Business for Sale Overview:
Established in 1999 by the current owner as a semi retirement, home run business to supplement his income, this business has since become one of the largest and best stocked antique print websites in the world, offering over 95 selling categories, providing over 2,500 prints, exhibited on the website.
The website itself is a functional and easy to use e-commerce site, allowing customers to browse, search or easily find any print or engraving available. They can search by type, through 95 categories, by artist or by style. Once found the print is easily viewed and enlarged, with all details available and can then be ordered and paid for on-line, using either worldpay or paypal. Items are then shipped anywhere in the world, usually using standard postal facilities.
Customers range from domestic clients buying for their own home or collection, dealers wishing to sell on or acquire on commission, or designers furnishing the residence of their clients. These can be one off customers, or frequently regular and repeat clients.
For more information regarding this listing please contact us by completing the "Contact the Seller" form below. We look forward to hearing from you.
Market Competition and Expansion:
Currently the company relies upon the website, which details products and services and a history of the business and its successes, and opens the business to direct sales, but they have no other form of advertising and the owner feels that there is substantial scope to increase the business profile and turnover, if a greater degree of emphasis was placed upon this important area of the business.
Reason for Selling:
This is a genuine retirement sale.
Additional Details:
- The property is leased.
- The owner is not willing to train/assist the new owner.
- This is a homebased business opportunity.
- This is not a franchise resale opportunity.
- This is not a distressed business or bankruptcy situation.
Contact the Seller:
To contact the seller of this business for sale, please complete and submit the following email form. The seller or broker will be in touch with you typically within 1-3 business days. Fields with an asterisk (*) are required.