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This page is for UK collectors selling part or all of a collection online, mostly on eBay. Artifactly can draft and publish those listings from your photos. It is not the right tool yet if you need grading fields, specialist coin, stamp or card descriptions, or auction-house consignment, and a one-off sale may not justify a monthly plan.
Usually a mix of the two: list the pieces that can stand on their own one by one, and group the rest into sensible lots, because single listings take longer to make but let every good piece be judged on its own.
| Approach | Suits | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|
| The whole collection as one lot | A collection with no stand-out pieces, or when you want it gone in one sale | A big lot is hard for buyers to judge from photos; show the best pieces close up |
| Smaller themed lots | Runs of similar, lower-value pieces: a set of one series, one country, one maker | Say exactly what is in each lot, and show every piece in the photos if you can |
| Item by item | Pieces with their own maker, date, rarity or condition story | More listings, more photos, more parcels; this is the part software helps with |
The fees point the same way. On eBay UK a private seller pays no final value fee and gets 300 free listings a month, then 35p each (eBay), so up to 300 single listings a month cost nothing to list. A business seller pays £0.30 or £0.40 per order on top of the final value fee (eBay), so very cheap single items are where lots make sense.
One eBay rule to know: eBay allows only one fixed-price listing of an identical item at a time. If you have several identical pieces, list them once with a quantity rather than as separate listings.
Photograph in batches, let software draft the listing text from the photos, then spend your time checking and correcting rather than typing.
A way of working that holds up when the numbers get large:
If you already have the collection in a spreadsheet, import it as a CSV. And if some of it is already on eBay or Etsy, you can import those listings, preview them and pick the ones you want.
Now the honest part. The AI's instructions were written by working dealers for antiques, vintage and general collectibles. They are not specialised for coins, stamps, trading cards, toys or records. Artifactly has no grading fields, no barcode scanning and no Discogs data. For those collections it will still save you typing, but you will be writing the grades, catalogue numbers and variety details yourself. A collection of old ceramics, glass, silver, clocks, prints or general antiques is where it does most of the work. Collectors of older homeware may find the page for vintage homeware sellers useful too.
GOV.UK says you probably do not pay Income Tax on selling your own possessions, but if you sell a single item for more than £6,000 you may need to pay Capital Gains Tax.
| Situation | What applies | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Selling things you collected for yourself | Probably no Income Tax | GOV.UK |
| One item sold for more than £6,000 | You may need to pay Capital Gains Tax | GOV.UK |
| Buying pieces to sell on for profit | That is trading; over the £1,000 trading allowance in a tax year you must tell HMRC | GOV.UK |
| eBay reports your sales | At £1,707 of sales or 30 sales a year; it does not change your tax obligations | eBay UK |
| Being reported | A report does not by itself mean tax is owed | GOV.UK |
The line that matters for many collectors is the one between selling your own collection and buying to sell. If you have started buying pieces at fairs to sell on, read the GOV.UK guidance in full and keep records of what you paid and what you sold for. The GOV.UK page also explains how the £6,000 point applies to your situation, so read it before you sell your most valuable pieces. This page is not tax advice; for a large or valuable collection, speak to an accountant.
Private sellers pay no final value fee. Business sellers pay 10.9% on Collectables and on Coins (on the part up to £450 per item), plus £0.30 or £0.40 per order and a 0.35% regulatory operating fee.
| eBay category | Business seller final value fee | Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Collectables | 10.9% | £0.30 per order (£10 or less) or £0.40 (over £10), and 0.35% |
| Coins | 10.9% on the part up to £450 per item; a lower rate above that, check the page | The same per order fee and 0.35% |
| Antiques | 10.9% | The same per order fee and 0.35% |
| Music | 9.9% | The same per order fee and 0.35% |
| Stamps | Not checked for this page; see eBay's business fee page | The same per order fee and 0.35% |
A worked example: a business seller in Collectables selling one item for £100, postage included, pays 10.9% (£10.90) plus £0.40 plus 0.35% (£0.35), which is £11.65. A private seller selling the same item pays no final value fee, and gets 300 free listings a month (eBay). Fees change, so check eBay's business fee page before you set prices.
Record collectors often sell on Discogs too, which charges 9% of the item price plus shipping, with a minimum of $0.10 and a maximum of $150 (Discogs). Artifactly does not connect to Discogs. Pieces at least 20 years old may also qualify as vintage under Etsy's vintage policy, and Artifactly publishes to Etsy directly. Our guide to cross listing between eBay and Etsy covers that.
When the collection needs a specialist to identify, grade or value it, or when you would rather hand the whole job over than list and post it yourself. Artifactly is for selling it yourself, and does not handle consignment.
Selling online yourself tends to suit you when:
An auction house or specialist dealer tends to suit you when:
Ask any auction house for its full charges before you consign, and compare them with what you would pay to sell online yourself. You can also do both: send the few important pieces to a specialist, and sell the rest online yourself.
It was built for antique and vintage dealers, so several things specialist collectors want are not there today.
If you are buying collectables to sell on as a business, the page for eBay resellers is closer to how you work. You can also browse all seller types, see full pricing, or compare cross-listing tools.
No. There are no grading fields, and the AI has no specialist instructions for coins, stamps, cards, toys or records. It is written for antiques, vintage and general collectibles. You can still list those items, but write the grade and the technical detail yourself.
Discogs and Whatnot are not supported. Vinted is Ready-to-List: Artifactly prepares the listing for you to copy and paste, and you mark it sold there by hand. A direct Vinted connection is coming soon.
It may not be. Every new account gets 14 days free with no card needed, and you do not choose a plan until the trial ends, so a small collection may be listed within the trial. A larger one may need a plan for the months it takes to sell: £19.99 a month covers up to 250 products.
Only within the Ivory Act 2018. Dealing includes advertising an item for sale, and it costs £20 to register an item. Exemptions include items made before 3 March 1947 with less than 10% ivory by volume where the ivory is integral, and portrait miniatures made before 1918. Breaking the rules can mean a fine of up to £250,000 or up to 5 years in prison, so read the GOV.UK guidance before you list anything with ivory in it.
Yes, once you reach £1,707 of sales or 30 sales in a year. eBay says the report does not change your tax obligations, and GOV.UK says a report does not by itself mean tax is owed.
No. Artifactly publishes eBay listings as fixed price, Good 'Til Cancelled. For eBay auctions, list on eBay directly.
You can export your products as a CSV file at any time, which gives you a copy of the titles, descriptions and prices you wrote.
Facts about other products were read from each company's own website on 10 October 2026. Prices change, so check the linked page before you buy. Facts about Artifactly come from the app itself.
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