Category: Vintage Matters

The Best Restoration Tip You’ll Ever Hear (and Probably Ignore): Patience

~ july1966

The offending article! It sounds simple, doesn't it? “Just be patient.” Yet in practice, it's the hardest advice to follow, especially in restoration, where things often don’t go to plan. Take this past Saturday. I’d just bought a beautiful Victorian three-fold wooden screen with embroidered panels. “It’s been in my garage a long time,” the … Continue reading The Best Restoration Tip You’ll Ever Hear (and Probably Ignore): Patience

Why I’m Giving Away £50,000 Worth of Vintage Stock And Feeling Great About It

~ july1966

Another bundle for Free Cycle If you’ve been in the vintage or antique trade long enough, you know the score. That growing mountain of unfinished projects, job lot leftovers , yes all with “potential” and none with urgency. They are all worth money, but will you ever realise the money? Like many of us dealers, … Continue reading Why I’m Giving Away £50,000 Worth of Vintage Stock And Feeling Great About It

Why Nobody Shows Up: The Facebook Marketplace Mystery. Selling Complications.

~ july1966

by Christopher Harris If you have thick skin and the patience of a saint and want to sell something, Facebook Marketplace is an option. Unlike other selling platforms, it is free, but at a cost to your sanity. This is because there is no checkout, you negotiate and go and collect. Simple? No human behaviour … Continue reading Why Nobody Shows Up: The Facebook Marketplace Mystery. Selling Complications.