selling sterling flatware

10 years ago

Which would earn the most $?? Selling the entire set or selling a few pieces at a time?
On eBay it appears that sets do not sell often, but I have not tracked this for any length of time.

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duluthinbloomz4
10 years ago
The best thing to do first is determine if your set is rare and desirable.
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triciae
10 years ago
Remember, spot price is down considerably from a few months ago.

/tricia
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Lots of patterns are only worth their silver value on ebay, but not Baltimore Rose. Definitely worth selling as a set, or in groups of 6 forks, 6 spoons, etc. Do weigh your pieces and put that in your ads, though, because weight is an indication of quality. Check out Replacements Ltd to see what they're selling your pattern for. You won't get that much on ebay, but it can give you some kind of a baseline. BTW if you like the pattern but just don't like the little soup spoons, you can buy bigger ones. They come in bouillon size (5-1/2"), cream soup (6") and gumbo (7"). I agree the bouillon size is pointless. Laura Here is a link that might be useful: Baltimore Rose at Replacements Ltd
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Did an eBay search for this pattern in sterling. Did not see a butter knife, but here is a description for the regular knife.Can we assume if the regular knife is marked, the butter should be too? "This is Vintage Oneida Sterling Silver Modern Hollow Knives in the "Michelangelo" pattern. I recently acquired these at a local estate auction. They are lightly marked Sterling Handle on the side of the blade. They are in good condition with only minor surface marks from use and no monogram or engraving (or removal.) The stainless steel blades appear to be the originals and are firmly attached to the handles. Each knife measures 9 inches in length."
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I agree with Becky....and you also may be using too much detergent.... Your silverware will polish...try it to be sure....but the glassware may be ruined. Are you using the power dry cycle? that may also contribute....it the detergent isn't getting rinsed off well enough and then the heat cycle comes on....that all contributes to dulling the finish. I ruined several sets of glasses and coulded some of my good lead crystal wine glasses before I figured out "less detergent!!!" Today's detergents are made for people who don't scrape nor pre rinse their dishes and are built strong to take care of the extra gunk. But if you rinse your dishes, then there is extra detergent in the washer and it acts on the dishes and glassware....because there is no more food. Get some Wrights....polish your silver....and try less of a perhaps different product. Linda C....who has put her sterling in the dishwasher for about 35 years.
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They are a gift for my daughter who awaits a service for 12 arriving for Easter - she is so excited - I'm so happy for her but a little concerned as she feels the butter handle looks like stainless - not like the silver-looking other pieces I bought which have that warm sterling look....hopefully if it turns out to be silver and all the knives look like this one she will still be happy - keeping fingers crossed. I agree it is a pretty pattern and glad she prefers the more formal look! Also, the magnetic test won't help - although the handle won't hold a magnet, neither will my old Oneida stainless knife handles from the 70's and 80's. I wonder how long I have to leave the knife in with the hard boiled egg-half before it begins to tarnish.?
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duluthinbloomz4
10 years ago
For large lots only in the range of 1000 ounces or more, the smelters would be buying precious metals. They don't care about patterns or sentiment - only the silver content. Everyone's got to make a profit - smelters, the coin dealers, jewelers, traveling antique buyers, matching services - so expect any buy to be something under spot on any given day. And depending who is willing to buy, it could be a lot under.

I don't check eBay very much - way back when already it seemed to be all sellers, few buyers. Bargains would be the name of the game there, too, I suppose.

Lots of us "older" people use our silver like every day flatware. The younger generations have a different lifestyle and don't seem to be interested in fancy silver, crystal or china. Or you could always donate it to Goodwill or some other charity and take a reasonable tax deduction.
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antiquesilver
10 years ago
What pattern is it, what pieces do you have, & what is the condition? Some rare patterns or serving pieces sell better individually whereas the usual place pieces are normally sold in groups of 4, 6, etc
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sam_md
10 years ago
for the sake of comparison I attended an estate auction on August 10 in Maryland. 100+ pieces of Stieff Corsage flatware plus chest was sold for $2150.
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