How does your antique house clearance service work?

Here are four common scenarios:

1 If the contents of the house to be cleared have no antiques or collectables with resale value, then we suggest you use a reputable, licensed & insured house clearance company like Abacus.

2 Some of the house clearance contents may have resale value. Common items with resale value include antiques, precious metals, jewellery, collectables and artwork. We'll give you an allowance for these and deduct it against the cost of the clearance.

3 If the majority of your house clearance items are valuable and this value exceeds the clearance costs, we’ll give you the difference (either in cash or cheque).

4 And finally, where the contents of your property have been valued for probate, this value can also be deducted from the cost of your house clearance. No matter which service you need, we can help.

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We will buy vintage clothing, costume jewellery, antique furniture, 50s 60s 70s furniture, in fact we will buy anything antique or collectable we can sell.

We will happily look through and pick out antiques & collectables from various locations including cluttered houses, garages, lofts, or basements, even if it takes us all day. We do not mind getting dirty.

Not sure what you have? Then call us! You will be surprised at what we actually do buy. Our staff are very knowledgeable and will pick out items you would have never guessed were otherwise saleable.

Plymouth Antique House Clearance Areas We Cover:

Elburton Plymstock Plympton Barnstaple Bideford Devonport Exeter Exmouth Ilfracombe Newton Abbot Paignton Plymouth Sidmouth Tavistock Teignmouth Tiverton Torbay Torquay Roborough Tamerton Foliot North Hill Mutley Brixton village Yealmpton Hemerdon Yeovilton And All Other Areas Of Plymouth.

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Antique "Hunting" Tips

There are a lot of people out there that are trying to sell you stuff that is fake. They have methods to make objects look old. In fact almost all the "antiques" you can find are not really antiques. Those are really good copies.

How Far Are You Willing To Go?

The more money and time you invest in antique hunting, the better results you will have. If you find something you like, you can afford it and you can afford to go and check it out personally. Ask other people about the seller, do a basic background check about the products he sold before and make sure he's not the only one who is claiming that what he sells is indeed an antique.

Local auctions are usually a lot cheaper then the "Big City" auctions.

Restoring antiques:

Sometimes the value of antiques increases after a professional cleaning. Other times the value is ruined by the removal of the patina or other amateur repairs. Always ask an expert if you'll need to perform expensive restorations before buying artistic antiques and always ask the seller if any restorations have been made.

Buying an Antique Piece:

If it's possible, try to negotiate. If you are a serious antique buyer and you're buying an expensive piece, you should be able to negotiate and get it a bit cheaper then you expected. Usually antique sellers do think about the fact that a serious customer may want to negotiate and they add an extra amount to the price.

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