How to be an Antiques Dealer for £10 a month! (David Harper BBC Bargain Hunt / Antiques Road Trip)

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Жыл бұрын

Trading in antiques is a passion business. Here’s a way you can do it easily, without too much time commitment and throughout the UK. And for as little as £10 per month!
This is Vincent Page from ‘Antiques on High’ a chain of antiques centres around the UK.
Vincent has come up with a plan to motivate dealers, especially younger dealers to get involved in his antiques centres. In return for renting a cabinet in one of his antiques centres (plus putting one day a month working in the centre) the dealer can rent another cabinet in any of his other antiques centres for £10 per month…giving UK wide coverage for the dealers stock, which can we moved around from centre to centre
I’ve never seen anything like this done before and I think it’s a great opportunity for any dealer, old, young, experienced or not to really get their teeth into the trade
Contact Vincent: Antiques On High website here: www.antiquesonhigh.co.uk/
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Cheers
David Harper
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Пікірлер: 28

@pauldaviesantiques1556 Жыл бұрын

A visionary idea - which the business needs now more than ever. I would also suggest Vince instigates a mentorship programme, with older dealers working alongside younger dealers, passing on knowledge and sharing experiences; effectively an apprenticeship.

@jamesernestj 6 ай бұрын

As a relatively young man (25) I can certainly attest to the difficulty in finding mentorship if you don't have any older family members/acquaintances in the business. I'm dipping my first few toes in the water of antique dealing and it's difficult to navigate without any guidance. But to make mistakes and learn from them is unavoidable in any enterprise.

@OriginalNethead Жыл бұрын

How to make ten pounds a month on antiques? Start with 20! I'd say Vince has a good idea, considering that at 56 I'm on the YOUNG end of antiques dealers I know. Gotta get some younger legs and backs in on the action.

@skiracer Жыл бұрын

Dear David Harper and Vincent, Good ideas! All the best and I wish " on High" the best! I hope to come shopping one day! peace cuz

@helenabiesma5560 Жыл бұрын

brilliant idea - love it

@user-ce2tx2tm8k Ай бұрын

I wager that in 10 years that Xbox will be worth more a few pocket watches 🙂 but it is a good idea

@japantiquejapantique9679 Жыл бұрын

Excellent idea, really hope it works out, wishing you every success from Japan.

@chocksaway100 Жыл бұрын

Great opportunity to learn about the antiques business from experts.

@laineymcd4074 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a good idea. May even lead to some good Antique Malls around the country. Something I wish we had here.

@haydndavies6917 Жыл бұрын

Great idea and I’m 26 and been buying antiques since I was very young and I can never make myself sell some and I’m a full time photographer too. £10 a month is very reasonable it makes me want to sell my photos in different shops and I think I should try n sell a few antiques and other things as I collect everything going and it’s a great idea to get the younger generation into antiques and collectibles

@helenabiesma5560 Жыл бұрын

and cheaper set up costs etc - lovely idea

@wanderwoman5558 Жыл бұрын

In the USA....a case for 50 dollars is reasonable. Wow.

@speedypaul2314 Жыл бұрын

Good idea but nothing in Scotland for me to work with. Also I do online so would need to be kept very upto date on sales or just put different stock into the cabinet ultimately which I think will be less profitable or take longer to sell.

@mickfromaustralia902 Жыл бұрын

Sydney has a couple of these super stores but they charge an arm and a leg per month. So, after two months, you are bed ridden and have to give up your cabinet. They then suck in another victim in your place.

@maggiemitchell4359 Жыл бұрын

Very reasonable ten pounds a month.

@MrManoo123 Жыл бұрын

i want to do this, where do i sign up

@DavidHarperAntiquesTV Жыл бұрын

Get in touch with Vincent. Contact details in video descriptions

@fikitoification Ай бұрын

Is this offer still available? I emailed about it but haven't heard back. Perhaps there's a better way to get in touch?

@DavidHarperAntiquesTV Ай бұрын

If you try the email again (they get a lot of messages) or call the Harrogate branch tomorrow as I know Vincent will be there

@fikitoification Ай бұрын

@DavidHarperAntiquesTV thanks a lot, David! I will!

@retroclickmedia4422 Жыл бұрын

I dont understand this,its £10 a month and a day working in the shop, is that a day a week or a day a month? Then he goes on to say that a young person can work 7 days a month and get a full living from it?

@DavidHarperAntiquesTV Жыл бұрын

A day a month and yes, it’s happening and working!

@retroclickmedia4422 Жыл бұрын

@@DavidHarperAntiquesTV So if someone is say17 and works 7 days a month they can earn a living from it?

@DavidHarperAntiquesTV Жыл бұрын

@@retroclickmedia4422 It of course depends on their stock, skill in buying, work ethic etc etc. That goes without saying. But, yes because they have several units selling their items across several outlets, open 7 days a week, it’s easily doable

@retroclickmedia4422 Жыл бұрын

@@DavidHarperAntiquesTV With the greatest of respect I can not see this happening. I started trading in antiques in Oxford 30 years ago in the massive centre a few hundered yards from Antiques on High's predecessor - The Jam Factory. I have had a shop in the centre of town and know and traded in the Gloucester Green antiques market. I was the second trader to join The Swan at Tetsworth. Even 25 years ago when antiques were still selling, in multi antique centres with £40k in stock it was not possible for me to earn average wages, it is very difficult to make a proper net profit today taking into concerderation the cost of fuel, breakages and of course parking in Oxford. Antiques need to be sold, they will not sell themselves. I specialised in period tea caddies, sewing boxes and writing slopes having hundereds in stock, unless the person working in the centre had a working knowledge of the woods used, the period, furniture fashion, quality etc.etc it was just about impossible for them to sell a piece for £100's outside the trade. I know of none of my dealer friends who make a living from antiques anymore, how many market towns do we all know that only have one antiques shop left where 20 years ago there were six or Seven (Wallingford, just 8 miles south of Oxford). It would be really interesting if you could interview one of the young dealers and we could view their stock.

@DavidHarperAntiquesTV Жыл бұрын

@@retroclickmedia4422 Thank you , you make some very interesting points and I completely relate to them. I’ll be filming with Vincent next month in his new Taunton centre and I’ll bring it up. If there’s a dealer working on this system, I’ll see if they will chat about it. It might be an idea for you to speak to Vincent as well. There might be something to be done between you?