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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 148158, member: 37"]Found this similar basket that failed to sell at $50.00. Your expectations may not be in line with the market.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Chinese-hand-carved-wooden-floating-lunch-basket-1890-c-/191838013982?nma=true&si=o3AdNJpEBOrpbqQwyGCeSFzkWAM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Chinese-hand-carved-wooden-floating-lunch-basket-1890-c-/191838013982?nma=true&si=o3AdNJpEBOrpbqQwyGCeSFzkWAM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Chinese-hand-carved-wooden-floating-lunch-basket-1890-c-/191838013982?nma=true&si=o3AdNJpEBOrpbqQwyGCeSFzkWAM%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This one in the UK is priced more in line with your expectations. Remember that asking price may not be reflective of true value or ultimate selling price. My guess is that these are valued more in the UK as a decorative novelty than elsewhere. This is a market that is difficult to tap in to, requiring a high end retail location and a clientele to match. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.shimu.co.uk/shimu/Round-Food-Container-ASC_TL_123695d-1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.shimu.co.uk/shimu/Round-Food-Container-ASC_TL_123695d-1.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.shimu.co.uk/shimu/Round-Food-Container-ASC_TL_123695d-1.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 148158, member: 37"]Found this similar basket that failed to sell at $50.00. Your expectations may not be in line with the market. [URL]http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Chinese-hand-carved-wooden-floating-lunch-basket-1890-c-/191838013982?nma=true&si=o3AdNJpEBOrpbqQwyGCeSFzkWAM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557[/URL] This one in the UK is priced more in line with your expectations. Remember that asking price may not be reflective of true value or ultimate selling price. My guess is that these are valued more in the UK as a decorative novelty than elsewhere. This is a market that is difficult to tap in to, requiring a high end retail location and a clientele to match. [URL]http://www.shimu.co.uk/shimu/Round-Food-Container-ASC_TL_123695d-1.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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