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Sell vintage chess sets

We buy all types of vintage chess sets.

Royal Selangor Pewter Camelot Chess Set Boxed Complete, shown whole on a plain background

What we take

Vintage chess sets we buy

Post your vintage chess sets to us with our free postage label, and we make you an offer.

  • antique chess sets from China
  • Indian wooden chess sets, Ambabari ones included
  • chess sets of camel bone from Rajasthan
  • boxed Staunton chess sets from the 1880s
  • boxed chess sets by Jaques & Son
  • travel chess sets from the 1970s
  • chess sets by Anne Carlton, Wizard of Oz and Napoleon Bonaparte ones
  • Ottoman Byzantian chess sets
  • chess sets in sterling silver from the 1970s
  • hand-carved wooden and soapstone chess sets

Questions

Selling vintage chess sets to us

Is it free to send my vintage chess sets?

Yes, postage is completely free and your box of vintage chess sets is covered up to £300 on its way to us.

Can I send just one item?

We only buy boxes containing several items, but if you have just one item you would like us to value, please call us free on 0800 048 8777 first. We will do our best to help.

What if I do not like the offer for my vintage chess sets?

No problem. There is no obligation to accept and we will return your items free of charge.

Have something in mind to send?

Get your free pack

How it works

  1. Step 1: Ask for your free pack

    Your pack has a postage label, a printed guide to packing, and a slip to put inside your box.

  2. Step 2: Fill it

    Put in the items you no longer want. Broken and tangled pieces are welcome.

  3. Step 3: Post it, free

    Stick the Parcelforce label from your pack on your box and send it to us, following the instructions on the label.

  4. Step 4: Wait for your offer

    We value everything in the box and make one offer within seven days of arrival. Say yes on a working day and we send your payment the same day, once we have your details.

Guides

Advice on identifying, dating and looking after old items.

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Our eBay record

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Parcel cover up to £300

Our parcel cover, up to £300, on evidence of what was in the box.

One offer for the whole box

We value everything in it and make one offer for the lot.

Expert and fair valuations

We'll carefully assess everything in your box.

Postage to us is free

Say no and we return everything free.

Free pack

Where shall we send your pack?

  • Free postage and returns
  • Protected on the way to us
  • Offer within 7 days
  • Quick and easy

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Ready to sell your vintage and antiques?

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Prefer to talk? Call us free on 0800 048 8777, 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday