If you have buttons you'd like to sell, just e-mail me to discuss your needs. Click here: carolc@vintagebuttons.net
Sorry but I don't accept e-mailed photo attachments until we have discussed such images by e-mail.

I've had to become rather picky about what kind of buttons I buy. Plain looking buttons possibly have some collector value, but generally not. Age does not necessarily determine collector value. Typically buttons that belonged to a button collector are the types I'm looking for. If you have odd boxes or baggies of unsorted buttons, I'll look at e-mailed images and let you know if I want to see more or if you should look elsewhere to sell your buttons. I no longer agree to buying whole lots of buttons just to get a few good ones. And, if you send me unsorted buttons for a purchase offer, my charge for sorting them will be $25.00 per hour which will be deducted from any purchase offer I make. If you wish to consign buttons for sale on my site, I generally charge 30% of the sale price in commission. I do the work of imaging the buttons, putting the information on my site (or selling them elsewhere online or at button events), collect from the customer, ship their order, keep records of what I owe you and pay you for sales. I would require that you have a Pay Pal account to enter into commission selling with me. Makes it easier to pay you.

Generally, after discussion, some images are required so I can see what you have. After that, shipping the buttons to me will be needed so I can check the condition and offer a purchase price. I can provide references from those who have shipped their collections to me if you request. I can only offer half retail price as I am in the button selling business. So, if you are looking for full retail value, it will be up to you to find a selling place for your buttons.

I do not offer free appraisal of buttons, but I do help other collectors figure out what this or that button might be. e-mail me to discuss buttons you need to identify. I will not spend hours identifying and pricing your buttons, I do charge for this service. But, I will assist you to learn about what you have. Pricing can be all over the map, so I don't like to get into that. I am willing to give a ballpark estimate of what a given button might be worth. Even at button shows you can find the same button on 10 tables at 10 different prices, so pricing is often difficult to pinpoint exactly. I do have almost 15 years experience in buying and selling buttons, so I have a very good grasp of values.

If you'd like to know more about who I am, just click here for my personal information page. I have been selling buttons online since 1996 on eBay and this website and at button shows. I am a registered Trading Assistant at eBay and a Power Seller, click here to see my eBay feedback file. I attend regional, state and national button shows where I often serve as a judge or clerk. I am a competitor at these shows and sometimes win awards for my submissions, click here to see the trays I've won awards on since 1999. I am a member of the following Button Societies and Clubs: National Button Society; California Button Society; ButtonBytes Online Button Club; MilButtons Online Button Club; Los Angeles Button Club. I'm the President of the Los Angeles Button Club and serve as California State Button Society Awards Chair and Classification Co-Chair.

If you would like to join a button club in your community, button society in your state or the National Button Society, please visit my "Home" page linked below for information on joining the NBS, that's the first step. From there you will receive a membership directory that lists all members in your state and the state society and clubs you might join. From my Home page you can look at an extensive Button Information Index that shows many types of collectible buttons and interesting button facts.

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