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<p>[QUOTE="Soki, post: 9562532, member: 79556"]There are still shops (at least in Germany) that have beautiful and unique items. The problem is, they often have no idea about todays market value and aren’t familiar with eb*y or et*y. The last time I saw very nice pieces, they were ridiculously overpriced. I liked a piece for about 1000€, which I found highly overpriced. So I intensively searched ebay for a similar (slightly inferior in quality and condition) piece and scored it for only 100€ including shipping costs. I don’t have a problem to pay a bit over market value, if it’s a great shop and a nice owner. Of course they have to take more than online-only shops or private sellers. They have bills to pay and families. But the 1000€ piece would probably sell for less than 300€. And I‘m not willing to pay that much of a premium. Many items were probably bought years / decades ago in a different market. As a seller, you have to keep that in mind. Or your things will sit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Soki, post: 9562532, member: 79556"]There are still shops (at least in Germany) that have beautiful and unique items. The problem is, they often have no idea about todays market value and aren’t familiar with eb*y or et*y. The last time I saw very nice pieces, they were ridiculously overpriced. I liked a piece for about 1000€, which I found highly overpriced. So I intensively searched ebay for a similar (slightly inferior in quality and condition) piece and scored it for only 100€ including shipping costs. I don’t have a problem to pay a bit over market value, if it’s a great shop and a nice owner. Of course they have to take more than online-only shops or private sellers. They have bills to pay and families. But the 1000€ piece would probably sell for less than 300€. And I‘m not willing to pay that much of a premium. Many items were probably bought years / decades ago in a different market. As a seller, you have to keep that in mind. Or your things will sit.[/QUOTE]
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