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Questions to ask before bidding on artwork
Original or print? Then show me the back. Two questions, most of the risk.
Questions to ask before bidding on an antique
What has been repaired, replaced or restored? Ask even when nothing looks wrong.
Questions to ask before bidding on a film poster
Show me the back, and measure it. Both answers change the price.
Questions to ask before bidding on cricket memorabilia
How do you know? Everything else follows from the answer.
Delivering food and drink: courier, local or collection
For most perishables, collection or local delivery is the only honest answer.
Questions to ask before bidding on sports memorabilia
Three words and one question: worn, issued or replica — and how do you know?
Delivering beauty products: courier, local or collection
Ask the courier about aerosols, and assume the parcel will be hot.
Questions to ask before bidding on sports cards
Which parallel, show the back, tilt it. The parallel is often the whole value.
Delivering baby and child items: courier, local or collection
Prams and cots are a size problem. Clothing is not. Decide per item.
Questions to ask before bidding on toys and collectibles
Show me the back of the box and lay out what is inside it.
Delivering an estate lot: courier, local or collection
Weigh the packed box. This is the category where that sentence saves the most money.
Questions to ask before bidding on video games
Boot it, show the spine, and tell me what is in the case.
Delivering outdoor gear: courier, local or collection
Bulky rather than fragile — and there is one thing you must not post at all.
Questions to ask before bidding on records
Tilt it, show the run-out, and tell me if you played it.
Delivering sports equipment: courier, local or collection
Length and weight both cost money here, and most sellers only think about one of them.
Questions to ask before bidding on books or films
One page answers most of it. Ask for the copyright page and hold your bid until you see it.
Delivering furniture and homeware: courier, local or collection
A wardrobe is not a parcel. Decide which half of this category you are in before the show.
Questions to ask before bidding on a saree
The reverse, the fold lines, and the blouse piece. Three answers decide whether you can wear it.
Delivering womenswear: courier, local or collection
Easy to post, except for the pieces with work on them — those want a box.
Questions to ask before bidding on comics
The indicia and the spine. One tells you what it is, the other what it is worth.
Delivering menswear: courier, local or collection
Light, compressible and forgiving. The only real decision is what a lot weighs.
Questions to ask before bidding on coins or notes
Which issue, has it been cleaned, and can you tilt it. In that order.
Delivering electronics: courier, local or collection
The battery decides the method. Ask the courier before you promise a price.
Questions to ask before bidding on trading cards
Back, tilt, corners. Three requests that turn a photograph into a card you have actually seen.
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