Collectors often face a crucial decision when selling valuable items: take an immediate cash offer from a dealer or consign the item through an auction, marketplace, or broker. Each path has different implications for payout, timeline, risk, fees, and certainty of sale.
Most sellers underestimate the hidden costs of consignment and the operational costs dealers absorb when making a cash offer. Understanding the math behind both options allows sellers to make informed, profitable decisions instead of relying on assumptions or guesswork.
DJR Expert Guide Series, Vol. 185 — Selling Collectibles: Dealer Cash Offers vs. Consignment Math teaches the full financial and strategic framework used by professionals when choosing the ideal selling route. This guide breaks down commissions, premiums, shipping costs, fee structures, liquidity considerations, and the exact net-proceeds formula used by appraisers, dealers, and consignors.
Inside, you’ll learn how experts:
Compare dealer cash offers vs consignment payouts using real math
Understand risk, speed, liquidity, and certainty of sale
Calculate true net proceeds after fees, shipping, insurance, and commissions
Decide when consignment is worth the longer wait
Evaluate high-value vs low-value items differently
Navigate marketplace vs auction-house consignment structures
Recognize market conditions that affect both selling methods
Avoid undervaluing items—or overestimating unrealistic consignment outcomes
Volume 185 gives collectors, estate sellers, and resellers a complete, structured system for determining the most profitable selling strategy—based on real data, realistic expectations, and proven professional logic.
Digital Download — PDF • 7 Pages • Instant Access
Collectors often face a crucial decision when selling valuable items: take an immediate cash offer from a dealer or consign the item through an auction, marketplace, or broker. Each path has different implications for payout, timeline, risk, fees, and certainty of sale.
Most sellers underestimate the hidden costs of consignment and the operational costs dealers absorb when making a cash offer. Understanding the math behind both options allows sellers to make informed, profitable decisions instead of relying on assumptions or guesswork.
DJR Expert Guide Series, Vol. 185 — Selling Collectibles: Dealer Cash Offers vs. Consignment Math teaches the full financial and strategic framework used by professionals when choosing the ideal selling route. This guide breaks down commissions, premiums, shipping costs, fee structures, liquidity considerations, and the exact net-proceeds formula used by appraisers, dealers, and consignors.
Inside, you’ll learn how experts:
Compare dealer cash offers vs consignment payouts using real math
Understand risk, speed, liquidity, and certainty of sale
Calculate true net proceeds after fees, shipping, insurance, and commissions
Decide when consignment is worth the longer wait
Evaluate high-value vs low-value items differently
Navigate marketplace vs auction-house consignment structures
Recognize market conditions that affect both selling methods
Avoid undervaluing items—or overestimating unrealistic consignment outcomes
Volume 185 gives collectors, estate sellers, and resellers a complete, structured system for determining the most profitable selling strategy—based on real data, realistic expectations, and proven professional logic.
Digital Download — PDF • 7 Pages • Instant Access
Image 1 of 1