Items we're unable to accept

While we buy thousands of valuables daily, we can't accept these modern, electrical, fragile or offensive items. 

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Items we don't buy

Our experts love all vintage items in any condition, however, there are a few things we cannot accept. Scroll to learn more; if you can't spy your item on our list, please get in touch.

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We destroy all contraband and offensive items unless we can pass them to museums or schools for educational purposes. This includes…
- Demeaning items
- Racist items
- Anti-Semitic items
- Homophobic items
- Confederate memorabilia
- Discriminatory items
- Any gollywog items
- Ivory and big cat skins (subject to exemptions)
- Tiger claws
- Uncertified firearms
- Reproduction Nazi memorabilia

How it works

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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.

Read our incredible reviews

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    Friend of Ted Brilliant and very professional and most of all trust worthy
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    Susan Johnson The communication was brilliant and although it took longer to get an offer you kept me in the loop as to why
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    Lee-Ann Alleyne After a couple of false starts where my box was not collected ? and no explanation given? I did not give up and I finally had a great experience great communication (finally) fast quote and super fast payment. Thank ...
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    Pam Very happy with value of my first box. Just some broken gold and odd bits and pieces. Will start looking out for more items to send.
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    Customers a wrightsn Reliable and honest A pleasure to deal with True to their word
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    Linda They where very helpful and updating me from the initial booklet and info to the sale very good overall
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    Stuart Howe Great service
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    Karen L I have been pleasantly surprised by the service and the offer I received. The items I sent were all things that I never used and I was happy for them to go somewhere to be recycled and to receive a little bit of cash ...
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    Mrs. Monica Clugston Service was great, always kept in touch to let you know when you get an offer. Due to a high influx of boxes my offer took a few more days than normal, but I didn't mind at all. Received my offer this morning and was ...
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    Elizabeth Cuninghame Easy to do, everything explained and prompt payment
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    Linda Hicks I found this company very good to work with. They kept me informed as to what was happening every step of the way. When l accepted their offer, they didn’t waste any time in putting the money into my account. Well ...
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    John Argent Well worth giving them a chance to assess value of unwanted items, l sent them some recently, and there offer was superb. Totally beyond expectation. Highly recommended, give them a go.
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    Christine Montgomery An ideal way to recycle items that are just lying about in a drawer. The process was really easy and I was very happy with the offer. I was kept well informed all the way through. The money was in my bank a couple of ...
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    Sally Geraghty box arrived as stated in the instructions start of February
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    Anne Martin Excellent service as always.
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    Ruth Laycock I was going to put the items in the bin but decided to give Vintage Cash Cow a go, glad I did. Looking around the house now for items to fill another box

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