Sell your amber online

We buy your amber. Free, tracked and insured home collection from Parcelforce.

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Karen Xu

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Selling your amber the easy way

Our antique experts love all kinds of vintage amber in any condition. Scroll to uncover all the types of amber we accept.

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We buy Amber and so much more

Your hidden gem could be worth more than you imagined. Scroll down to see what else you can sell…

  • Costume jewellery Costume jewellery
  • Silver & silver plate Silver & silver plate
  • Vintage Cameras Vintage Cameras
  • Digital Cameras Digital Cameras
  • Watches Watches
  • Gold Gold
  • Jewellery Jewellery
  • Medals and militaria Medals and militaria
  • Toys Toys
  • Old coins & currency Old coins & currency
  • Sunglasses Sunglasses
  • Writing instruments Writing instruments
  • Amber Amber
  • Smoking Smoking
  • Clocks Clocks
  • Binoculars Binoculars
  • Masonic regalia Masonic regalia
  • Brass Brass
  • Diamonds Diamonds
  • Pewter Pewter
  • Antiques Antiques
  • Vintage collectables Vintage collectables
  • Vintage electronics Vintage electronics
  • Miscellaneous Miscellaneous
  • Vintage Handbags And Purses Vintage Handbags And Purses
  • Apple Products Apple Products
  • Android Products Android Products
  • Sports Memorabilia Sports Memorabilia
  • Lego Lego
  • Video Games, Consoles & Accessories Video Games, Consoles & Accessories

It's super easy to sell your Amber

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Order your free postage pack
This includes your free postage labels and a handy guide to help you maximise your box value.
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Pack your items into a box
Pack a box with all your unwanted valuables, even broken and tangled items are accepted.
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Send your box for free!
Using your free postage labels, drop your box at the post office or book a home collection.
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Sit back and relax
Receive your offer within 7 working days. Either accept and get paid the same day or have your items returned for free.

How will you spend your money?

Join over 300,000 happy customers, and spend your new-found money on memorable moments.

  • trip to diggerland

    Trip to Diggerland!

    I made £125 and the whole family got to go to Diggerland for my digger-mad son’s 4th birthday - he had bucket loads of fun!

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    A weekend by the coast

    I took the grandkids away for a weekend by the coast. It’d been years since we'd done this together and everyone loved it.

  • A Radley handbag

    A Radley handbag

    From the money I received from VCC, I got a brand-new Radley handbag. It was time for a treat.

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    A fancy lunch

    We treated ourselves to a lovely lunch at one of our favourite restaurants. We've enough left for more lunches too!

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    Charity work in Uganda

    I donated the money from my box to a small charity, supporting Uphill Junior School in rural western Uganda.

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    Wedding dress shopping

    I went along for a dress fitting with a friend and treated myself to an outfit for her wedding later this year.

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    Snazzy running kit

    I treated myself to some new running gear. Thank you.

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    Treating the grandkids

    We are putting our money towards treating our grandchildren to a few days by the sea. They are mega excited.

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    Horse riding adventure

    I got my horse some treats with the money from my box.

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    Flights to Malaysia

    My cheque is going towards a visit to my family in Malaysia later this year.

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    A snorkelling adventure

    The money I made went to my son who is doing conservation work in Mexico. It gave him enough for a snorkelling trip!

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    A tandem adventure

    I spent my money on some accessories and new cycling gear for me and my tandem partner.

See what we paid our customers

  • Fragile

    We paid £305.00

  • Box4

    We paid £215.00

  • Box10

    We paid £227.0

  • Box7

    We paid £110.0

Read our incredible reviews

We may be the experts, but please don't just take our word for it. Uncover our extraordinary reviews by amazing customers just like you.

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    Janice Harris All good. No hassle with posting or receiving offer
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    Mrs.Gillian Marshall So easy to use. Great communication throughout. 5 days from sending parcel to receiving payment. Will use again for sure.
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    Penny Good communication throughout and helpful when calling with any questions
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    Jean This was the third time I used Vintage Cash Cow. Again great service and great offer, which I accepted :-)
  • TP stars
    Deborah Lea Very easy and quick process with good communication. Recommended.
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    Geoff Taylor Once I realised that I had items, metaphorically mouldering in drawers and cupboards, I found the process of using Vintage Cash Cow a wonderfully simple way to go about clearing these items out. The helpful brochure ...
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    Debbie McKenzie Everything went smoothly, quick and easy to use thanks 🙏
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    Rosemary Cranfield Hassle free posting procedure and quick response with cash offer
  • TP stars
    Marilyn Shepherd Easy to follow instructions, my label arrived very quickly, I had my box picked up on a day which was best for me. I was text to be told my box was on its way and when it arrived with them. Within 2 days they informed ...
  • TP stars
    Phoebe Cheng I had a number of things I didn’t need anymore, so I just contacted Vintage Cash Cow. I got their label soon and put all my things in a box and posted it free with their label. All along they updated me about the stage ...
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    .christine crick Very easy process from start to finish
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    P Kallend Very happy with the service. Exchange price is reasonable and package is paid by vintage
  • TP stars
    Susan Smith Collected my box and kept me informed all the way through the process. Good offer and money was in my bank exactly a week after collection
  • TP stars
    Rosie Such an easy & straightforward process, kept up to date every step of the way. Very efficient service.
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    Cornelius Gallacher very friendly efficient and helpful staff, the transaction was smooth the offer was fair and the payment was quick thank you
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    Heather Everything was clear and straightforward, and really fast. And the valuation was higher than expected, and I received the payment quickly. Excellent service.

How can you tell if your amber is real?

Real amber tends to be light for it's size, if it's heavier it could be glass or resin. Natural amber normally contains air bubbles, insects or plant matter. If you're not sure, send it in and we'll gladly take a look.

 

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