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Re: Advice on selling LOTS of old sets
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lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade
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Wed, 20 Oct 2004 20:57:59 GMT
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In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Jason Bardis wrote:
> I've been out of the LEGO loop for a while & want to turn some of my old sets
> into cash. What's the recommended outlet for doing so these days...eBay or
> another source?
BrickLink or Ebay will likely get you the most bang for your buck, as well as
possibly AuctionBrick (although I'm not sure how end prices compare over there
compared to BL & Ebay).
Ebay's a gamble-- some things you may get more value, some less. Depends who's
buying at the moment. On the other hand, they're 99% likely to get bid on and
bought, whereas on BrickLink (especially on a straight sale), you may or may not
have them sit there for a while before they're purchased. Plus the fact that
Ebay probably costs more for you as a seller than BL.
The only other factor I can think of is condition information. Ebay lets you
have a page worth of information on your items, so you can show pictures,
describe things in detail, etc. BrickLink (at least for sales) isn't quite as in
depth.
> Is there any accepted pricing guide to use as a rule of thumb
> for set values? Pretty much all of these sets are in great shape, include
> instructions, & don't have boxes.
Check out BrickLink-- they've got pricing data for what items have sold at.
Should help you guage how much to charge. Plus some of the sets you have may
already be offered by other sellers...
> I made a list of my sets that I figured would be worth more & did some rough
> searching on eBay for completed & in-process auctions & compiled some rough
> values for what the sets seem to be worth, so I can focus my efforts on the
> ones that make the most sense. If anybody has any feedback on how reasonable
> these prices seem, or wants to make me an offer, I'd very much appreciate a
> quick e-mail to dante@infernolab.com.
Heh, keep in mind too that currently-running Ebay auctions are likely to be
undervalued. The vast majority of auctions get sniped within the last hour or
so, so the best guide will be the completed auctions...
DaveE
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