How Does The Antique Trade Work ?

The most common rout that an antique items takes from a private seller to an investor is as follows.

An object that we describe as “Item A” is sent off to auction where is guaranteed to be sold on a set day .. The object is “Knocked down ” to a buyer at the hammer price of £100

after about one month the vendor with receive a payment of £75 .. Back on auction day the buyer pays the Hammer price of £100 plus an additional fee of £30 .

“Item A” is much more likely to have been acquired by a dealer than an end user . “Item A ” will now probably be re offered on Ebay or a specialist website .

The dealer’s asking price for “Item A ” is likely to be £300-£400 and if they a patient they will find a collector or even another dealer who believes a greater price can be asked . How could the original seller achieved a better return than the £75?.

We live in an age where information is at everybody’s fingertips . Had the original seller taken time to research just what specialist websites were asking for items similar to “Item A ” then an email sent to a specialist would have resulted in on offer to buy directly.

Selling in a general auction is a democratic, transparent option favoured when dealing with diseased estates . Traditionally in less enlightened times the auction provided pleasant surprises. Given that generally people were not enlightened achieving a return of £75 for “Item A ” would have been welcome news .

Today it is better to first approach then sell to dedicated professionals. At Arundel Antique Buyers we rely entirely from buying directly . The chances are that we have customers who have travelled from abroad on any given day. In areas such as militaria we are well known in the collecting community. Please call if you wish to learn more about our services .

01903-884602

Highly Valuable WW2 Militaria

Highly Valuable WW2 Militaria


WW2 items are highly valuable !

Financial Rewards Waiting In Exchange For Historic WW2 Memorabilia

This is the pioneering specialist website tasked with acquiring and thus preserving WW2 Memorabilia. We buy historical items of every description , from all countries around the world We provide free valuations and identification for any number of pre 1946 Militaria

Fast, Accurate , Free Appraisals

If you’re simpy curious how much your WWII items are worth yet you are not ready to sell We provide free appraisals. No commitment on your part is expected we are conscious of those within the industry pressurise those who contact them. Our believe is simply this. If we provide the most winning offers/valuations we will get our fare share of business .. Emails are responded to quickly and professionally. Many emails will be responded to within one hour.Please make sure when emailing, that you take clear pictures of the WWII item. A brief history of where it came from would be nice, but usually not necessary. Shipping and Payment InformationNEVER SEND GOODS WITHOUT PRIOR PAYMENT EVEN TO CANADA !Be smart, be safe on internet transactions. Google my name / website to see that I am legit with only positive transactions. References upon Request.Payment can be made in advance though: PayPal (recommended),Or Money Order, Cashiers Check or Western Union for goods received .

We make the selling process of your WW2 memorabilia fast and easy. David Mattey of WW2 Buyer has turned his lifelong love of Militaria into a career . David Says he is comforted to know that he plays a part in locating and preserving historic items for generations to come.

Top Prices paid in advance (Paypal) Individual pieces and large lots welcomed. Sell WWII German helmets here. for your World War 2 Militaria, to Include heccccc The memory of service provided by your family member is of great importance to us . Details of the late owners will be rewarded by additional payments. All WWII items happily accepted for a free appraisal

If you are simply curious as to what your World War Two item is worth, WW2buyer.com are happy to take a look at images received and provide you the correct market valuation . We appreciate all messages received regardless of weather you are ready to sell or a simply curious..

Do not be taken in by advertisers who claim to be collectors or teaches this type of website is very expensive to run and to maintain it’s position. Think carefully before taking the first offer gain several opinions then you will now who to deal with and who to forge a trading relationship with.

Arundel Jewellery services Call 01903-8884602

David Mattey has traded from his Arundel high street store for seven years . Prior to this David acted as regional buyer and valuer for the bond street jewellers “Barns” David has handled most brands of Gentleman’s luxury wrist watches and is well versed in the collectors antique jewellery market . By electing to sell directly to a dedicated professional you might just be making the correct decision. Traditionally Auctioneers were the first port of call for those wishing to sell Antiques .

Arundel Jewellery services

Today with access to information at everybody’s fingertips, who really needs an auctioneer ? After all by charging both the seller and buyer you will loose half of the pie !.. Yes commission charged to the seller and buyer coupled with VAT equates to 50% of the total figure paid being lost .

David Mattey has investors and collectors waiting for gold ,diamond and gem set jewellery . Why not contact David today and receive a free consultation .. There is never any pressure for you to sell to us, or to anybody else for that matter . David Mattey will inspect what you have and provide informed decisions and cash offers .

Art Dealers In The South Of England Call 01903-884602

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The Amy M Gallery is in the centre of Arundel High Street . Arundel castle and the picturesque town attracts thousands of international visitors each year. At the Amy M Gallery we are interested in acquiring original oil paintings from all periods . On display is a volume oil paintings by contemporary artists with prices ranging from £300 up to £7000. If you are considering selling or investing in art we welcome contact from you by telephone or Email Message.. David Mattey will answer all enquiries promptly and provides offers free of charge .. Telephone 01903-884602 Or message davidmatteybuyer@gmail.com .

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BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER,
BIRDS,
BOOK RESTS/READING STANDS,
BUYERS OF
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Chinese art buyers Sussex

We now require good examples of Chinese art. 

We travel to Mainland China supplying enthusiastic buyers . Our interest ranges from Porcelain ,Carved Jade , Lacquer work , and jewellery ..  If you would like to discuss items you are intending to sell please feel free to contact me via email davidmatteybuyer@gmail.com.

