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For the Trade · Since 1987 · Quakertown, PA

The trade desk for designers, liquidators, and dealers who can't afford a wrong piece.

Same appraisers, same gemologists, same restoration workshop — opened up to the people who source for a living.

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A set dresser sourcing a vintage apothecary cabinet on a production warehouse floor.
A working pull for an indie feature, March 2024.
An editor's note

A working partnership, not a discount code.

The Trade desk isn't a separate website with bulk pricing bolted on. It's the same catalog, the same 14-person staff, and the same bench of three certified appraisers and our GIA-trained gemologist — only the phones get answered faster and the holds stay on the manifest longer. When you call Snyder's as a trade client, you're routed to the specialists who pull for film sets, furnish model homes, and stock the floor at regional estate sales week in and week out.

We hold inventory for up to fourteen days while your project firms up, we batch shipments to your stage or storefront, and every jewelry piece we send out carries the same gemological documentation our retail buyers receive. If you need something we don't have on the floor, we pick it up at auction and run it through our restoration workshop before it lands on your invoice. That's what thirty-eight years of family buying gets you: not a coupon, a back office.

— Margaret Snyder-Hart Trade Desk Lead, second generation
Who we work with

Four kinds of trade buyers. One catalog built for all of them.

If you source vintage for a living, the workflow is recognizable — a brief from a director, an empty storefront, an estate executor on a deadline. We staff to those briefs.

Set dresser arranging vintage props on a workshop shelf.
01

Set & Production Designers

Film, television, theatre, and editorial. We've sourced for 600+ designers across indie features, network pilots, and Broadway revivals. We understand the lookbook, the continuity bible, and the wrap-week rush.

  • Lookbook-matched pulls from the floor
  • Continuity holds across long shoots
  • Insurance-grade condition documentation
  • White-glove freight to stage doors
Estate sale liquidator tagging vintage furniture on a porch.
02

Estate-Sale Liquidators

Forty-plus regional estate companies keep Snyder's on speed dial for the gaps that always show up three days before a sale opens — replacement lots, anchor pieces, the one item a buyer asked about that you didn't have.

  • 48-hour fill-in sourcing
  • Lot pricing consistent with regional comps
  • Bulk pulls by category, era, or style
  • Drop-ship directly to your sale site
Home stager placing a vintage armchair in a staged living room.
03

Home Stagers & Interior Designers

When a model home needs warmth or a client's dining room needs a real story, the trade desk curates by room, by palette, and by the kind of patina your photograph well. Short-term rental available for photo shoots.

  • Room-by-room curation
  • Trade pricing with no minimums
  • Rent-to-stage program for photo shoots
  • Reverse-logistics pickup after wrap
Reseller dealer organizing vintage jewelry and pocket watches.
04

Resellers & Fellow Dealers

Shops, mall dealers, online resellers, and pickers who need fresh stock on a regular cadence. We offer standing weekly holds, unbranded invoicing, and the kind of condition reports you can copy straight into your listings.

  • Standing weekly holds by category
  • Unbranded pack slips on request
  • Copy-ready condition narratives
  • Volume tiers starting at six pieces / month
What a trade account actually means

Four operational advantages. No mystery about the fine print.

The trade program is built around the workflow problems that waste a working buyer's day. Here's exactly what you get when your application is approved.

  • A dedicated trade contact

    One phone number, one email, one person who knows your project. The trade desk routes calls ahead of the public line and keeps a running file on your taste, your typical budget, and the briefs you've already pulled for.

  • White-glove freight over $500

    Any furniture piece over $500 ships blanket-wrapped, two-man delivered, and placed in the room of your choice. We've delivered to sound stages, model homes, and estate-sale tents in 48 states without a single damage claim in the last 24 months.

  • GIA-trained gemologist on every jewelry piece

    Our staff gemologist examines and certifies every stone over one carat before it leaves the floor. Trade clients receive the same gemological certificate our retail buyers do — useful for resale listings, insurance riders, and prop authenticity paperwork.

  • Bulk pulls, hold sourcing, and auction buys on request

    Need twenty mid-century bar carts by Friday? A specific hold for a prop you've been hunting for two years? We pull from the floor, the warehouse, and our standing relationships with regional auction houses to source what isn't on the open shelf.

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By the numbers

The scale behind the trade desk.

600+ Set designers on file
40+ Regional estate companies
22,000sq ft Showroom & warehouse
38yrs Family-owned since 1987

Member of the Antique Dealers' Association of America since 1994. Recipient of the Pennsylvania Antiques Show's 2022 Dealer of the Year award.

From application to first sourced piece

Ten days from form to freight on your loading dock.

No mystery buyer approval committee, no annual fee you forget about. A straightforward four-step onboarding so a busy set designer or estate executor knows exactly what the first ten days look like.

  1. Step 01

    Submit the trade application

    A two-page form covering your business, your typical sourcing volume, and a short note on what you source for. Takes about eight minutes. We acknowledge every submission within one business day.

    ~ 8 minutes
  2. Step 02

    Verification & account setup

    We verify business standing and a single trade or resale reference. Approved accounts are activated within 48 hours and you receive your dedicated trade contact's direct line and email.

    ~ 48 hours
  3. Step 03

    Request a hold or a bulk pull

    Send your brief, your lookbook, or your shopping list. We'll pull from the 12,400-piece floor, our off-site warehouse, or run a sourcing pass at auction. Standard holds are fourteen days, extendable on request.

    Up to 14-day holds
  4. Step 04

    White-glove delivery to your door

    Furniture over $500 ships blanket-wrapped with two-man placement. Smaller goods go out same-day on orders placed before 2 PM ET, with trade pricing applied at invoice. 97.3% on-time delivery over the last 24 months.

    Same-day shipping before 2 PM ET
Open a Trade Account Or call the trade desk direct: +1 (215) 538-7427 · Mon–Fri, 9 AM – 6 PM ET