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

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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    Ann Layton It is so easy to use and you get good updates from the team.
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    Mrs Janet Lewis A fantastic service, once they had assessed my items, the offer came through which was unbelievable and they paid me within hours of me accepting! Highly recommend
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    Mitch Just perfect in every way.
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    Paula Just good overall service. Keeping me updated on where things were at. Informing when my box had arrived, right through to when I had an offer. Especially when things were taking a lot longer to process, the kept me ...
  • TP stars
    Taddy Fabulous offer which we accepted.
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    Rebecca Taylor Easy posting and good price for items.
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    Jane Long Communication was very good, letting me know where you were at at each stage. One thing I think I would have liked to know is, how much each thing was worth. I know that it would be quite difficult, but I would have ...
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    Penny Crisfield Easy to do good communication, better price than I expected
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    Lolla Maksymczuk Keeps you informed about the process even when busy
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    dave hawcroft Excellent when contacting me.VCC were fair in paying a decent amount for items I sent to them.Will do it again soon.
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    Sue Guided through every step of the way and kept informed of delays due to high volume of requests.
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    Ray the hedge Kept informed throughout the whole process
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    Maureen Hill No problems at all from start to finish very helpful customer care would recommend
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    Danny Bryant From the very start we wee kept up to date with progress of our items, once an offer came in we were very pleased with the offer. We accepted straight away, simple and first class service.
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    Mrs Christine Lazenby Got my box picked up by royal mail very quickly. Vintage had a backlog of boxes and kept me informed via emails. It actually took 3 weeks for my offer to come through, but I was very pleased and accepted the offer. It ...
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    Hampshire Professional friendly service keeping me updated on progress. Once I had accepted the offer it was in my bank account within 3 hours!

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