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Archived, whose clientele consists mostly of celebrities and high-profile curators such as Timothée Chalamet, Travis Scott and Don Toliver, sources its pieces through consignments from sellers and endless hours spent hunting across international marketplaces.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

"We're seeing 20 to 30 percent more engagement, more registration, more people bidding," Ibrahim Faraj, Propstore's UK consignments manager, explained at a media preview of some British-based items before they headed to California.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Shipments worth less than £135 sent directly to UK shoppers do not currently face import duties, but firms bringing in larger consignments do.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024

On top of this, consignments will need to be expensively signed off by accredited vets.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2023

The officers alone knew the character of these mysterious consignments, and as they superintended the landing, whispered together excitedly.

From The Great War in England in 1897 by Le Queux, William