Please help me identify and estimate an appraisal for a set of 12. Thank you in advance!
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Your Noritake set has backstamp that was used from 1933 to 1946: combination of the inverted hanging wistera (clan symbol of the Morimura Family) and Noritake China M Japan. www.chinafinders.com.au/
This mean that you have 1930's Noritake.
Comparing the current prices for Noritake Dulcy I found many errors in the indication of the year for the same pieces like yours on etsy. They sell 1930s Noritake Dulcy, but they write that it is 1950s. In the 1950s, the colored wreath motif in backstamp was kept, but the M was replaced with an N. Therefore, it is difficult to be guided by these prices. Remember to use the correct year when selling your Noritake.
About the prize of your Noritake Dulcy (below I have added links to the pieces currently sold at these prices): Cup & Saucer $ 4.95, Oval 12" Serving Platter $ 50-80, a Salad Plate $ 3.95-8, Gravy Boat with Attached Underplate $ 25, Covered serving Bowl $ 40-50, Bread & Butter Plate $ 4.95-5, Rim Fruit/Dessert (Sauce) Bowl $ 4.95.
I think it is more profitable for you to sell the pieces separately.
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A set of 85 pieces is priced @ $175 @ ebay.
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One plate @ replacements is priced @ $7.99.
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This link is to Replacements, a leading China and Glassware sales. Here is a look at what they charge for this china. Replacements also buys your pieces and resales them to consumers and collectors.
The cup and saucer are asking $4.95. That and other pieces are listed here.
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I don't know your plans for selling them, but it is very difficult to sell full sets in any format (eBay or other online venues). You may have some luck selling them as a set at a flea market or yard sale or on Facebook in a local buy/sell/trade or flea market but you will get much less than all of the values quoted below.
If you have time and energy to piece them out and if you are very experienced in selling on eBay, by the piece is the way to go to make a little money--either by the place setting or literally by the piece. Why by the piece--because people who love the dishes break them and want to replace them.
Kids these days don't usually register for dishes like in the good old days and very few people want to buy sets, most are trying to get rid of them. I have a Mikasa set I have been trying to sell for 3 years now and I can't give it away, which is sad as it was super expensive when new.
Replacements.com may or may not buy them from you (they pay something like 1/8 of what they retail them for--or at least they did the last time I sold to them). What I like about Replacements.com is if they buy, they pay upon receipt (you don't have to wait until they sell). What I didn't like is they gauged some of pieces' condition slightly different than I did as the one set I sold was almost pristine (my grandmother rarely used them) and they graded them as good and fair and paid less than quoted.
At that point it was not worth it to get them back so I took less, but that experience (which was different than my first several experiences) put a bad taste in my mouth with them.
Some local consignments stores will sell whole sets--so you can go that route also, but you will get half (or whatever percent they give) of the selling prices so you will make next to nothing (sadly).
I have been a reseller of items and sell my own stuff and have for years and years and years. It used to be dishes were easy money--it is sad how that has changed!!
Post back how your sale goes!
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