Antiquities Arundel

Or telephone to arrange a meeting .

  01903-884602  David and Amy Mattey provide a free valuation service for those choosing to visit our High Street Store..

Arundel Antiques Buyers operate from their high street store”Antiques and Militaria ” which is located in the centre of Arundel. No 18 High Street . Arundel BN189AB .

With auction mhouses reporting a decline in bidding from mainland China, the market is poised to anoint Taipei, the biggest city on the semi-independent island of Taiwan, as a new global art-selling capital. On January 18 Taipei Dangdai, the first fair in the city devoted entirely to contemporary art, will open under the tutelage of former Art Basel in Hong Kong director Magnus Renfrew, and mega-galleries such as David Zwirner, Hauser & Wirth, Gagosian, Thaddaeus Ropac, Pace, and Lisson all signed on for the inaugural edition.Taipei Dangdai’s swift embrace by the world’s top galleries shows how collectors in Taiwan—which is officially called the Republic of China and is not an independent nation, but has little interaction with the mainland—have made the island an essential piece of any serious gallery’s Asia strategy. Sean Kelly Gallery, long a single-gallery operation in New York, chose to open its first overseas location in Taipei, and will have a project space that’s run by newly hired director of Sean Kelly Asia, Gladys Lin. And when Lévy Gorvy announced in November that it would be opening a gallery in Hong Kong, it also announced that it had hired a staffer to work in an office in Taipei. The coronation of a new Asian art market hub comes at a time when collectors in mainland China have been buying less at auctions and fairs. The main reason for the downtick appears to be a government crackdown on spending money outside of the country, which is happening amidst a trade war with the United States that is cutting into profits. The first quarter of the year ends with Art Basel in Hong Kong, and by then, we should have a better sense of which parts of Asia are fueling the continent’s art buying.

The effect of Saudi Arabia’s investments

Political uncertainty may indirectly affect the overall mood of the market; just as often, auction houses and fairs are hit directly by the decisions of foreign powers. Case in point: In April, Hollywood super-agent Ari Emanuel threw a dinner for the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Bin Salman (MBS for short), at the Santa Monica home of producer Brian Grazer and his wife. They dined while surrounded by works by Richard Prince, Gerhard Richter, and Ed Ruscha to celebrate MBS’s 5- to 10-percent stake in Emanuel’s entertainment company, Endeavor—which is the majority owner of Frieze, the art fair and media giant—that the Saudi sovereign wealth fund had purchased to the tune of $400 million.Such a deal was already somewhat controversial given Saudi Arabia’s checkered human rights record, bombing campaign in Yemen, and MBS’s power consolidation that involved imprisoning his enemies in the Riyadh Ritz-Carlton. But it was not until the journalist Jamal Khashoggi was assassinated at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul that Emanuel began the process of pulling out of the deal, telling the Hollywood Reporter that he was “personally…really concerned.” That’s a large chunk of change to have to return, and it remains to be seen how it will affect the launch of a new Frieze fair on Endeavor’s home turf: Frieze Los Angeles, which will hold its inaugural edition in February.Frieze’s parent company is out nearly half a billion dollars, but other art world entities are still figuring out how involved to be with a wealthy Saudi government intent on investing in cultural infrastructure. In December, it was revealed that Sotheby’s has been in talks with MBS to build an art city in an archaeologically rich part of Saudi Arabia’s deserts. The auction house is still in an “exploratory phase,” according to a spokesperson for the country’s cultural commission. And in November, the magazines ARTnews and Art in America were sold to Penske Media Corp., which in February accepted a $200 million cash infusion from the sovereign nation’s Public Investment Fu

Why Not To Sell Jewellery at auction ??

David Mattey

David Mattey is a highly experienced buyer of 19th-20th century jewellery and silver, together with medals and coins ..

If you visit a high street jewellers to sell items which you have inherited please be warned that .

You will be lucky to receive only the break value. This equates to the  component value of stones & precious metals at their scrap price.

Selling at auction is NO better an option ?

Why ? 

Firstly because the vast majority of jewellery sold at auction is acquired by the trade, who generally wish to buy at break price!

Secondly adding insult to injury almost 50% of the total paid by the buyer will be lost to the auction in deductions because of the questionable  practice of charging both buyer and seller..

Yes if a an online bidder pays his bill from the auction house of say £200 you the buyer will only see half .

In defence of the auctioneers VAT is included in the 50% you will loose.

Is there an alternative place to sell?

Yes!

I for one believe there is.

By visiting our Arundel store

“Antiques & militaria”

At 18 High Street Arundel

West Sussex BN18-9AB.

Sellers will receive an entirely different reception .

We buy items with the intention of re selling them to receptive buyers from around the world . Only buyers with a specific objective would enter a jewellers shop as most are not geared up for the casual browser.

At our high street store we enjoy the cross over sales denied by the dedicated jewellers shop.

In the summer season couples are together rather than at their respective places of work, typically this is when we sell many chains and rings .

On the run up to the festive season Arundel hosts it’s candle lit event which attracts thousands of shoppers who become acquainted with our totally diverse stock.

Most importantly we offer to purchase directly with immediate online bank transfer or for goods below £500 in value we pay cash by arrangement , Vendors are required to supply proof of their identity and sign for the transfer of property so please be sure to bring some current form of identification..

Call David today for an

appointment or some free advice.

Telephone 01903-884602