Antiques & Jewellery Home Visit Buyer - East Anglia

Company Description

We Buy Vintage  provides a buying service for jewellery, antiques and vintage items enabling people across the UK to sell their unwanted valuables. We buy from the public either through over 180 roadshow events every month, making us the biggest roadshow operation in the UK, and at discreet home appointments at our customers homes. We are looking for reliable and trusted team players who are committed to seeing the company continue expanding and flourishing.

We are looking for a knowledgeable general antiques appraiser and buyer to attend appointments at customers homes in order to provide valuations and offers. You will love taking to customers about their fascinating items and be able to quickly assess for purchase whatever you are shown. You will :

• Attend multiple home visit appointments per day across 3 or 4 days per week as an expert and buyer. You must be willing to travel longer distances to attend these appointments - though we aim to keep drive times within 90 minutes.
• Present a professional, informative and respectful demeanour with all customers - whether their goods are worth £10 or £10,000.
• Make an offer to buy the customers items with the confidence and capability to negotiate if required, as well as explain why other items may not be suitable for us.
• Attend our regular buying roadshow events as an expert and buyer from time to time.

• Keen interest in any of the following categories :
  Gold, Jewellery, Silver, Cameras, Binoculars, Toys, Costume Jewellery, Writing Instruments, Militaria, Music or Movie Memorabilia and similar vintage specialisms.
• Experience buying and / or selling antiques, collectable and jewellery either as a dealer or valuer in an auction setting.
• A keen and commercially savvy salesperson and negotiator.
• Very personable, likeable and trustworthy.
• You must have a car and be willing to stay away from home when locations necessitate this.

• Variable days; typically 3 to 4 per week. Run your own schedule.
• Base salesperson salary of £30,000 plus uncapped commission with high earnings potential (2-3x base)
• No fixed working location.
• We are proud to be a 4-day working week employer with a true people-first focus.

This role is ideal for somebody with some experience in this industry looking to earn a living through enjoyable, varied work.

If you have any immediate questions about the role please contact