What we are building, and what we are learning

What is your jewellery or watch worth?

Metal has a floor the whole market can look up. Everything above it is workmanship, maker and proof.

What are your sneakers worth?

Size and condition do most of it. The same shoe in two sizes is two different prices.

Describing food and drink honestly

Sealed, dated, weighed, and every allergen written down.

Packing and posting food and drink

Ask the courier first. Then seal it twice and assume the parcel will be hot.

Pricing food and drink for a live auction

The date is the clock. Price for how long it has left and how far it has to go.

Buying food and drink in a live auction

Ask for the date and the allergen list on camera, and ask how it is being sent.

How to sell food and drink on Metzee

The licence is yours to hold, the date goes in the listing, and the courier decides the rest.

Describing the condition of beauty products

Sealed or opened, how much is left, and every date on the box.

Packing and posting beauty products

Everything liquid leaks, and an Indian summer finishes the job. Bag it, then bag it again.

Pricing beauty products for a live auction

Sealed, opened and nearly empty are three different products. Date them all.

Buying beauty products in a live auction

Ask for the seal, the batch code and the dates — shown, not described.

How to sell beauty products on Metzee

Seals, batch codes and dates. And the licence question, which is yours rather than ours.

Describing the condition of baby and child items

Age, completeness, cleanliness, and the dates stamped on anything safety-critical.

Packing and posting baby and child items

Clean and completely dry, every part listed, and the manual in the box.

Pricing baby and child items for a live auction

Children outgrow things in months, so condition and completeness carry more than age does.

Buying baby and child items in a live auction

Ask for the model number, the date stamp and the full parts list. Then look up the recall yourself.

Selling baby and child items on Metzee

Check the recall status, check nothing safety-critical is missing, and say the age of the item.

Describing an estate lot honestly

Say what you checked, what you did not, and what you are not guaranteeing. Then nothing can go wrong.

Packing and posting an estate lot

A lot is heavy, mixed and fragile in one place. Pack it as several parcels in one box.

Pricing estate lots for a live auction

Price the visible contents. The room will pay for the mystery on its own.

Buying estate and storage lots in a live auction

Ask how much the seller has actually looked at, and bid on what you can see.

How to sell an estate lot on Metzee

You are selling the unknown. Say exactly how much of it you have looked at.

Describing the condition of furniture and homeware

Measurements, material, the surfaces that get used, and every repair named.

Packing and posting furniture and homeware

Small things pack like any fragile object. Big things are a delivery decision, not a packing one.