Ronati in Partnership with LAPADA Releases First-ever
Selling Online: A Guide to Vintage and Antique Marketplaces

September 2020 - as the antiques trade works on through the Covid pandemic, sectors of the industry are perfectly poised to not only thrive but to offer a helpline to dealers at all levels.  US founded global technology company Ronati, specialises in products to help raise the industry and provide solutions to thorny issues like how many hours antiques dealers need to spend uploading stock to multiple marketplaces.  Enter the Ronati first product the eCM - the eCommerce Manager now being used by dealers here in UK and the US to much acclaim  - see video testimonials Dealers talk about Ronati.

Two more exciting products are in the pipeline for 2021 but in the meantime Ronati has launched the first of 3 free to use publications this month - The Ronati Guide to Antiques & Vintage Marketplaces produced in partnership with LAPADA

Stacey Tiveron, Founder & CEO Ronati.

Working extensively with dealers in art, vintage, and antiques in the UK, US, and worldwide for the last two years, the Ronati team was regularly asked, “Which marketplaces should I list on?” With more than two dozen sites that focus in these areas, such as 1stDibs, Vinterior, Chairish, Decorative Collective, The Hoarde, Lorfords Antiques, LAPADA, 2Covet, Salvo, Incollect, Artsy, Love Antiques, and others, selecting the right marketplaces is critical.

Ronati founder Stacey Tiveron: "The fastest way to start or increase online sales of vintage and antique pieces is to identify and join every marketplace relevant to a dealer’s focus. Ronati’s free guide covers the key online marketplaces with built-in communities of buyers that align with the expertise and inventory of a dealer."

Lorfords Antiques

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The Ronati Guide to Selling on Marketplaces is filled with detailed descriptions and information on leading and niche marketplaces. These marketplaces have poured considerable resources into showcasing vintage and antiques dealers’ stock to an ever-growing community of qualified buyers.

“If you want to get ahead, you have to get online,” says Freya Simms, CEO of LAPADA.

"This guide is an invaluable resource for art and antiques dealers to help navigate the multiple platforms available to the trade and to understand which are the most suitable marketplaces for their stock.”

With 2 billion buyers purchasing online in 2019, selling online is now key for every dealer’s strategy pre, during, and post-COVID-19.  

“Dealers who formerly resisted e-commerce are now embracing it as part of the importance of global networking and surviving the post-COVID-19 world,” said Stacey Tiveron.

“To get the attention of online buyers, dealers know they need to list on multiple marketplaces. This guide allows them to quickly identify and join the marketplaces appropriate to their focus, be it style, period, price, or maker.”

Selling Online: A Guide to Vintage and Antique Marketplaces is available free to download at Ronati Guide to Selling on Antiques & Vintage Marketplaces

Alexa Hampton

About Ronati
Ronati LLC is the inspiration of tech entrepreneur, Stacey Tiveron. A 20-year veteran of the interior design industry, she previously founded Trade Only Design Library (TODL), the world's largest online platform exclusively for interior designers, architects and manufacturers. Seeing the massively underserved e-commerce needs of the art, vintage and antique industry, she founded Ronati in 2017 to help dealers transition to the digital world and connect with the consumers actively seeking unique pieces online. Ronati offers the only e-commerce management & inventory tool of its kind. Dedicated to opening the gates for online sales of antiques worldwide, it’s as easy as texting.