posted on September 1, 2007 02:00:36 PM new
Have you ever sold a piece on eBay that refused to leave you?
Couple months back I listed a Fenton Silvercrest vase.
Sold for decent money, but the money never arrived.
Relisted it a couple of weeks ago, and it sold for more than the original auction.
Second buyer wanted to and did return it because of "straw mark" and "tool mark on the lip.
It arrived today, and after close-real close inspection, I could find neither.
Maybe third time is the charm.
posted on September 1, 2007 02:11:28 PM new
He came on strong when he wanted to return it. Probably realized that he overpaid, and wanted out of the deal.
I don't give my customers a hard time when someting goes wrong with the sale, just have them return the item.
posted on September 1, 2007 02:58:12 PM new
Is Fenton one of those things that became harder to sell the more popular eBay got? Meaning, does supply seem to outstrip the demand?
posted on September 1, 2007 03:37:38 PM new
I have about half a dozen of those shoes in various colors. Think I will die with them. Wonder how many millions Fenton made.
buyhigh
posted on September 1, 2007 06:37:55 PM new
"Is Fenton one of those things that became harder to sell the more popular eBay got? Meaning, does supply seem to outstrip the demand?"
In my experience, Fenton has become hard to sell on eBay. Used to do well with it, but no more. There is just too much Fenton out there. Forget milk glass. Unless I find an unusual/rare piece, I pass up Fenton. The estate sales in my area (Long Island, NY) are loaded with Fenton, old and new. They are asking more for the common pieces than I can get on eBay.
posted on September 1, 2007 07:06:50 PM new
Thanks for the info. That's what I thought.
I drove coast-to-coast in 1999 to board an ocean liner in New York. (Long story there but the short version is that I don't fly.) I stopped at a secondhand store in some town in Ohio, and boy did she have some nice old Fenton pieces. I think I bought 8 or 10. I came home eventually and found that even then Fenton was getting hard to sell. And the one really nice piece I had -- a honey jar -- I'd stupidly broken in shipment.
Antiquers used to take vacations (er, wink, nudge, "buying trips" ) because there was often money to be made in buying an object and moving it a few hundred miles. I wonder, though, if that has all but disappeared.
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posted on September 1, 2007 07:55:04 PM new
The market for Fenton may just pick up as Fenton is closing down after being in business for over 100 years.
They cite overseas competition as one of their reasons.
They plan to keep their gift shop open to liquidate present stock I believe.
It may pay to hang on to your Fenton for a couple of years.
When Blue Mountain Pottery closed last year there was a big rush on EBay to buy it and prices rose somewhat although, like Fenton, you couldn't give it away prior to that.
It's the old story of 'Take it away and they want it'.
posted on September 1, 2007 11:06:45 PM new
Yes, I have a jinxed bottle of Bath & Body Works Vetyver spray prefume 2003 limited edition. Sold it three times. I get lots of bids & it ends up around 60.00.
It never left home though, not one of the bidders paid. I still have it.
posted on September 2, 2007 06:51:35 AM new
I can add some older Tiki mugs to the list of "cursed" items. Bought several for what seemed a cheap price and put them in our on line store. After two years I have finally made a small profit but I have packed one or two of them up to weigh for postage more times than I can remember and unpacked them when the payment never came. The day the last one leaves the house I will have a celebration party!
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