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Whats the best way to liquidate silver flatware

Postby Lemon Thrower » Tue Jul 18, 2023 11:39 am

I have a good bit of sterling silver flatware. Its Towle French Provincial, a pretty nice design. Decently worn and some tarnishing but very serviceable.

Not much interest on eBay.

Should I just send to a refiner? Any recommendations?
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Postby Recyclersteve » Wed Jul 19, 2023 4:30 am

I know of several dealers that would buy it. Hopefully it is sterling silver (92.5%) and not silverplate. But they would likely only buy for silver and not pay any premium for the manufacturer name.
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Postby hobo finds » Wed Jul 19, 2023 5:03 pm

And weighted handles they don't like.
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Re: Whats the best way to liquidate silver flatware

Postby 68Camaro » Wed Jul 19, 2023 6:03 pm

There are a number of silver pattern matching services. One I have used in the past (to match a stainless pattern) is Silver Queen - link below. No idea what kind of price they pay, but they've been around for decades, so I presume they are still reputable. My mom had her own silverplate pattern matching side business in the 90s and Silver Queen was the big dog in her hustle.

https://www.silverqueen.com/Info/Sell%2 ... hollowware
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Re: Whats the best way to liquidate silver flatware

Postby Lemon Thrower » Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:15 am

68, that's an excellent idea I had never thought of. Many thanks!
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