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Bobbisox1 | 14:44 Tue 22nd Feb 2022 | ChatterBank
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I’m selling some LLADRO and a Waterford Crystal vase as I no longer use it and I’ve stopped collecting the LLADRO , I contacted on in Newcastle who emailed me with an offer of £30 cumulatively?
The LLADRO alone was over £85 per piece , I think I’ll be letting it collect dust :0(
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It is just not collectable sadly, my mum has some from many package holidays to Spain and she was also surprised at the valuations.

Let me guess, ladies in posh frocks?
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Ladies but not the posh frock variety , about 11inches tall,one holding a swan with a puppy at her heels, the other has a baby lamb under her arm
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Thanks Wolfie
depends on what's in favour and fasion at the current time. I have things I could have sold for lots but now aren't popular. The initial value means very little.
I think we have some swans or ducks as well, they are very pretty.
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Thing is you buy at a price that also includes the retailers overheads, and a reasonable profit. The value of the item is really what the retailer paid. Or what someone else is willing to pay. You might get more selling individual pieces on eBay but don't expect to get back even half of what you paid for them.
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I’ve never sold anything before Rowan ,
Instead of letting it collect dust, and as you don’t want it, why not give it to a charity shop so they can at least gain from whatever small amount someone will be willing to pay? I’ve done that with some Wedgewood dishes which my mum collected. No point keeping stuff if it’s just cluttering the place up.
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Probably a good idea
if things are actually sold as collectors' items, they'll probably end up flooding the market and pushing the price down, especially as the collectors start house-clearing like you.

I'd be giving things to the charity shops (in fact, I am).
I very often see this type of thing at auctions and collectors fairs. They don't make much at all. Have a look at the-saleroom.com to give you some idea of the estimates they are going for.
Yes, I can't get anything for my Capodimonti figures and my chess pieces in the shape of Lord of the Rings figures.
The same as royal doulton ladies I have quite a collection once were a lot of money can’t give them away now.
'Girl with goose and dog' is currently offered for £26 on eBay
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275025187678
or for just £11 for a repaired piece
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133789255252

I doubt whether those sellers will get any takers though; Lladro was produced in large quantities and isn't currently very popular. At my favourite auction house (in Watton, Norfolk), I doubt that such a piece would go for much more than a tenner at the very most. Given that the auctioneer's commission has to come out of that, a seller isn't going to get much money from selling Lladro.

Our trans-Atlantic cousins seem to be prepared to pay a bit more for it though:
https://lladrodb.com/product.html?pid=4866

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