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When was gold discovered?
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Sell your amber online
We buy your amber. Free, tracked and insured home collection from Parcelforce.
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Karen Xu
Amber expert
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Selling your amber the easy way
Our antique experts love all kinds of vintage amber in any condition. Scroll to uncover all the types of amber we accept.
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Foliate Baltic Amber Bracelet
Butterscotch
Baltic Amber
Modernist Amber
Individually Knotted Amber Beads
Amber Ring
Amber Necklace
Baltic Amber Ring
Amber Drop Earrings
Amber Clip On Earrings
Celtic Amber Bracelet
Amber Bracelet
Amber Pendant
Baltic Amber Brooch
Amber Brooch
Amber Necklace
Amber Pendant
Baltic Amber
Foliate Baltic Amber Bracelet
Butterscotch
Baltic Amber
Modernist Amber
Individually Knotted Amber Beads
Amber Ring
Amber Necklace
Baltic Amber Ring
Amber Drop Earrings
Amber Clip On Earrings
Celtic Amber Bracelet
Amber Bracelet
Amber Pendant
Baltic Amber Brooch
Amber Brooch
Amber Necklace
Amber Pendant
Baltic Amber
We buy Amber and so much more
Your hidden gem could be worth more than you imagined. Scroll down to see what else you can sell…
It's super easy to sell your Amber
- Order your free postage pack
- This includes your free postage labels and a handy guide to help you maximise your box value.
- Pack your items into a box
- Pack a box with all your unwanted valuables, even broken and tangled items are accepted.
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- Send your box for free!
- Using your free postage labels, drop your box at the post office or book a home collection.
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- Sit back and relax
- Receive your offer within 7 working days. Either accept and get paid the same day or have your items returned for free.
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How will you spend your money?
Join over 300,000 happy customers, and spend your new-found money on memorable moments.
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Trip to Diggerland!
I made £125 and the whole family got to go to Diggerland for my digger-mad son’s 4th birthday - he had bucket loads of fun!
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A weekend by the coast
I took the grandkids away for a weekend by the coast. It’d been years since we'd done this together and everyone loved it.
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A Radley handbag
From the money I received from VCC, I got a brand-new Radley handbag. It was time for a treat.
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A fancy lunch
We treated ourselves to a lovely lunch at one of our favourite restaurants. We've enough left for more lunches too!
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Charity work in Uganda
I donated the money from my box to a small charity, supporting Uphill Junior School in rural western Uganda.
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Wedding dress shopping
I went along for a dress fitting with a friend and treated myself to an outfit for her wedding later this year.
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Snazzy running kit
I treated myself to some new running gear. Thank you.
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Treating the grandkids
We are putting our money towards treating our grandchildren to a few days by the sea. They are mega excited.
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Horse riding adventure
I got my horse some treats with the money from my box.
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Flights to Malaysia
My cheque is going towards a visit to my family in Malaysia later this year.
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A snorkelling adventure
The money I made went to my son who is doing conservation work in Mexico. It gave him enough for a snorkelling trip!
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A tandem adventure
I spent my money on some accessories and new cycling gear for me and my tandem partner.
See what we paid our customers
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Read our incredible reviews
We may be the experts, but please don't just take our word for it. Uncover our extraordinary reviews by amazing customers just like you.
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I found the whole process easy, sorted through items, sent off and recieved payment, which I was happy with. Good communicarion as well, updates etc. Will use again. Thanks
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Soo easy to make contact and the label was received very quickly . Had to wait around 14 days for a valuation as they are extremely busy . I was kept informed the whole time and when I received the valuation I was ...
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The experience was very good. However I sent 2 boxes and I am still owed £35 from one of the boxes. Could thus be rectified. Many thanks.
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Vintage cash cow were fantastic from start to finish. Communication was excellent - kept informed all the way along. Will definitely use them again, easy, smooth and efficient. Paid funds earlier than expected and ...
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So easy to use kept you up to date on process and extremely pleased with offer
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Took a bit longer than expected but I was kept up to date. Would use again.
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Being kept informed with uptodate emails and money paid into account quickly,
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From the moment my parcel was scaned at the post office, delivered, and safely stored into a secure place untill it was valued, I was notified every step of the way by Vintage Cash Cow. I felt relieved that it was in a ...
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So easy, kept up to-date and informed of what was happening from the start to the end. Would I use again, YES.
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Communication from start to finish was great and I was very happy with the price I was offered.
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Excellent customer service, good communication explaining short delays. Payment made very quickly
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Very good customer service. Always kept informed as how things were going very informative.
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Received label packed goods and sent, received emails to keep me informed about what was happening. Then received offer which I accepted and money was in my bank account within a couple of days. Very happy with result.
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