Market Trends

Correction — 19 September 2026: The original article said this snapshot ruled out late bidding. It does not. We compared different auctions at one point in time, not the same auctions through to completion. We have removed that conclusion and corrected the explanation of bid counts. The original snapshot figures below are retained; this is not a new capture or a completed-sales study. A consignor asks whether to auction an item rather than list it at a fixed price. It is a reasonable question. An auction has a deadline, and a deadline creates urgency that a Buy It Now listing does not. ...

Reviewed and revised — 12 September 2026. This article has been updated to correct unsupported claims and reflect the current enquiry-based offer. Its original publication date and URL are retained. A luxury resale store needs to explain both the item and the transaction clearly: why the item is represented as authentic, what condition it is in, who owns it and what happens after sale. The earlier version of this article used market-size and growth figures without sufficient sourcing. Those figures have been removed. A broad market forecast would not, by itself, establish demand for a particular store or category. ...