Buy and sell at the region's latest auction house.
If you turn on your TV and flick through the channels, you can guarantee that you’ll find one which involves antiques. It’s incredibly popular viewing…but behind the success of these programmes are two important details.
People have something to sell…and people have things they want to buy.
Of course, the fascination of any auction is that nobody really knows how much something will sell for.
“That’s always the exciting part, when you have a bidder who really wants a particular item…even better when there are two or more people bidding against each other,” said Brilliant Auctions’ Director, Michelle Hill. “Without fail, we always have several surprises in every auction, and they invariably involve something which the owner didn’t want or no longer needed. I’ve lost count of the number of times a buyer has commented after selling items, that it’s been a double bonus because they’ve got rid of an unwanted item, and they’ve got some money for something that was heading for the skip.”
Unless you are an expert like Michelle and her business partner Nic, you may be unlikely to know how much value anything really has. What you may consider to be a prized heirloom may only have arrived from the Far East last year.
However, there’s also the possibility that the bit of crockery, a watch, coin, camera, toy or piece of jewellery which has been lying in the bottom of a drawer for as long as you can remember, might be worth something.
In other words, before you decide to throw something away, you should get in touch with Brilliant Auctions. You never know.
“Getting a valuation is free and couldn’t be easier,” adds Michelle. “Customers can arrange to visit our offices in Sunderland and we’ll have a chat with them…or we can visit them in their home. They can also take a photo and send it to us via WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger or email, or pop along to one of our monthly valuation sessions held in Durham City Centre. We’ll then give them an estimate of the potential value and suggest some dates for future auctions.”
The important thing to remember is that once Michelle and her team have given you a valuation, it’s up to you whether you go ahead. If you do want to sell your item, it’ll be photographed and put into a catalogue which is available online. Once it’s sold, you’ll receive your payment in around three weeks.
Buying is also a simple process. Auctions are live streamed online and can attract bidders from all over the world.
“Auctions are great fun, but we recognise they can also be stressful for buyers and sellers alike. We try to ease the tension by making everything as stress-free as possible. There really is a buyer out there for everything…we’re proud of our success rate in selling items…and…believe me…we’ve had some very strange articles in our auctions. A 4ft 5in fibreglass statue of Albert Einstein is probably the most unexpected to date! The biggest single collection we’ve been invited to value was over 3000 egg cups. It is fascinating to see what people collect.”
Brilliant Auctions can also help with house clearances. If you need to empty a house quickly, the best idea is to contact Michelle and she’ll put the wheels in motion. The team will arrive quickly to identify any items suitable for auction, provide estimates for them and then ask how you would like to proceed.
The best idea is to go onto the excellent Brilliant Auctions website…www.brilliantauctions.co.uk where you’ll easily find exactly how to buy or sell items. You’ll also find dates for upcoming auctions as well as where any potential valuation sessions are taking place.
You won’t know what you’ve got until Michelle and the team at Brilliant Auctions have cast their expert eyes over it. You have nothing to lose.
But you could have a lot to gain.
For further details, check out the website,
www.brilliantauctions.co.uk or call 07404 838970 or email enquiries@brilliantauctions.co.uk