Q: What items am I allowed to list?
A: You are allowed to list any items that could be considered Antiques, collectables, memorabilia etc. However, we reserve the right to delete any items which we do not deem appropriate to the Antique sector.
Q: What is the purpose of your website?
A: Attiques is a dedicated website for the promotion of antique sales and services globally. Attiques will differentiate itself from competitors by providing both buy and sell side clients with a platform on which the antiques sector can showcase antiques available for sale and browse antiques available for purchase..We are striving to provide the best possible service that is easy to use and makes the hunt for Antique treasures a great pleasure
Q: Can I buy and sell through Attiques.com?
A: At the moment Attiques.com is a platform that allows its members to only showcase their items to a worldwide audience. A check-out feature to allow for online purchases is currently in planning and will be implemented at a later stage.
Q: How do I list my items?
A: In order to list your items you will need to register and open an account. Once registered you will be able to list your items, events, wanted items etc. under the 'My Account' page.
Q: How much does it cost?
A: The first 3 items with 1 image each will be completely free of charge! Additional items or images can be added for a small fee.
We also support the enhancement of your uploaded item by providing our members the option to highlight their items or put them into special featured sections.
For members with multiple items (10+) we also offer very attractive subscription plans which will allow you to activate/deactivate or replace sold items for no additional charge!
Q: How do Subscription Plans work?
A: A subscription plan is especially interesting for members with more than 10 items and offers an easy and hassle-free way to manage uploaded items. For a low monthly fee, you will be able to upload a certain number of items and images (see link for details) and activate and deactivate them as you wish. Activating an item will make it visible to other members and deactivating will hide it without deleting it, giving members the option to ’replace' non-performing items with others.
For example if you have a monthly subscription plan for 10 items, you are permitted one image per item and a total of 20 items uploaded from which you can select the 10 items you wish to display on the platform. In other words a subscription plan allows you to deactivate some items and replace with other active items up to the maximum number allowed. Therefore assuming 20 uploaded items, where the plans allows for 10 items to be active at any one time, you can replace sold items or test member interest in a particular item by changing active items as you wish.
All this is covered under one monthly fee and allowing you the flexibility you need to showcase your items on Attiques.com.
Q: How do I list an event?
A: Once you have registered and logged in, follow the link under the 'My Account' page which allows you to list events.
Please note that events will need to be Antique related and we reserve the right to remove any unrelated entries without any notice
Q: What are wanted items? How do I add them?
A: The wanted items section allows our members to upload a description of any Antique related items they are looking for. Use the Attiques community to find those items you have been searching for!
Q: How do I get an item valued?
A: Attiques.com allows you to upload a description and an image(s) to a special section on our site where other members will then be able to comment on its value. This will help members estimate both the potential value of an item and the marketability of the item.
If you would like your items to be appraised by a professional appraiser, you could find one in our directory here (link to Link Exchange Appraisers)
Q: How can I do a link exchange with Attiques.com?
Simply register on our website, go to 'My Account' (which will open automatically after the login) and click on the Add Link Exchange Directory link. You will now be able to add a link exchange request as an Antique business, Appraiser, Restorator or Interior decorator.
Please note that we are only exchanging links with Antique related businesses (Restoraters of Antique items etc. included) and request a link on your website to link back to us.
Your link exchange request will be approved as soon as a reciprocal link back to us has been included on your website.
Q: How do I find an Antique dealer, Appraiser, Restorator in my area?
A: After you've logged in you will find a link called 'Antique Dealers' on the left-hand side in the Links box. You will now be able to do a search by location or keywords.
Q: How do I add funds?
A: Under 'My Account' you will find an 'Add Funds' link. We are currently accepting payments through Paypal and offline payments. Please note that it may take a fews days for offline payments to reach your account.
If you don't have a Paypal or Google Checkout account, you could simply use the Paypal link to make the payment by Credit Card (through a secure gateway at Paypal) without having to register for a Paypal account.
Q: How do I update my profile?
A: You can update your profile under the 'My Account' section.
Q: How do I manage my uploaded items? Check emails?
A: You can manage your uploaded items through the 'My Listed Items' under 'My Account'.
Internal emails can be sent and received through 'My Account' also.
Q: How do I open a subscription plan?
A: Once you have registered on our website you can decide how many items you would like to showcase at any one time (link to subscription plan).
Once you've decided which plan best suits your needs please fund your account with sufficient funds.
When you add items be sure to do it through the 'Add items' link-> 'through Subscription Plan' link. You can now upload up to the maximum allowed number of items for your plan and then make some of these items active (note the max. number of items that can be active for your plan)
Q: How do I contact a seller?
A: Open an item of interest with a detailed view and go to the 'contact seller' link. Your enquiry will be routed through internal email to the respective seller.
Q: How do I leave comments?
A: As soon as you are a registered Attiques.com user, you will be able to leave comments on other people's items, about the sellers themselves, on wanted items and on items that were uploaded to be evaluated.
Please make sure not to contact sellers through the comments you've left as they will not be notified through the comments feature. To contact a seller, please use the internal email feature instead.
Q: What optional enhancements are available?
A: We are currently offering the following 3 enhancements:
'Highlighted' Highlights your added item with a red border.
'Featured' In addition to the normal listing, you item will also show up in a special section under the country you are based in)
'Must haves' In addition to the normal listing, you item will also show up in a special section under EACH country and EACH category)
Q: How long will free items remain listed?
A: Free items will remain listed for 30 days. We do allow for extensions though for a small fee. (See details on 'Add Items' page)
Q: What's the difference between 'normal' listing and 'subscription plans'?
A: A 'normal' listing is any uploaded item that is not part of a subscription plan. You will get 3 items to upload for free and can add more items and images for a small additional fee.
With a subscription plan, you will get a set number of items and images you can upload for a monthly fee.
You will be able replace any sold items with new ones (up to the max. number of items allowed for your subscription plan) at no additional charge!
Q: Where do I upload an item if I can't find a proper category/sub-category?
A: In this case you could upload your item into to the 'Miscellaneous' category. If it is part of another category but you can't find a proper subcategory for it, you can place it in the 'Other' or 'Miscelleanous' sub-category instead.
If you find that there's an important category/sub-category missing, please do not hesitate to contact us (link to contact page) and we will try to rectify the situation.
