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Re: what do people think of custom models on ebay?
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Tue, 30 Jan 2001 17:09:47 GMT
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lawrence wilkes wrote in message ...
> Noticed some custom models that have done well on ebay.
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> Some are almost packaged as custom sets with instructions. - like the • Milton
> Trains
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> Some extend an existing model - like a 3 masted 6274 pirate ship I saw.
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> The latter seems to be a way of generating a higher price than if you just
> sold the original sets separately, but as there are no instructions, I
> wondered what the appeal to the buyer was. • <snip>
> 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.
I sold 4 custom pirate (well, Armada really) ships, ready built and without
instructions. It took rather longer for them to sell than I had hoped -
perhaps because they were Armada rather than pirate - and IMO it would have
been easier and quicker to sell the parts. Financially the return would have
been about the same. The major problem with a ship MOC is shipping it: the
first 2 I shipped (*very* well padded and packed) the hulls fell apart in
transit (I had of course packed the masts and accessories separately
anyway). The second 2 I wrapped the hulls completely in narrow bands of
Saran wrap and that held everything together.
Good luck, whichever way you decide to go.
Kevin
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