Vintage Wine Collection Tips: What To Do With A Wine Collection When Moving Homes


If you have spent a lot of time and energy building your wine collection, it becomes quite a challenge when moving homes, since you will have to transport them safely with breaking the bottles or spoiling the contents inside. On the other hand, if you feel that transporting the wine is not worth the hassle, then you can dispose off the collection in a variety of profitable ways.

Wine can be a great financial investment, but sometimes you may not have the space and time to keep the collection as it needs to be kept. You can free up some space and capital by selling off your collection. So that leads us to the obvious question of where to sell the wine. Where can you find a place that will buy your wine collection so that it is profitable to you?

Selling your precious collection of wine to stores directly may not be possible. You would need a license to sell wine directly to them. Moreover, the laws for selling wine differs in each state, making the sale of wine across state borders a complicated legal affair. So the best option would be to find places within your own state to sell your wine collection.

The best and most convenient way to sell wine is over the Internet. It can also be a profitable way to dispose off your wine collection. However, you also need to be aware of certain risks that are involved in selling wine over the Internet. Since you may not personally know the buyer, you may be unaware of the kind of people you are dealing with until you are near the end of the deal. If the deal enters into any kind of dispute or arbitration due to legal issues, then you can end up losing a lot of your money and time. Therefore, it is important to understand how to deal with online transaction before entering into a deal.

You can use the Internet to find wine buyers to whom you can sell your portfolio for a good price. At the same time, you need to be cautious and wise when dealing with strangers. If the wine buyer offers too good a deal, you need to be careful and read between the lines. Discuss the deal thoroughly before entering into an agreement. Consider using an escrow service to protect your wine collection if there is a dispute in the dealing midway. If you take time to screen your wine buyers carefully, you can save a lot of money, time and worry by having a smooth transaction with a good buyer who really understands the value of your precious wine collection.