bells decanters

[unblended]

anyone noticed the price drop in the bells decanters and why



richard

[jcarrick]

I haven't noticed but I would guess because most are filled with standard bells whisky and they don't fetch much in the secondary market

[unblended]

they used to I am just trying to work out why the sudden drop in prices

maybe they were overpriced who knows maybe somebody who used to collect bells decanters might have some idea


richard

[unblended]

they used to I am just trying to work out why the sudden drop in prices

maybe they were overpriced who knows maybe somebody who used to collect bells decanters might have some idea


richard

[ziggsteruk]

I would say the auction market for decanters has picked up recently. I noticed a few months ago that bottles were selling for as little as £7.50 but since then the minimum has risen to around the £20 mark (on the sites I frequent). It's still a lot less than the new price but it costs more in postage for ceramic compared to glass bottles, which is possibly one of the factors that keeps the prices low at auction. Also, when you buy ceramics online you can't see the fill level, and not everywhere will say "good audible level". I bought a decanter from auction recently where I assumed the whisky level was OK because it wasn't mentioned. Unfortunately it turned out to be quite low when it arrived. Once bitten, twice shy.