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I have an assortment of what might be considered "collectibles" or "antiques" that I would like to sell on Ebay. I am looking for an individual who would be interested in selling these items for me.

I sell on eBay, but am not interested in selling for others and here is the reason why... it takes a lot of time for research of item for correct price range and accurate written description, quality pictures, cost for shipping supplies, taxes for IRS, and putting my reputation at risk for the sale of your item. Be prepared to only get 40% of the sale price AFTER costs associated with the sale: ebay listing cost, mailing and packaging costs, PayPal costs, and gas to post office.

I would suggest investing the time to learn how to sell it yourself. It's not as easy as you might think. Or, sell it locally on Facebook Marketplace, and be prepared for bottom dwellers and no-shows.

Put them on Facebook Marketplace instead. I used to sell on ebay, but shipping costs became prohibitive, and boxing things up is a pain.... I find things sell fast on Marketplace. Be sure to say Cash pick up only.....

There are a couple of consignment shops that may be able to sell locally, try the one at the corner of 44 and 301.

You can also go to one of the antique malls and rent a cabinet. They handle all of the selling, you just put a price tag on your items and pay a monthly fee for the cabinet and a percentage of the items you sell. There is one in the plaza on 301 in Wildwood and another on 44 in Wildwood.

I'd suggest you do it yourself. I've done it for years. It's not all that difficult. A little time consuming but if you're retired.....

If your items are large, I'd avoid eBay and look for alternative ways to sell as others here have recommended.

I suggest you first find out, if other people agree with you.

Almost all collectibles or antiques have specific websites and those sites are likely to inform you of how best to liquidate them.

Have you searched Ebay to see if similar items are available for sale? This will tell you how much they are worth.

I’ve bought and sold antiques my entire life.
“Collectibles” is a dead market. If this is something you bought before the internet, with the assurance that it was rare and limited…..there is almost no resale market.
Check the “Sold” price on EBay. That will give you an idea of the realistic market for your item.
I volunteer at our churches resale store. We are donated boxes and boxes of collectibles. Plates? Figurines?Hallmark ornaments? Porcelain dolls in original boxes? We price these items for $5 or less. And they don’t sell quickly.
There are just many, many of them out there…and since they were “valuable “ everyone kept them in mint condition with original boxes.
Antiques? Your kids don’t want antique dishes and neither does anyone else. Furniture? If it’s brown, it’s down.
I know this sounds negative…but don’t worry about it. I live with antiques and collectibles. I bought them for me, because I like them. They bring me joy. I’ve gotten my money’s worth.
Yes, there are still some items that have held their value.
Try and research “Sold” prices on the internet. That will help you make an informed decision about what you want to do.

I disagree. I have been selling collectibles on eBay for over 22 years and the demand at this time of the year is still very strong and prices are stable. I have no problem selling in this market, just do your homework first and list them as a Buy it Now with offer available. Do not use the auction format as half the time the item will sell well below it's value.

I would try the Marketplace first
For just a one time seller

I am interested in seeing what collectibles and antiques you have. Someone has already given you valid reasons why current online sellers might be reluctant to take on consignments, but I'd be glad to look over what you have and help you get started with the listing process on eBay, FB Marketplace (and Etsy, if you really have vintage/antique). This is the time to start getting ready to sell because Christmas sales are through the roof in November and December and online sellers typically make more money in those two months than the cumulative total of January through October. The time to sell is coming up very quickly, and collectibles sell at Christmas--especially the ones not available anywhere else.

The "OfferUp" app for your cell is free. We've sold multiple times with it.

Well said. I’ve sold (and bought) on eBay for a good twenty years and have a 100% feedback rating of something over 1300 sales. My current project is selling all my CDs (over 400) and most of my DVDs (over 200). I search on eBay for, say, what a specific CD is being offered for and price it equal with the lowest or a little lower. That is almost never above $10. (Yesterday I sold one CD for $10.) The absolute lowest price I’ll offer is $9, but sometimes I bundle several related CDs together to reach that. For example, last week I sold about fifteen Bob Dylan CDs for $15. On a $10 sale, I make $6.50. (That’s after buying shipping through eBay for a good discount.) If shipping costs more than my estimate, that extra cost comes out of my profit. But for one CD, the packing material costs me about fifty cents. I have to pack it carefully, which takes time. They I have to drive it to the post office or Pack’n’Ship, which takes time. (My electric car costs about two cents a mile in electricity, so that’s forty cents, but if I had a big gas SUV the same driving might cost me $3 or more.) Lots of CDs or DVDs I get $1 each, bundled in a group. I donated about a hundred DVDs to the Lady Lake Public Library. They’ll sell them for about a dollar each.

