Auction House Vectis seeks toy expert as company expands

By John Freeman on November 22, 2023

Due to continued expansion, North East England based auction house Vectis Auctions are looking for an enthusiastic Toy Expert to help them grow the business even further.

The company is the largest Toy and Collectables Auction House in the world processing over 50,000 lots annually. They hold over 90 auctions per year, specialising in over 18 collectable genres, and are looking for an individual with a passion for collectable toys, or perhaps one of our new collecting genres.

Upcoming auctions include a Model Train Sale (23rd November) and Film and TV Sale (28th November), which includes a wide range of items such as Action Force figures, Product Enterprise Daleks, other Doctor Who memorabilia, a James Bond game, Star Wars Lego kits, US comics and more.

Batman #428 - September 1998 - cover by Todd McFarlane

The successful candidate will have a passion for toys and collectables and a keen interest in the vintage toy market. They will be responsible for evaluating and analysing items for auction and providing advice and guidance to customers.

The successful candidate will be working with the Vectis Auctions team in their North East office, in Stockton-on-Tees, and will be required to attend Toy Fairs across the UK and engage with customers and like-minded collectors.

If this sounds like the ideal job for you, Vectis want to hear from you.

Jonathan Gouder, Operations Manager of Vectis Auctions stated “Vectis has always been at the forefront in the toy auction industry. Our innovation and professionalism has ensured we are the auction house to contact for everything from Star Wars, to Trains or Sindy Dolls. We are excited to be able to build on these strong foundations, expanding into other collectable genres such as Sports Memorabilia and Vinyl, whilst providing customers with the highest level of service and commitment to quality we are known for. A great future lies ahead for us!”

Are you a collector? Do you have a love for collectable toys? Would you like turn your hobby into a career? This could be the perfect job for you!

• The job description can be found here: vectis.co.uk/careers

Send a CV and covering letter detailing your area of expertise to admin@vectis.co.uk, only applications with a covering letter will be considered

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.