Wedgwood China - any ideas on selling/giving away?

It’s sad isn’t it?

We recently moved and I wanted a new more up to date dinner service, I couldn’t give my Royal Doulton away.

I packed it all up and gave it to a charity shop.

Not long ago even charities wouldn’t take full sets of china which we loved but is now deemed old fashioned.
It is very sad but a sign of the times.

I’m glad a lot of you don’t see what beautiful China we have to put in the skip 😥

Have you any local tea shops or even church’s might like them for afternoon teas.

I would be tempted to donate to a place where they provide afternoon tea. I had a similar tea set some years ago after my grandmother died but the cafe that wanted it asked me to deliver but the distance was too far so it eventually went to the charity shop.

I recently gave my Wedgewood Ice Rose coffee service to a charity shop. The service was a wedding present in the 1960's. I still use the dinner service, which is fine in the dishwasher.

Put them on Freecycle. Otherwise try Facebook Marketplace. In my experience anything free is always taken.

You could always try eBay with a ridiculously low starting price of 99p but with the proviso "buyer collects" if you are not willing to parcel it all up and send - risky business.

They are just not wanted now.
A couple of years ago I gave a Minton dinner service and a Wedgwood tea set to the charity shop.
They came and collected them along with a few other china pieces.
I tried to give them away to friends and family. No one wanted them.
I felt very sad.

GrannyGravy13

Have you any local tea shops or even church’s might like them for afternoon teas.

A vicar came and took ours for the church tea parties.

Or try a care home.

Oh thank you all so much for your suggestions. I hadn't thought of local tea shops or churches, that's a great idea. It is sad, my DH's parents gave us the dinner set which would have been quite an expense for them. Also, I could try offering them on our local Facebook Marketplace. I shall give them all a try!

Ironically, very recently on gransnet a poster was asking how she could replace plates that had been damaged. The vast majority of replies told her where she could buy cheap new (imported) crockery. Hardly anyone encouraged her to go for second-hand - which would probably be better quality and made in Britain .
And then we say it's a shame nobody wants our old dinner services!! We need to lead by example

it is just how it is. things go in and out of fashion. My parents had a beautiful full Noritake dinner service. It cost tem hundreds of pounds but they lived a busy social life and gave regular dinner parties, so it was well used.

When I was valuing the contents of their house for probate. I looked on ebay and found Noritake dinner services selling for under £50. That's life, but then when we started out who in their right mind wanted Ercol furniture, That is what your grandmother had, or large plant holders on stands.

I wonder what our children will be buying for their houses at great cost, that their children will not have if you pay them.

My sister moved recently and tried to take her china set to charity. They showed her cupboards with nothing but sets in and politely refused. I advised her to take it with her and enjoy using it. The next generation can deal with it.

Try the online company Chinasearch. They sell odd plates, cups etc to people looking for replacements.
They will look at buying your collection and arrange for the delivery. Good luck

Angel doorstep collection take bric a brac including crockery. Also books and clothing.
They give a donation to charity.
I have used them several times and find them very useful.
Heard of them on here GN.

Anglo
not angel

eddiecat78

Ironically, very recently on gransnet a poster was asking how she could replace plates that had been damaged. The vast majority of replies told her where she could buy cheap new (imported) crockery. Hardly anyone encouraged her to go for second-hand - which would probably be better quality and made in Britain .
And then we say it's a shame nobody wants our old dinner services!! We need to lead by example

When our daughter married after her first husband died we'd a celebration here. She was 60, likes old crcokery. I bought many sets in charity shops and now have re-donated. Buying old worked for her celebration.

Some china is worth more than others but if auctions aren’t interested it suggests yours isn’t of great value, for the moment anyway. China search is a good recommended idea from Yorklady but it would still need to have rarity value. You could try to sell on Gumtree or give away on Freeserve or you could try a carboot sale. Someone who is equipping a house to rent out could be interested.

Tea rooms and places that do afternoon tea will often take tea services to make “trios” out of, but dinner services are more difficult to get rid of. I have a 12 place dinner service that we brought home from our first posting to the Far East. It has done sterling service over the years when we used to entertain regularly but is only used at Christmas now. I also have a Spode Persian coffee service and a Spode Italian tea service that never see the light of day either. If you go into an auction room the place will be overflowing with sets of immaculate high end bone china tableware. I sometimes wonder how much of it is actually sold. People don’t tend to want stuff they can’t put in a dishwasher.

I remember during our late Queen's jubilee that organisers were looking for old fashioned crockery for the street and church parties. New start up cafes might be interested. Good luck.

We had several sets from when we cleared out my in-laws' house and also a Royal Doulton dinner service we were given as a wedding present 40 years ago, which had never even been out of the crate it was delivered in. Our local auction house was happy to take them and sell them, although we didn't get a great deal for them. Better than taking them to the skip - but I'd advertise them on your local Facebook residents' group or Marketplace and see if any places which do afternoon teas might be interested.

Thank you, York Lady - I tried China Search who politely turned me down! I am taking in all your suggestions and will work through them with fingers crossed!

YorkLady

Try the online company Chinasearch. They sell odd plates, cups etc to people looking for replacements.
They will look at buying your collection and arrange for the delivery. Good luck

I contacted China search a few years ago regarding selling my Wedgewood china to them. They only offered me £100 for the dinner service, tea service, coffee service. All in perfect condition. I decided to use the dinner service. The tea service may get occasional use and as I said earlier, the coffee set went to the charity shop. I saw that on display for £15.