Thanks so much for doing these videos David. They are a true representation of what being a dealer is like. I love how you show that you don’t win every lot and have to say no sometimes. Also, like all of us, you sometimes go that extra bid....or three! Looking forward to more videos. Good luck in 2021 sir.
I had a feeling, as soon as I saw the Chester beaker, that I'd seen something similar on one of the antique programmes, in the past. I pencilled in £400 plus. My background is in the computer world, so i thought I might have a chance of guessing close to the Amstrad machine. A second hand (un-boxed) one, recently sold for £80 in one of the Facebook groups that I belong. A 1983 model, never opened. I went for £200. Close, but no cigar. Thaks for the fun David.
When you come to sell you may not have such a captive audience - difficult game with prices ... scary and not easy way to make a living ... OMG nerves of steel required!
The temptation to keep going would eat me alive, I duno how you stop. Incredible discipline. But as you constantly say youve got to think about the overheads I guess and know your financial limit cos that has to dictate where you draw the line.
I figured the beaker would go for a good 500 pounds if not a bit more. The rule where I am is take the scrap value for something like that and double it. At least. If the scrap was around 250 then the sale price was probably going to be 500 and change. Which it was. I wouldn't touch the computer with a 10-foot pole, since I can't even pick up the box. I just saw a sealed computer game go for hundreds of thousands. The buyers for old electronics can be rabid. Best to stay out of their way.
Love the silver beaker David. Not sure about a non-working watch and a really old computer that might not work either. Too much risk. Great episode to watch and I think prices have gone mad recently.
So David, would you have kept the watch for your own collection, or resold it? I admire your courage purchasing an untested watch, unless there was a guarantee provided? And are the Breitlings copied as fakes as often as say Rolexes are? The Chester Goblet price surprised me…but you were right on in stopping where you did-but wow, kudos, you know your stuff, had you won, the profit potential would have been exemplary! Not familiar with Amstrad, fascinating! Glad you went higher on it, but I predicted it would go through the roof, (much higher than it went for). a few years ago I sold a vintage 1980s little handheld Sony gizmo game, for $200! Thanks Dave, loads of fun to watch especially the (non eBay) online auction process. I miss the good old days with my Dad when We would stop at little country auctions-they seriously had the best bargains!
I wouldn't have kept the watch. I sold a Rolex Submariner a year ago and wished I’d kept it…although the fake Rolex’s coming through now are so good, they trick the best of us!
Nice one David 👍 Breitling watches and 18th Century silver to £325 for a chunk of old Alan Sugar’s finest tat......talk about sublime to the ridiculous. The box would be more useful than the plastic garbage that was inside it. Just goes to show there’s one born every minute, and they’re out there bidding with money burning a hole.
You might be surprised to hear, the auctioneer told me afterwards that the buyer of the computer told him that he would have paid three times the money for it!
I think the uncertainty over the watch made it too risky, the question always is, if its in good working order why hasn't the battery been changed as that would surely push the price up way more than the cost of getting a new battery installed although there's always a chance its good. The silver beaker I wasn't that surprised being Chester and its age, same as watching the antiques shows, take the estimates with a pinch of salt 😆 I was surprised with the amstrad, thought it would make a bit more, don't underestimate the retro conputer/console market.
You used to be able to get a bargain or two at auctions but now with internet bidding you are competing with an international audience for the items. Almost impossible now to make money this way unless you just get lucky sometimes. The only winners here are the auction houses that are making 25% of the hammer price from both the buyer and the seller with little or no effort on their part. Tough way to earn a crust these days David. Stay well.
Thanks so much for doing these videos David. They are a true representation of what being a dealer is like. I love how you show that you don’t win every lot and have to say no sometimes. Also, like all of us, you sometimes go that extra bid....or three! Looking forward to more videos. Good luck in 2021 sir.
Thanks so much, that’s really appreciated. Cheers, David
That silver goblet is fantastic! I got some Georgian silver sugar tongs in a charity shop for a fiver a few months ago.