For each sale, I also have to take good photos on my iPhone and write an ad. That takes anywhere between twenty minutes and two hours. I’m currently selling nine musical instruments for a friend who has had a couple strokes. Six gone so far, and I’ve made him over $7,000. (I’m not charging any commission.) But photographing and writing the ads took about two hours each, and I had to repair and polish the instruments as necessary, put on new strings, make sure they work, describe them accurately.

It’s a lot of work. Giving something away is often the better option. The goal is emptying out the place so my heirs don’t need to.

I’ve bought my suits and sport coats on eBay for years. I usually pay ten cents to twenty cents on the dollar.

I have books for sale. I always have the lowest price, but no lower than $5 or it goes to the library. I mostly sell books on Amazon. Some have been for sale five years, but for those, there is no giveaway value, and they may be rare.

There’s no room for sentimentality in this market. It’s worth what it sells for. Some things sell for a lot and some don’t.

I agree with what others have said about selling them yourself. A while back, we had a trusted family friend (daughter's best friend) take a bunch of our stuff - valuable stuff - that we didn't have room for as we were moving to our smaller beach house upon my retirement. Turns out she wasn't as trustworthy or as good a friend as we thought. We never saw a dime. If we'd taken the stuff to Goodwill, we could have at least gotten a tax deduction. We didn't take her to court because of her relationship with our daughter.

So you expect someone to incur all the expenses? Shipping,etc? not to mention the tax burden? holy cow that's simply amazing.

Ebay is a larger audience than Marketplace but it really is a pain estimating prices and shipping costs. I used to do it quite a bit but pretty much use only Marketplace now.

eBay makes it so easy to sell your items. Take photos and give description. If you want AI can put in the description. Start at your bidding price or buy it now price. It’s easy.

Put them on Craig's List.

I would not trust anybody you don't know with your goods. You ever hear the term, buyer beware well seller beware. Try a table at Marion market on 441 in Summerfield or how about a Garage sale. Look for someone who is having a yard sale and ask if you can sell your stuff too. There's an antiques shop in Wildwood, see if they do consignment. Good Luck!!!

I used to sell on eBay for over a decade and have been selling on many other sites now. eBay is a ripoff now, they charge too much now and when they demanded that I linked my bank account to eBay in order to sell, I stopped. Now I use marketplace, Nextdoor, Craigslist and some other specialized places that I sell stuff around the world.
Watch out when you are the seller, all the PayPal like pay systems are for the buyer not the seller, so protect yourself. For example, always ship with a buyer signature required when delivered. I have had a few buyers claim they never received the product when in fact I went online and showed them they or their wife signed for them. Also make sure you take a picture of the serial number because buyers will buy something that they already have that is broken and try to tell you that your product was broken and they will keep yours and send their broken 1 back to you which you are stuck with. I’ve caught a few people trying to do this and when I mention to them that the product they ship back must have this serial #, it never comes back. What happens if there is no serial #, I put 1 in myself inside the system and take a picture of it. Then when they think they can ship a defective 1 back to me, I tell them it better match the #? I have put in it.
A couple more things: PayPal friends and family isn’t as secure as it used to be.
I ship all over the world expensive stuff, so if I pay for tracking/confirmation, they will take your money but they don’t cover that overseas. So when i ship overseas, there is no return policy from me, I can’t track it after customs.
Also it’s best to meet the buyer at a firehouse or a rec center so they don’t know where you live and they are less likely to rob you when there are other people around.

Are you a dealer? I bought a home filled with things.

Thanks for the many and varied suggestions. My intention when posting this question was to find someone/ a business that does this for a living. When I lived in Sarasota there was a company that provided this service.

How did you find the one in Sarasota? BTW, might consider auction companies as they post online also?

Ebay takes 14% from the sale which also includes shipping costs.

I understand they have a huge platform but 14% seems high.