Buy and Sell Antiques

We buy and sell antiques every business day. If you have any vintage pieces that you would like to liquidate, or even contemporary collectible items, we would love to see what you have and make a cash offer. Even if you think an item might not be very valuable, bring it in. Some of our customers are quite surprised at what their items can bring. Since we are professionals who buy and sell antiques regularly, we can give you an accurate appraisal and a good offer.

For those of us who buy and sell antiques, we know that there are quite a few ways to make sure your antiques are in mint condition. Some of these ways include:

• Making sure your antique is as close to its original state as possible - Keeping your antique in its original packaging and storing it properly will ensure that it stays in mint condition. People who buy and sell antiques often see pieces that have lost value due to improper storage, especially antique books and comics.
• Keeping all the original parts and pieces - Your antique will lose some of its value if it has a piece or part broken off. If you have replaced the part, you may bring the value back up, but not to its original potential.
• Don’t paint your antique furniture - If you paint over the original finish of your antique furniture, you’ll decrease the value. If the finish you use to refinish your furniture is not the right type, it may actually damage instead of improve the finish of the antique.

There are many other ways to improve the value of your antiques and keep them in mint condition.

We buy and sell antiques of all kinds, including antique toys. Antique toys can include toys from the late 1800’s all the w ay to the mid 1900’s. We buy and sell everything from dolls to teddy bears. If antique dolls are still in their original packaging, they are worth more money. We also buy and sell toy train sets and antique comic books. From Dick Tracy to Marvel, if you have old comic books in your attic or basement, bring them in for an appraisal. The toys that cost only a dime back in the day can now be worth a lot of money.

In addition to the childlike antiques that we deal with, we also buy and sell antiques that are geared towards a more serious collecting audience. Old documents are another kind of antique we deal with. Different types of old documents include:

Letters from different time periods - Letters from different time periods include colonial period letters, Revolutionary War letters, Civil War letters, and all different kinds of other letters. If you have an old letter, bring it in.

• Legal documents - We deal with antique legal documents from any of the states.
• Political documents - Some of the political documents we deal with include campaign posters and news articles about elections, as well as other political memorabilia.
• Autographs - We collect all different kinds of famous people’s autographs, as well as manuscripts.
• Miscellaneous items - In addition to all of the other types of documents we deal with, we buy and sell old photographs, postcards, and yearbooks.

If you have a document that does not fall into these categories, bring it in and we’ll still be happy to look at it. We especially love to see antique artwork.

When we buy and sell antiques, we want to ensure that antiques stay in the best condition they can, but we also want our customers to be satisfied. We buy and sell antiques of all shapes and sizes. We will buy as many or as few antiques as you want to bring in to us. Come in for our professional appraisal today.

We buy and sell antiques in our store at St Petersburg, Florida. We are also happy to meet you at your home or bank in Tampa, Seminole, Clearwater, Palm Harbor, Largo, Pinellas Park, St Pete, Sun City, Bradenton, Sarasota, Port Richey, and throughout Pinellas County. Get directions to our shop, Antiques Tampa Bay, FL.