posted on December 20, 2008 01:21:23 PM new
I *think* I have the right person - I could be wrong. I have been known to be wrong before
Check out the current issue of the Metropolitan Home - Jan/Feb that is out now. I just got mine in the mail a few days ago. They have an article on page 64 about selling online and a lot of it deals with Mid Century Modern. 1stDibs.com made 400 million in 2008.
posted on December 21, 2008 01:37:11 AM new
I think you are right - shagmidmod does deal in Mid Century Modern.
I get email notices at least weekly from 1stDibs and believe me - they don't need ebay!!
If you can find the same item on ebay for say $500 - it's sure to be $3000 on 1stDibs. I bet many of the sellers there buy right off of ebay too.
posted on December 21, 2008 08:58:36 AM new
yes, that would be me. i just got our MH issue this week, and now that you mention it I haven't cracked it open yet. i'll check it out.
1st dibs is a collective of high end antique and MCM dealers. It is amazing how much money they ask for things. Many people think of it as a scheme, but it works for them. What they do is over-inflate asking prices by 10x what the realistic value is... then someone comes along and offers them 25% less than their asking price and they make a killing.
i am beginning to look at finding new sources for MCM. The biggest problem we have is that we don't do such high end merchandise as 1st Dibs... though we do have a few at any given time. locals here in Portland aren't going to cough up $8000 for an Eames Storage Unit on a regular basis. My biggest headache is shipping. It takes alot of time and effort just to get freight quotes. Everyone thinks things can be freighted for next to nothing.
posted on December 21, 2008 06:07:21 PM new
ok if you have firefox and adblock plus you can add *browserSniff.js to your adblock plus as "add filter" and then go to zinio.com/iphone and read magazines like you are on iphone.
ignore the enter the email address - I do. I don't know if makes a difference or not.
