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Old 05-08-2014, 12:49 PM
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I did get it appraised by a member of the AQS that was certified to do appraisals. It was appraised at $1,800 back in 2008.
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Old 05-08-2014, 01:32 PM
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definitely don't sell it on Ebay then!!

when do we get to see a picture??
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Old 05-08-2014, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by QuiltnNan View Post
ck... glad you have been successful selling there... it's interesting that they list the sold numbers... only about 1/3 of the quilts sell.
I think those numbers are a little misleading- they are constantly adding new quilts and new quilters are joining all the time- sometimes (when things are slow with new quilts/people joining/adding) the numbers actually go up. I've been selling there for 3 or 4 years now and have had quite a few commissions along with sales. sometimes I have one quilt on there- sometimes 4 or 5 and I receive regular daily emails from the site with many * sold* quilts along with new listings. of course like many things quilt sales are a bit (seasonal) holidays and winter time there are more sales than during the months with nothing happening, or hot summer days
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that looks like an interesting website; i'm amazed at the price they are getting for some of the smaller quilts. does anyone know of a similar site to sell tops?
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Old 05-08-2014, 03:07 PM
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Default Here's a picture of the quilt

They're holding it upside down, the bottom part is the part that goes over the pillows.
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Old 05-09-2014, 04:25 AM
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20% commission is higher than EBay which I believe usually adds up to about 13% (although it may have gone up). When I sold some things on EBay in 2003 it was 3%!!
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There is a yahoo group called: quilts for sale. You could try them.
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Old 05-09-2014, 10:47 AM
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The quilt is beautiful! I think I would contact the New England Quilt Museum (as an example) and see if they would like to buy it. Not all museum pieces are donated - they have budgets for new acquisitions. Then many, many people would have the opportunity to see this beauty for years to come.


http://www.nequiltmuseum.org

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Old 05-09-2014, 02:06 PM
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Thanks to all of you for your help. I really appreciate the advice you all gave.
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Beautiful quilt. Wouldn't it be interesting to know all of its history?
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