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Joanna Simpson

Writing Instruments Specialist

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Selling your writing instruments the easy way

Our antique experts love all kinds of vintage writing instruments in any condition. Scroll to uncover all the types of writing instruments we accept

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We buy Writing instruments and so much more

Your hidden gem could be worth more than you imagined. Scroll down to see what else you can sell…

  • Costume jewellery Costume jewellery
  • Silver & silver plate Silver & silver plate
  • Vintage Cameras Vintage Cameras
  • Digital Cameras Digital Cameras
  • Watches Watches
  • Gold Gold
  • Jewellery Jewellery
  • Medals and militaria Medals and militaria
  • Toys Toys
  • Coins and currency Coins and currency
  • Sunglasses Sunglasses
  • Writing instruments Writing instruments
  • Amber Amber
  • Smoking Smoking
  • Clocks Clocks
  • Binoculars Binoculars
  • Masonic regalia Masonic regalia
  • Brass Brass
  • Diamonds Diamonds
  • Pewter Pewter
  • Antiques Antiques
  • Vintage collectables Vintage collectables
  • Vintage electronics Vintage electronics
  • Miscellaneous Miscellaneous
  • Vintage Handbags And Purses Vintage Handbags And Purses
  • Apple Products Apple Products
  • Android Products Android Products
  • Sports Memorabilia Sports Memorabilia
  • Lego Lego
  • Video Games, Consoles & Accessories Video Games, Consoles & Accessories

It's super easy to sell your Writing instruments

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Order your free postage pack
This includes your free postage labels and a handy guide to help you maximise your box value.
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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.

How will you spend your money?

Join over 300,000 happy customers, and spend your new-found money on memorable moments.

  • trip to diggerland

    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.

  • A Radley handbag

    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

  • Fragile

    We paid £305.00

  • Box4

    We paid £215.00

  • Box10

    We paid £227.0

  • Box7

    We paid £110.0

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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    julie pemberton From start to finish i was very pleased with vintage cashcow,it was so easy,the items I sent had been lying around for years, I won't even miss them,they kept me informed every step of the way,they were very polite on ...
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    alex Good service & prompt payment
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    Rijn I managed to clear a lot of stuff I had accumulated over time. The offer made on my odds and ends was only fair but the advantage was that I didn't have to describe the items, and there were no problems in dispatching ...
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    customers Gibson Such a straightforward experience. A brilliant way to make some money - and declutter at the same time. Communication from the team is professional and speedy. Highly recommend to anyone unsure.
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    colin very impressed with service and easy to deal with. very good price for items. highly recommended. will use again
  • TP stars
    Helen Daye The whole process from start to finish was excellent and very easy. There was no worry on my part at all. I was made a very generous offer for things I no longer use or need. I just wish the did china and pottery as ...
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    Ann Hancock Overall experience
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    Mrs Rosemary Hayward I was sent a label for my box with very good instructions. Once I posted my box I was constantly kept up to date on its receipt, and the valuing process. The cash I was offered was most acceptable and was paid into my ...
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    Lynda Durovic Received label for box quickly, kept informed by e-mail, messages, did take a while to receive value of my box, but overall happy with the service and my payment and was in my account extremely quick .
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    Mrs Latham Very easy to use with clear guidance and excellent communication throughout every stage of the process. VCC offers a great service and supports you to maximise the value of your box. A fair offer made and prompt ...
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    Mrs Honoria Smith Easy as Pie . Pack a box send it off Post Free. Receive your offer . Money in the Bank. Will do it it all over again.
  • TP stars
    Jane Tooke Although it took longer than usual, the communication was excellent. Payment was received very quickly
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    Mrs Anne Booth Good communication but felt 3 weeks is too long. If it was someone who needed cash for something the time taken would not be good. Service great but if so busy need to look at increasing staff. Happy with amount offered ...
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    Rita Hall A fantastic service will definitely use again & recommend to all my friends
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    Liz Paul I feel I need to heap praise on Vintage Cash Cow. They dealt with everything meticulously. Although I didn't accept their offer, everything was handled with good grace and no bad feeling. They returned my box in ...
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    Susan Parry Each communication was straightforward and easy to follow and although it took a little longer than expected to get a quote you did text and explain why . So all in all a good experience

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