Selling "Live" packets and tins

Since eBay, Etsy, Facebook and others banned the sale of any product containing tobacco on their platforms, it has become increasingly difficult for collectors of "Live" vintage tobacco products to find or to sell such products online.

As you know, unopened packets and tins used to command a premium price as they are much rarer than empty containers, but now collectors are having to sell full packets and tins as empty and in some cases actually destroying the contents before selling - sacrilege !

As a long time collector of "Live" packets I am saddened to see my hobby spoiled in this way, so I have decided to offer a solution for those wishing to buy & sell "Live" vintage cigarette, cigar or tobacco products here on this website

Option One.

I will always consider buying from you myself either to add to my collection or to re-sell in order to support this web site

Option Two.

Let me sell your products for you in my online shop 

Under this arrangement you send your products to me, I will list, categorise, and value each packet and will decide if it is best sold by auction or via the shop at a fixed price. You can adjust the prices up or down if you wish. 

Once approved, I will photograph every packet and write a product description. I will deal with marketing, promotion, order processing, postage and packing, insurance and any matters arising.

Packets designated for the shop will be placed on sale immediately. Packets to be auctioned will be fed into the auction gradually over a few months. Any packets that do not sell at auction will automatically be transferred to the shop at a fixed price.

You can monitor progress on my web site and at the end of each month, you will receive an updated copy of the listing showing all those items sold and the price achieved. The total sum due to you for that month will be paid directly by Bank transfer within 7 days.

The agreement is for a minimum period of 3 months at the end of which,

1) The remaining items can be left on sale and the agreement extended.

2) You can ask for unsold items to be returned to you.

3) I may purchase the remaining items from you at an agreed price.

If this arrangement appeals to you, please get in touch.

Option Three.

Sell your items through the Tobacco Collectible Open Auction. List your items for Free and let the buyers bid for your lots. See details here

My website enjoys over 8,000 visitors per month, most of whom have an interest in collecting, so your products will be exposed to the right market. In addition, items added to my shop and Blog are featured on the Tobacco Collectibles Facebook page , exposing your products to a many more collectors Worldwide.