Great video ! Looking forward to your next,
That one got me talking to the screen! Crazy :)
Brilliant David thank you
I had a feeling, as soon as I saw the Chester beaker, that I'd seen something similar on one of the antique programmes, in the past. I pencilled in £400 plus. My background is in the computer world, so i thought I might have a chance of guessing close to the Amstrad machine. A second hand (un-boxed) one, recently sold for £80 in one of the Facebook groups that I belong. A 1983 model, never opened. I went for £200. Close, but no cigar. Thaks for the fun David.
When you come to sell you may not have such a captive audience - difficult game with prices ... scary and not easy way to make a living ... OMG nerves of steel required!
The temptation to keep going would eat me alive, I duno how you stop. Incredible discipline. But as you constantly say youve got to think about the overheads I guess and know your financial limit cos that has to dictate where you draw the line.
The prices have gone bonkers. Liked the beaker best but wouldnt have gone to the sale price. Great informative video.
I figured the beaker would go for a good 500 pounds if not a bit more. The rule where I am is take the scrap value for something like that and double it. At least. If the scrap was around 250 then the sale price was probably going to be 500 and change. Which it was. I wouldn't touch the computer with a 10-foot pole, since I can't even pick up the box. I just saw a sealed computer game go for hundreds of thousands. The buyers for old electronics can be rabid. Best to stay out of their way.
That was fun, especially the pc. I wonder how it would go on ebay
Some say Amstrad was Alan Michael Sugar Trading Research and Development.
Love the silver beaker David. Not sure about a non-working watch and a really old computer that might not work either. Too much risk. Great episode to watch and I think prices have gone mad recently.
They have Max, prices are through the roof in auctions
So David, would you have kept the watch for your own collection, or resold it? I admire your courage purchasing an untested watch, unless there was a guarantee provided? And are the Breitlings copied as fakes as often as say Rolexes are?
The Chester Goblet price surprised me…but you were right on in stopping where you did-but wow, kudos, you know your stuff, had you won, the profit potential would have been exemplary!
Not familiar with Amstrad, fascinating! Glad you went higher on it, but I predicted it would go through the roof, (much higher than it went for). a few years ago I sold a vintage 1980s little handheld Sony gizmo game, for $200!
Thanks Dave, loads of fun to watch especially the (non eBay) online auction process. I miss the good old days with my Dad when We would stop at little country auctions-they seriously had the best bargains!
I wouldn't have kept the watch. I sold a Rolex Submariner a year ago and wished I’d kept it…although the fake Rolex’s coming through now are so good, they trick the best of us!
Nice one David 👍
Breitling watches and 18th Century silver to £325 for a chunk of old Alan Sugar’s finest tat......talk about sublime to the ridiculous.
The box would be more useful than the plastic garbage that was inside it.
Just goes to show there’s one born every minute, and they’re out there bidding with money burning a hole.
You might be surprised to hear, the auctioneer told me afterwards that the buyer of the computer told him that he would have paid three times the money for it!
@@DavidHarperAntiques Nothing these days surprises me anymore my friend 🤣
I think the uncertainty over the watch made it too risky, the question always is, if its in good working order why hasn't the battery been changed as that would surely push the price up way more than the cost of getting a new battery installed although there's always a chance its good.
The silver beaker I wasn't that surprised being Chester and its age, same as watching the antiques shows, take the estimates with a pinch of salt 😆
I was surprised with the amstrad, thought it would make a bit more, don't underestimate the retro conputer/console market.
We never stop learning Andy... Nothing is surprising ! Thanks for watching. Cheers
Dear David Harper, good job not buying anything! Too high price plus commissions. Super fun 12 minutes and forty-six seconds. Thank you
Those prices are all way above my pretty meager budget. I'll stick to scavenging among the flotsam and jetsam of modern society in thriftshops.
Brietling watches are over
I’m inclined to agree. They’ve been overdone with celeb endorsements etc, but watches in general are still going crazy!
set your price stick to it
You used to be able to get a bargain or two at auctions but now with internet bidding you are competing with an international audience for the items. Almost impossible now to make money this way unless you just get lucky sometimes. The only winners here are the auction houses that are making 25% of the hammer price from both the buyer and the seller with little or no effort on their part. Tough way to earn a crust these days David. Stay well.
True, plus the commissions are getting and bigger and bigger!
Watch 1.9k, cup 250, amstrad £400
I will stick to my day job🤣
Nice watch, but not working!!!!