart
reference provided to help determine the age. You can find
numerous values for antiques on our sister site
www.Patented-Antiques.com,
in the current sales pages, or on the past sales archive pages.
Or you can check current values for given antiques by using eBay and
looking at completed sales there.
If you still do not know the value, or do not have the time or inclination to do
your own research, you can determine a value by simply paying the nominal
sum charged by an online or other antique appraisal service. There
are many services or individuals that can and do provide this service for a reasonable fee
located on the Internet.
I offer appraisals as a paid service and if interested
please see the
FAQ page for further information.
NOTE: We have a standing offer to fully reimburse you for the
reasonable appraisal fee you paid should you offer us that antique, and we
buy it.
Offers for
Antiques
Consignment sales not for you?
Want a quick sale or an offer for your Antique? Read On.
If you want to sell your antique but cannot name a price, and you want me to make you
an offer, I will.
But there is a catch.
After determining I have an
interest from the information you provide, we will arrange for you
to ship your piece to us. After
examining it and determining its real condition and value I will make you a
fair and reasonable offer. If you are not
happy with that offer I will re-pack it and send it back to you at my
cost, or try and help you sell it if within reason for the amount you
did have in mind and neglected to reveal when you said you had no idea
what you wanted and wanted an offer. You will be out is some time and the cost of shipping one way
if you have me ship it back. You
get a free
appraisal and offer for the cost of shipping. Fair
enough?
Thank You!
Larry & Carole
