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You own an old item that you think is valuable and you would like to sell it. Write a letter to the owner of an antiques shop. In your letter: explain how you found the shop describe the item you would like to sell say how much you would like to sell it for

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Dear Sir/ Madam, I am writing with regard to selling an antique radio box, which I believe is worth selling to you. I was surfing around the internet and looking for some antique shops, and I came across your website, which I found to be quite attractive. I think that
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your prices are quite reasonable and all the items in your shop are unique as well.
Therefore
, I decided to contact you. I would like to sell an antique radio which I came across
last
 week. I got it from one of my neighbours who is moving to the city next month. I do not think that it is of any importance to me, but it looks valuable and significantly old.
That is
 why I thought of selling it. I looked for the prices of
such
 traditional pieces of radio stations which range from $1000 to $ 1500,
thus
 I will sell it for $ 1200 because of its current situation. If you want you any negotiate the price. I will be extremely happy to help. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Thank you, Sakshi Syal
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coherence cohesion
While the letter is structured logically overall, consider separating the introduction of the shop from the details about the item for clearer readability.
task achievement
Try to provide more detailed visual or historical descriptions about the radio to enhance the appeal and justification for the price.
coherence cohesion
The greeting and closing of the letter are polite and appropriately formal for the context.
task achievement
The writing tone is suitable for a business correspondence, maintaining professionalism throughout.

The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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