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Long-form Australian stories from the antique, vintage and second-hand trade — auction house dramas, the country's oldest markets, and the history behind what you're hunting for.

📦Vintage Reselling

Why Aussie Vintage Sellers Are Quietly Leaving eBay (And Where They're Going)

On a A$50 sale, eBay takes A$6.95. Facebook Marketplace takes nothing. Here's where Australian vintage sellers are actually moving in 2026 — and the surprise twist about who quietly bought the cool kid platform.

·8 min read
🖼️Australian Art Records

Australia's Most Expensive Paintings Ever Sold at Auction (And Who Paid)

Just two Australian paintings have ever broken A$5M at auction. Here's the verified top 10 — what they sold for, who paid, and what those older prices look like adjusted to 2026 dollars.

·9 min read
🏛️Auction History

How Australia's Biggest Antique Auction House Vanished Overnight: The Mossgreen Collapse

$14.8M owed, 400 creditors, and thousands of consignors locked out of their own property four days before Christmas. Inside the Mossgreen administration — and the $353-per-lot fight that went all the way to the Federal Court.

·8 min read
🎪Market History

The Oldest Markets in Australia: Adelaide Central Market Since 1869 and Still Going Strong

Adelaide Central opened the year before Federation was even being discussed — and it's still trading from the same Grote Street site. Here are Australia's oldest markets still going today, with an interactive timeline.

·9 min read

✍️ More articles coming soon.We're working through Australian auction history, vintage reseller economics, and the strangest sales of the past decade. Check back regularly.