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Selling your smoking items the easy way
Our antique experts love all kinds of vintage smoking items in any condition. Scroll to uncover all the types of smoking items we accept.
Back to items we buy
Cigar Cases
Cigar Cutters
Silver Lighters
Cigarette Boxes
Gentlemens Pipes
Meerschaum Pipes
Snuff Boxes
Table Lighters
Vesta Cases
Pipes and Cleaners
Cheroot Holders
Alfred Dunhill aquarium table lighter
Gentleman's Dress Lighters
Lady's Dress Lighters
Cigar Cases
Cigar Cutters
Silver Lighters
Cigarette Boxes
Gentlemens Pipes
Meerschaum Pipes
Snuff Boxes
Table Lighters
Vesta Cases
Pipes and Cleaners
Cheroot Holders
Alfred Dunhill aquarium table lighter
Gentleman's Dress Lighters
Lady's Dress Lighters
We buy Smoking and so much more
Your hidden gem could be worth more than you imagined. Scroll down to see what else you can sell…
It's super easy to sell your Smoking
- Order your free postage pack
- This includes your free postage labels and a handy guide to help you maximise your box value.
- 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.
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How will you spend your money?
Join over 300,000 happy customers, and spend your new-found money on memorable moments.
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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.
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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
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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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My experience with Vintage cash cow as a first time customer was very straight forward and very easy to complete from beginning to end and I shall be looking forward to doing business again with Vintage ...
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Brilliant service Second box sent and will be sending further box in the near future. Kept me fully informed on how my parcel was being dealt with and fast payment.
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Ease of use from ordering your parcel label, parcel drop off and being kept informed on the progress of the parcel
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First rate! My box was dealt with swiftly. The offer was made and when I accepted everything went through smoothly. I will definitely be sending another box. The whole experience was hassle-free.
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What an easy process, made an enquiry. I was sent a label in the post which arrived quickly, but after going through with an adviser found I had enough for two boxes and had them collected in the end. Such an easy ...
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Very straightforward process Nothing to upload and no forms to complete. I literally just packed everything in a box and attached the free postage label that was posted to me. The company kept me informed at every ...
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Seems reliable, idon't really know but the offer seemed fair to me . Very efficient.
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Very helpful and easy to select and send. Happy with my cash offer and am filling another box now
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I have used Vintage Cash Cow a number of times now, and each experience has been handled very efficiently. It was easy using the box label and they were prompt with communication and payment. I would highly recommend.
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