Mr Coeur de Lion Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 I have one of these and I want to sell it.Ebay.fr is not going to be a good place to get rid, so can any of you lovely peoples suggest a better place to sell and even get a decent price for it?Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex H Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 I've had success on http://www.leboncoin.fr/ and its free :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 CdL ..............Before moving out here, we tried to sell our dinner set, which had cost a fortune to acquire originally.I can't recall the two places that we tried, but if you google 'selling china plates' or something similar, you get loads of entries.The problem that we had and that you may well encounter too, is that there's only any value in them if they have a rarity to them: otherwise, nobody is really interested in buying. Additionally, you'd have the problem of getting it back to the UK in one piece (so to speak!) I doubt if the situation is any different over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water rat Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 I inherited a v kitsch Royal Albert "country roses" service which wasn't worth selling as nobody wants it anymore. I decided to use it for our B&B. It is absolutely adored by the french who think of English china as a cut above anything else, even though we live near Limoges,so it may be worth a punt on French EBay, with a high reserve you won't lose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Google China Matching services, that might be worth while.....depends on the patternAs for Country Roses from my experience its always a good seller, probably all the more so since we are emerging from the Ikea era. ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Be nice to IKEA, they have done a great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 I had to just go and check on a china set that I recently bought at a boot sale in the UK, it was the comments about pre Ikea that got me thinking, I bought it because it reminded me of the past and was tellement anglais.I then looked at some google images, whilst not Royal Doulton it is definitely the county rose design [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Ah, Countly Lose flom Flabbabaland, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted October 15, 2010 Author Share Posted October 15, 2010 Thanks for the suggestions, will ponder some thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 These people have been good in the past, but you would have to get the stuff to England: http://chinasearch.co.uk/sell-to-us/We got a good price for some rare pattern discontinued Denby before we went to France, I can't recall who bought it though. I think it might have been a lady dealer who turned up at our garage sale on spec and asked if we had any decent china. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 I thought 'pondering' was what hens do? Great Bobo Mr Lionheart, you are being a busy boy, all for a bit of nookey, even selling the family china. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted October 15, 2010 Author Share Posted October 15, 2010 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tj Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 When you say a service, maybe you could be more specific, how old, how many pieces, pattern number etc ,possibly someone here may be interested, I might be for one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted October 15, 2010 Author Share Posted October 15, 2010 [img]http://stock.tablewhere.co.uk/PatternImages/DOU1077.jpg[/img]That's the pattern, it's called Westwood.Tomorrow, I'll count up the pieces, but there's a heap of plates, cups, saucers etc in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted October 16, 2010 Author Share Posted October 16, 2010 Edited by the moderators.Please refer to the forum code of conduct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Blimey and Bobo in a bucket, what d'ya want that lot for unless you run a resto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 C de L, I'm probably just being picky but I would not call these a "set". I guess that the rest went with Mrs C de L.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Could have been dropped or thrown? I reckon the latter.What is wrong with plastic plates, a carton for the milk and a bag for the sugar? If you have the table well covered, the sugar lumps can go on the cloth. Soup can stay in the saucepans as can the stew. Ooops, just been round to my old neighbours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 [quote user="tj"]When you say a service, maybe you could be more specific, how old, how many pieces, pattern number etc ,possibly someone here may be interested, I might be for one![/quote]Off forum please...Moderators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted October 17, 2010 Author Share Posted October 17, 2010 Oops, sorry admin.It was my mum's set, and who knows how many pieces there were with it originally.Apart from some slight sentimental value, I think it's one of the worst patterns ever, but then it came from the 70's.I contacted a place in the UK and filled their form in and France was highlighted as one of their countries they deal with, so will see what happens. I costed it out based on their prices to over 600 quid, so would expect to sell it to them for half that price. If they want it of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now