A For Parts listing is priced for what can be recovered from it rather than for use, so art and collectables at this grade are worth roughly 25% of top price — $1 to $269 (about £1 to £200). Bought for the frame, the glass or the mount. A good period frame is regularly worth more than the picture that happens to be in it.
Where the line falls
Art and collectables are hurt by light, damp and handling: paper foxes and yellows, frames knock at the corners, and a repair or a trim can cost more value than the damage it fixed.
For comparison, one grade up is Fair Art and Collectables.
What art and collectables are worth here
| Grade | Share of top price | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Fair | about 45% | $2 to $485 |
| For Parts | about 25% | $1 to $269 |
Guide ranges, not quotes, at £1 ≈ $1.35 (August 2026). All five grades.
What the price reflects at this grade
- Pottery — Chips on rims and foot rings
- Sculptures — Later casts and reproductions
- Sports Memorabilia — Signatures with no provenance at all
- Stamps — Hinge marks and disturbed gum
- Vintage Posters — Later reproductions sold as originals
- Antique Furniture — Woodworm damage, active or historic
- Antiques — Reproductions sold as period
- Art Prints — Sun fading, which is irreversible
- Coins — Wear that drops the coin into a lower grade
Listing at the For Parts grade
Photograph the frame corners and the back, and give the rebate size. Frame buyers measure the rebate and ignore the picture entirely.
Shots that carry the most weight in art and collectables:
- Antiques — Every maker’s mark, stamp or label, close and legible
- Art Prints — The pencil signature and edition number, close and legible
- Coins — The date and any mint mark, close enough to read
- Figurines — The base mark, filling the frame
On a typical $135 listing, a marketplace charging 20% takes $27, one charging 13.6% takes $18 and one charging 10% takes $14. WishThrift charges neither side, so you keep the whole $135. Listing is free.
Browse art and collectables
See every listing at the For Parts grade, or the whole Art & Collectables category at every grade. The grade is the seller’s own; WishThrift does not inspect or verify items.
Other grades in art and collectables: New with Tags, Like New, Good, Fair.
Common questions
What is the rebate size of the frame?
The work itself beyond saving through damp, tearing or fading, but with a frame and glass worth reusing.
What is the difference between For Parts and Fair art and collectables?
Anything falling short of For Parts is graded Fair Art and Collectables.