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Re: what do people think of custom models on ebay?
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lugnet.market.theory
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Thu, 1 Feb 2001 02:26:41 GMT
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Mr L F Braun wrote:
> 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.
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 or so for a center section, and $3-6 for
a bow or stern section. From my book, the most valuable hull is the hull
from 6286. 6280 center sections could possibly even command more than
$15 each (one interesting data point about my collection is that through
some fluke, I actually have more 6271 center sections than 6280 [10 vs
8]).
A quick estimate of the parts value of the auction mentioned:
Hull: $55 (3 center sections)
Sails: $35+ (1)
Masts: $30+ ($3 per section is probably too low)
Rigging: $15+ ($3 per long rigging is probably low)
Windows: $10 (could be high, but I went for a multiple of 5...)
Crew: $35+
Cannon: $15++ (probably low, much higher if they are shooters)
Flags: $10
1x4 plates w/towball: $15 (about a buck each)
Gun port flags: $5 (50 cents each is cheap)
Anchor and wheel: $5
(1) I generally paid about $5 per sail, but 6274 sails are probably
worth a bit more, note that the
sails in this set are not original LEGO (but for comparing to breaking
down a true LEGO set, it's worth using the value of original LEGO sails,
and good repros are probably worth close to the value of a original)
Well, all of that is $230 which is basically what the MOC auction went
for, and we haven't done all the bricks, plates, and slopes. I'd
estimate that the parts if well presented in well organized lots could
easily bring in close to $300.
> 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.
That's certainly how I bid. Of course at one point I realized it was
stupid to buy "giant tree parts" (ala 6079) separately, I was paying
close to what I could find 6079s for if I was patient just to get the
brown 1/2 arches, the green leaves, and the brown castle wall corners.
I also once saw a well laid out lot of 1682 parts go for close to what
the set as a whole goes for, and it wasn't even all the valuable parts.
This realization of set values is why I decided to trash bunches of my
boxes (of course if I was patient and didn't desperately need the space,
I could have slowly sold a bunch off, I did just get a few bucks for
several boxes).
You also have to factor in that the time to put a collection back into
sets is FAR more than the time to organize a pile of parts into sensible
lots, which will then net you more than the sets would have... Hmm, so
why do I still have 4 copier paper boxes of parts from a kid's
collection that I'm still trying to build into sets????
Frank
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| (...) 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. (...) I don't want to be a naysayer, so (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.theory)
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