Prepare For Success! How To Make An Inventory List of Your Sterling Silver Flatware

Jon R. Warren

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As one of the leading buyers of sterling silver flatware in America, we get hundreds of requests for purchase offers every month. We love the opportunities, but sometimes the description of the collection lacks detail and thus delays our response. We respond most quickly to those who have included the information we need.

Caution: Before making your list, please verify that your flatware is marked STERLING (read our article about this here: http://www.soldster.com/learn-about/Article.aspx?id=199).

When preparing to sell your sterling silver flatware, please provide the following information in your inventory list:

Maker Name:
Pattern Name:
Inventory List:
Type                Length         Quantity           Solid Sterling or Partial Stainless
Teaspoon          6"                 12                    solid
Dinner Knives   9"                 12                    blades are marked stainless
Dinner Forks     7-1/2"           12                    solid SS
etc
etc

It is not enough simply to state the quantity of each piece you have. Within a given pattern, take PRELUDE for example, the size of the various pieces varied over the years, and this definitely affects value. We can often date a piece simply by its length! So, size DOES matter when it comes to sterling flatware.

Armed with a well-prepared inventory list, we can make an intelligent offer without requiring you to ship your flatware to us first.

Good Luck! We look forward to the opportunity to do business with you!