SELLING A COLLECTION SHOULD NOT MEAN FORFEITING DECADES OF WORK/VALUE TO AUCTION OR CONSIGNMENT

WE HAVE REMOVED THE STRUCTURAL INCENTIVES THAT DISTORT THE MARKET AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE COLLECTOR THROUGH SELLER FEES, BUYER’S PREMIUMS, AND CONSIGNMENT MARKUPS.

TRADITIONAL RESALE MODELS EXTRACT EXTRAORDINARY FEES, OFTEN EXCEEDING HALF THE VALUE OF A COLLECTION, ERASING BOTH FINANCIAL RETURN AND THE WORTH THAT OVER TIME WAS GAINED BY THE COLLECTOR/ INVESTOR.

ANTIQUE ALLIANCE EXISTS BECAUSE THE SAFEST, FAIREST, AND MOST INTELLIGENT ANTIQUES MARKET IS ONE WHERE COLLECTORS SELL TO COLLECTORS, EDUCATED BUYERS, AND DESIGNERS OPENLY, COLLABORATIVELY RATHER THAN THROUGH SYSTEMS DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE PROFIT FOR INTERMEDIARIES.