posted on August 18, 2004 08:56:13 AM
Maybe I need Sanmar for this one. At the estate sale I helped out at, they had almost a complete set of Noritake - Belmont dated 1953 per Replacements website. I noticed that they didnt have all of the set. I sent an email asking if they wanted to buy it. They said no and their reason was:
" There may be pieces we do not have but until we sell some of our inventory we can not make offers for more pieces. This could change in the future."
Do they ususally buy more during certain times of the year ? Obviously they don't have all of this pattern to sell. Any suggestions?
Do they also buy some of the higher end silver plate too? My friends have a few complete sets of that stuff too.
posted on August 18, 2004 10:10:10 AM
I never went to them direct, though I know some on the board do. I gather they scout ebay as well and buy what they want pretty cheap for resale. they may have customers put in requests and then try to offer it to them when they get it?
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posted on August 18, 2004 11:34:57 PM
The message doesn't seem ambiguous at all. Obviously they have way more of this pattern in stock than they believe will be purchased any time soon.
This is telling you something: It's a common pattern and not much in demand.
posted on August 21, 2004 08:15:20 PM
Sorry that I have taken so long to get bsck to. My HD went out & I just got back up today, lost everything. Anyway, "Belmont #5609 is not high on
Replacements listThey are buyng cups & saucers fir 30 cents, dinnner plates @ $2.00ea. Veggie bowls & platters aren't bad, gravy is $16.00. These are star supplier prices. Anyone else is 15% less.
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posted on August 22, 2004 05:54:05 AM
Thanks Sanmar, that the info I needed. That's ok because there is an entire set for 12 with about 5 serving platters. Too bad they don't want to buy it from me. any thoughts on this Sanmar?
posted on August 23, 2004 11:27:43 AM
I would ask them what pieces they want & go from there. As I said before thet are buying some pieces.
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[ edited by sanmar on Aug 23, 2004 11:28 AM ]
