The short version: Links to eBay and Amazon go straight to the listing or search, with no affiliate tracking. We earn nothing from them.
How links work on this site
Every “View on eBay” button and listing card goes straight to the listing or search on eBay, with no affiliate or tracking code added. The restoration-supplies strip on each piece page links to plain Amazon searches, also untracked. No seller, maker, restorer or marketplace pays us for placement. If that ever changes, for example if we join an affiliate programme, we will update this page and label the links before they go live.
Outbound links open in a new tab and carry rel="nofollow noopener": search engines know we aren’t vouching for an individual marketplace listing, and the new tab can’t control this one.
Buying picks and listing snapshots
The “Buying guide” picks and the “Live on eBay right now” listings come from a dated review of the active eBay listings for each piece. Picks are chosen on delivered price against the typical asking range, condition and markings as described, and seller feedback. Overpriced listings and sellers we would double-check are tagged as warnings. Sellers cannot pay to be picked. Each snapshot is dated and some listings will have ended by the time you see them. See the methodology for how picks are made.
AI-generated piece photos
Piece pages use a representative product photo generated by an AI image model from real seller photos of that piece, where we have one. It is labelled as such where it appears large. It is not a photo of any listing, and the piece you buy will look different. Judge condition from the seller's photos. See the methodology for details.
Selling to us
This site is part of allbutnew. The “Have one to sell?” links go to allbutnew’s shared offer form. If you send details of a piece, someone from allbutnew replies by email with an offer or a straight no. You are free to sell it anywhere else until you accept.
What we don't do
- We don't accept payment from sellers, makers, or eBay listers to feature specific pieces. The pieces in this catalog were chosen because they're collector-relevant, not because anyone paid for placement.
- We don't show ads: no banner ads, no display networks, no popup overlays.
- We don't sell or share data with third parties. Vercel Analytics counts anonymous page views for our own reporting, with no per-visitor identification.
- We don't inflate the price bands on piece pages to push you toward higher-priced listings. The bands are independent of any specific seller.
Purchases and disputes
Purchases happen on eBay (or Amazon), between you and the seller. We are not a party to the transaction; returns, refunds and item-not-as-described claims go through the platform’s buyer protection.
Last updated
2026-09-30 — affiliate links removed; links now go straight to eBay and Amazon.