Resources for Sellers

Instructions for private Ebay sellers

• You may copy the following directly into your auction or modify to your own taste:
  
  "The Orivit factory of Cologne, Germany was one of the finest manufacturers of pewter in the art nouveau style during the late 1800's and early 1900's. The firm won multiple awards including the gold medal during the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900. The delicate, often understated refinement of many of its more decorative pieces stand in stark contrast to the cluttered designs of its rivals. WMF purchased Orivit upon its bankruptcy in 1905 and continued to produce items under the Orivit names into the 1920's. Further information can be found at www.Orivit.com."
  
  
• Please include a link on your auction item page back to www.Orivit.com so that potential buyers will have access to the information we provide.
• We would be happy to include a link to your auction on this website provided that you email: well lit photos with sufficient detail of the item (on a black or white background) including a closeup of the Orivit mark to:
  

Instructions for antique dealers
• Consider opening an ebay store and listing your stock online.

• We would be happy to include photographs of items for sale with links to your Orivit items listed on ebay provided that the quality of the item and photography are acceptable.
  Please email ebay item number with your name and website location to:
  
• At the current time we are offering link service to appropriate items on antique dealer website.
  Please email for details.
• Antique dealers who do not maintain their own websites may list appropriate items on this site on a commission basis.
  Please email for details.


Receiving payment online.
• I have found that sending and receiving money online is much easier when both the buyer and seller use Paypal. This is especially true with international transactions where buyers can find arranging for wire transfers or international bank checks frustrating. If you haven't done so already I strongly suggest signing up for Paypal.


Be aware of reproductions!

• Zinnwaren . There are also reproductions of multiple Kayserzinn and WMF pieces at this site.
• Senses of Brussels sells reproductions of art nouveau/ jugendstil metalwork pieces.