The same mid-century sideboard can be listed in three rooms tonight: a curated marketplace taking a quarter, an auction giant taking nothing, and a local noticeboard taking nothing and promising nothing. The fee difference is the least interesting difference between them.
24% (individual) buys placement in front of buyers who searched specifically for vintage furniture, expect vintage prices, and arrive with delivery logistics handled through the platform's process. Pieces with names — designers, eras, provenance — reach the buyers who know what those names mean, which is precisely where the extra hundreds in achievable price live. The commission is real, but on the right piece it buys a better buyer than it costs.
Private sellers pay no final value fees, buyers bid nationally, and brand-name searches ("Ercol", "G Plan") bring real demand. The catch is everything after the sale: furniture couriers, blanket-wrapping, the buyer who assumed "collection only" meant Cornwall-to-Carlisle delivery, and auction pricing that can end £180 below your hopes on a quiet Sunday. Best for pieces buyers search by name, priced with reserve discipline — and read our note on buyer-side fees before celebrating the 0%.
Free, instant, and the natural home of "must go this weekend". Local collection removes the courier problem entirely — the buyer brings the van — at the cost of local-only prices, no-shows, and the Marketplace liturgy ("Is this available?" … silence). For heavy, ordinary or low-value pieces, it's honestly the right room: the £40 pine wardrobe was never going to support anyone's commission.
A workable triage: pieces with designer names or genuine quality → Vinterior (price the commission in); pieces with searchable brand names and courier-friendly size → eBay; everything heavy, ordinary, or under ~£100 → Facebook Marketplace. Same seller, three channels, each piece in the room where its buyer already is.
Fees verified August 2026 (Vinterior published rates; eBay UK private 0% FVF). Platforms change terms — theirs are the authority. Not affiliated with any platform. Not financial advice.