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In lugnet.market.auction, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.market.auction, Frank Buiting writes:
> > In lugnet.market.auction, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
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> > > I am curious as I was thinking of selling my Pirate collection using the MOC
> > > approach as I have some incomplete sets which when combined to extend a
> > > complete one would make a nice, and seamingly more valuable, MOC.
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> > How about breaking up the incomplete sets and sell the parts at Brickbay?
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> That's a valid approach. It MAY get you better returns, but is more work.
The best option for Pirate parts, IMHO, is breaking them
up and eBaying the parts (if you want dollar return). A
hull, for example, will get you from $20 to $35, depending
on size, colour, and condition.
> There *is* a market for custom models (GoB does quite well) and the pirate
> area is underserved currently, so try it first. If you don't get the prices
> you want, then go the breakup route.
I don't want to be a naysayer, so I won't be, I'll merely
"modify" this sentiment so I can me-too it. IMHO creating
an MOC to sell the way that Lawrence W. suggests is a little
different than what GoB does. I doubt (but will not assume)
that he doesn't have enough pieces to build 10 of something,
which IIRC is the rough "break point" that makes the ancillary
work required to market models of GoB calibre worthwhile (and
which I would guess contributes significantly to their recognised
value on the open market).
In the case of Lawrence W., the question might boil down to
"are the pieces worth more arrayed out on a white sheet and
photographed, or are they worth more built into some sort of
custom vessel?" This does depend on the parts, but I know
that when I see clearly that a certain piece I want is in a
certain Pirates lot, I'm willing to go a lot higher for it.
YMMV.
(Alternately, you can find someone itching to play the Pirate
Game and sell it on .market.b-s-t...)
best
Lindsay
XFUT-> .market.theory
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| "Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message news:G7zBDu.CFy@lugnet.com... (...) I was looking particularly at this MOC auction (URL) seems to have gotten a higher price than selling the 2 6274 kits (that would have been consumed to (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| (...) I would tend to agree. From what I have seen, VERY few sets sell for more than their component parts. Lindsay may be a little low on the max a hull can get, I haven't paid too much attention to how the market has changed, but I used to pay $15 (...) (23 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| (...) That's a valid approach. It MAY get you better returns, but is more work. There *is* a market for custom models (GoB does quite well) and the pirate area is underserved currently, so try it first. If you don't get the prices you want, then go (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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