Expert: Paul Wagner - 7/10/2007

Question
Hello,
We have the first three bottles in Collection Erte' and we are interested in selling them.  How would we know how much they are worth and how to go about selling them?

Answer
Hi Tish

This is the second qustion about these bottles that I have received today!  I have seen a few of these at auction on ebay, and the listing price is around $1000.  I can't say that's the true value, but it's a place to start.  You will only really know when someone offers you that much money for them!

But it is illegal for private individuals to sell liquor in the USA.  You can sell them on ebay if you explain that they are not for consumption--only for bottle collectors. Or you can try a serious auction house...but these are small potatoes for someone like Sotheby's.

These are collectors items, so you will need to get them in front of the right audience to really get your full value.  

Paul Wagner