Here at my location, I sell in our store for smaller items and the larger are placed on either Ebay or Craigslist. I always include a line that the props are sold "as is" without warranty or return. I find this eliminates buyers who are looking to purchase like new and then have buyers remorse.

If you use eBay, make sure to list yourself as a non-profit under their EBay Giving so that you don't lose out on fees, they have started to attach fees to shipping despite not being the ones that ship it.

Hope that helps.

Rochelle Robinson
Exhibit Programs Director
Exhibits Department
AACA Museum Inc.
161 Museum Drive | Hershey, PA 17033
Web: aacamuseum.org | Tele: 717.566.7100 x118

On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 12:53 PM, Kayla Shypski <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Our museum regularly purchases materials and props to supplement our exhibit displays which are then taken down after the exhibit has run its course and it's time to install the next one.  They are not accessioned items.  I am looking for feedback on what is the best course of action to dispose of these props if there is no space available to store them and it is known that they will not be used again.  We have a public auction house that we work with regarding deaccessioned material from our collection but wonder if this is proper to use for the sale of these exhibit props (in which case, the money from the sale of these items would go into a separate fund specifically for exhibits)?  There has been, of course, talk of selling on eBay but I wanted to pursue other avenues first.  

Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated!  Feel free to reply on list or off list at [log in to unmask].  Thank you!

Kayla Shypski
Curator of Collections
Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village
3755 Tonawanda Creek Road
Amherst, NY 14228




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