OK, I know the first answer is EBay. So, I went there and there were very few listings for the kind of items that I want to sell. I have 5 matted and framed colored engravings from Harper’s Weekly and 1 from Scientific American ranging in dates from 1862 - 1881. I know it is a strange kind of item, but none of the antique dealers around here seem to be interested at all. I suppose it isn’t “mountainey” enough.
Has anyone here had any experience in selling these kind of items?
And if this is inappropriate for this subforum (or for that matter, the board itself), the moderators are asked to either move this post or to delete it. I am not soliciting anyone here to buy the doggone things, just to guide me as to where I might find a buyer.
Thanks, samclem. I had done that, and there is precisely one of those that is framed and matted. Very odd. I suppose the cost of shipping must be part of the equation here.
Perhaps I will set-up shop there and try to sell something that apparently nobody else is selling. I just wish I knew more about the process. Oh well. It is a rainy day here and I won’t be doing any outdoor work, so I guess I will be spending the time I had scheduled for that researching instead.
Other markets would be gun/militaria shows in your area and auction sites like gunbroker.com
I’ve tried some framed stuff on eBay and my main complaint is that eBay buyers balk at the shipping and all. With the glass I wanted to have it all done professionally and insured - which ran as much as $40 per item. The folks from the more firearms/medal sites understood this. Everyone on eBay wanted to be the exception and have me “just wrap it and ship it uninsured”. More experienced eBay sellers suggested I remove them, sell the prints “raw” and just donate the frames to Goodwill.
From my experience as an art appraiser, I can tell you that you’ll probably get a higher price if you sell them on eBay than selling to a dealer, BUT, if you can find an interested dealer you can sell your whole lot at once, which might be what you’re after. Typically sales of art (among other collectibles) on eBay over the summer are down, so if you go that route, you might want to wait until late August.