Antiques and Collectibles includes antique shops, antique malls, antique galleries, antique shows, and online sellers at GoAntiques, eBay, Ruby Lane, TIAS, etc.

Art includes art exhibitions, art galleries, antique stores featuring fine art, and resale furniture stores featuring decorative arts.

Auction Houses includes auctioneers with brick and mortar auction house businesses. Some auction houses may also sell online.

Business Liquidation includes auction houses, resale shops, company websites, and online venues like eBay. Business Liquidators sell surplus inventory and/or business assets.

Collectors are typically individuals, not businesses, who actively buy, sell, and/or trade items directly with other collectors, antique dealers, buyers, or sellers.

Consignment Shops generally accept items for 60 or 90 days and pay customers if and when items sell. Unsold items are returned, donated, or become the property of the consignment store. Some Consignment Stores also buy items outright for cash.

eBay includes eBay Drop Off Stores, eBay Trading Assistants with home offices, and eBay Pick Up Services. Ebay calls their consignment sellers “eBay Trading Assistants.”

eCommerce includes company websites and sellers using online selling venues like Amazon, GoAntiques, OnlineAuction, Overstock, uBid, etc.

Estate Sales deal with selling partial or entire households. Although most sales are conducted on-site, some companies hold the estate sales online. Estate Sales may be the equivalent of Business Liquidation on a residential level.

Non-Profit Stores includes charitable nonprofit stores and thrift shops offering job training, food and shelter, and other social programs for the local community.

Resale Stores generally buy items outright for cash or offer store credit if you want to trade. Some Resale Shops offer consignment too.

Service Providers include consultants, writers, conferences, associations, etc. to help businesses grow, gain knowledge, save time, and save money.