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WHERE TO BUY & SELL CORKSCREWSWhile the objective of ICCAuctions© is to establish CollectorCorkscrews.com as the first point of call for higher value corkscrews, there is a great range of trading opportunities for the dedicated collector: ebay.comEBAY is the largest online auction site for collectibles and is by far the largest market for collectible corkscrews. Most users of ICCAuctions are regular Ebayers. Ebay, although styled as an auction, in practice operates as a sealed bid tender as a result of the prevalence of "sniping". Many regular bidders now use a snipe site (eg biddnapper.com, justsnipe.com., auctionsniper.com) which lodges their Ebay bid in the last 10 seconds before the listing closes, giving other bidders no chance to respond.. There has been considerable academic analysis of which selling format achieves the highest prices. The answer is ‘it depends' on all sorts of variables such as the sophistication and temperament of the bidders, the number of bidders, the rarity of the item and how easy it is to value. As a live " spectacle" we believe ICCAuctions is more exciting. For sellers Ebay.com charges small insertion fees and a final value fee on successful sales of 9% subject to a maximum per listing of $100. Ebay pricing will vary from country to country and time to time. For example Ebay.com.au currently charges local sellers a 7.9% commission with a cap of $50 on the first 30 items each month. While
Ebay sale history is only available for a few months, details of past sales on
Ebay and many other auctions can be found by subscribing to worthpoint.com The SaleRoomA great way to monitor and check realised prices on most live UK antique auctions. Also includes some European auctions. You can search for corkscrews on upcoming auctions and you can register to bid online.. Bidding on live auctions can be time consuming and bargains are rare, despite the frequently very low estimates, because the auctions are now online and attract worldwide attention. Since
Christies stopped their twice yearly corkscrew auctions in 2003 there have been
no regular live specialized corkscrew auctions available for online bidding.
Occasionally a collection will turn up at a general Auction house but usually
it is just one-off listings. One auction house in England has conducted 3
single collection sales in recent years: Remember that the seller is the auction house and it is up to you to assess the description, condition and authenticity of a lot. For more valuable items it may be worthwhile phoning the auction house for a "condition report". Someone at the Auction house will usually bring the item to the phone and answer your questions to the best of their ability and may also be willing to provide additional photos by email. The Auction house will typically charge a buyer's premium of 15-30% on top of the hammer price. Payment and shipping must be addressed with each auction house on a case by case basis. Online Corkscrew ResourcesThere are numerous websites offering to sell collectible corkscrews or related material (books, software). Most of these websites are operated by established corkscrew collectors who are also interested in buying corkscrews and offer to provide value estimates of collections or individual pieces. Some of the more active sites have a blog providing interesting commentary on the corkscrew market and their recent discoveries. corkscrewmuseum.com by
Don Bull corkscrewcentral.com by
Peter Borrett vintagecorkscrews.com by Josef L'Africain andreburgos.com by
Andre Burgos corkscrewnet.com by
Joseph Paradi corkscrewappraisals.com by Steven
Webb riverratantiques.com by
James Jones rsleopardi.wordpress.com by Robert
Leopardi corkscrewcollectors.com by
James Zalaznik French Language Sites tire-bouchons.blogspot.fr by Marc
Ouvrard tire-bouchon.reverdy.monsite-orange.fr by Bernard Reverdy collection-privee-tire-bouchons.eu by Jean-Pierre Mascaron rebel-tb-etampes.fr by Jacky Corbel Social Media - Facebook GroupsFacebook is a platform where corkscrew collectors from around the world and stay connected, in real time, every day. There is plenty of activity in these groups in which collectors can be engaged and learn from each other. If you have not joined these groups, you are missing out! Corkscrew
Collectors - Facebook Group Canadian
Corkscrew Collectors Club - Facebook Group Cavatappi
da Collezione - Facebook Group Corkscrew
Beware - Facebook Group The aim - To help collectors avoid faked corkscrews & unscrupulous sellers. Request to join. https://www.facebook.com/groups/613555912063980 Antique Fairs, Flea Markets and MallsThe traditional places to find corkscrews are permanent retailers at the local Antique/Old Wares/Junk/Charity shops, multiple dealer Antique Malls. Another good place to search is at periodic markets, Regional Antique/collectible Fairs and flea markets. Below is a selection of listings and links, mainly for interesting periodic fairs and markets: USA
CANADA UK EUROPE
AUSTRALIA Corkscrew ClubsMost of the corkscrew collecting clubs we have listed have annual meetings at which one of the highlights is the time set aside for "buy and sell". In addition, the annual meetings of the CCCC, which typically attract in excess of 50 members, conducts a high quality live only auction. No phone or internet bidding. The club meetings may be the best place to buy and sell because of the opportunity to physically inspect a wide range of quality corkscrews usually selling at realistic prices. CorkscrewClub.org Membership of clubs also builds personal relationships with other collectors, facilitating priivate trading and swapping, a most enjoyable activity. |
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