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.

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Ilkley Wharfedale Adel Alwoodley Shadwell Beeston Old Farm West Park Queenswood Beeston Spen Lane Headingley Batley Bradford Brighouse Castleford Cleckheaton Dewsbury Guiseley Halifax Huddersfield Keighley Leeds Morley Pudsey Shipley Wakefield And All Other Areas Of Leeds.

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Finding antique treasure amongst junk

Collectors of antiques know that finding treasure amongst junk is possible, there are some in the antiques business that have turned their business into a great success by relying on this fact as if you know what to look for then you can make huge profits by weeding out the treasure from amidst the junk.

Of course it take experience mainly to be able to determine what is junk and what is actually antique, some people have a natural aptitude for doing this but then others have to acquire this skill by learning and some by learning the hard way. When it comes to finding treasure amongst junk then of course the best places to look are the church fetes, jumble sales, bric a brac and flea markets.

These are the places where people clear their attics and gather together their antiques long forgotten and try to earn a little money by relying on other people wanting what they are classing as junk. While it is true then the majority of items that are sold this way are classed as junk you can pick up some great bargains.

It has been known for something of extreme value to appear at jumble sales and those who are in the know when it comes to antiques can quickly swoop in and get themselves a real bargain with which they are able to make a huge profit on re-selling. Some poor unfortunate people have no idea that the old dining chairs of Aunt Bessie’s come from the 18th century and beneath the dirt and grime there lies something which is worth thousands to a collector.

Of course your morals will come into play if you are an antiques expert and know the true value of such items and refrain from telling the seller a little about what they actually selling, but then again in business should there be such a thing as morals?

Knowing the difference of course is the key factor to securing antiques of extreme value this way and while it can be profitable it can also work the other way for the inexperienced collector and the table can be turned on them.

If you have very little knowledge of what to look for in antiques then a seller can dupe you into believing that they know little about what they are selling and have you believe that you are the expert and the piece is of value when in fact it is nothing but a reproduction or fake. So while you can find treasure amongst junk also bear in mind that what seems to be treasure might just turn out to be nothing more than junk which you are stuck with, unless of course your scruples are that low that you too can pass it on.

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