1st of all this is NOT a sale thread. i am considering selling my whole G1 MIB's colection, however i don't have a clue on how much should i be expecting to sell the lot... (i have an idea on how much each one sell's but not the whole lot) if i persue my ideas on selling (as lot) how much do you guys think i should be expecting? The collection: Decepticons (56): 1984: Megatron – (Encore) MIB, Complete Rumble – (Vintage) MOSC, Complete Ravage – (Vintage) MOSC, Complete Frenzy – (Vintage) MOSC, Complete Soundwave – (Encore) MIB, Complete Buzzsaw – (Encore) MIB, Complete Skywarp – (Commemorative) MISB, Complete Starscream – (Encore) MISB, Complete Thundercracker – (Vintage) MIB, Complete 1985: Bonecrusher – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Hook – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Long Haul – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Mixmaster – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Scavenger – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Scrapper – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Bombshell – (Vintage) MIB, Complete Kickback – (Vintage) MIB, Complete Sharpnel – (Vintage) MIB, Complete Astrotrain – (Commemorative) MIB, Complete Blitzwing – (Vintage) MIB, Bot only Chop Shop – (Vintage) MIB, Bot Only Dirge – (Commemorative) MIB, Complete Ramjet – (Vintage) MIB, Missing Guns Thrust – (Vintage) MIB, Missing Guns Shockwave – (Vintage) MIB, Complete 1986: Ratbat – (Vintage) MOSC, Complete Cyclonus – (Vintage) MIB, Complete Scourge – (Vintage) MIB, Complete Breakdown – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Dead End – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Drag Strip – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Motormaster – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Wildrider – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Blast Off – (Encore) MIB, Giftset, Complete Brawl – (Encore) MIB, Giftset, Complete Onslaught – (Encore) MIB, Giftset, Complete Swindle – (Encore) MIB, Giftset, Complete Vortex – (Encore) MIB, Giftset, Complete Divebomb – (Japanese Reissue) MIB, Giftset, Complete Headstrong – (Japanese Reissue) MIB, Giftset, Complete Rampage – (Japanese Reissue) MIB, Giftset, Complete Razorclaw – (Japanese Reissue) MIB, Giftset, Complete Tantrum – (Japanese Reissue) MIB, Giftset, Complete Octane – (Vintage) MISB, Complete Galvatron – (Vintage) MIB, Complete Reflector – (Vintage) MIB Custom Box, Complete 1987: Battletrap – (Vintage) MIB, Complete Blot – (Vintage) Loose, Bot Only Cutthroat – (Vintage) Loose, Bot Only Rippersnapper – (Vintage) Loose, Bot Only Sinnertwin – (Vintage) Loose, Bot Only Hun-Grrr – (Vintage) MIB, Missing Gun Sixshot – (Vintage) MIB, Complete Skullcruncher – (Vintage) MIB, Missing tail & Gun Weirdwolf – (Vintage) MIB, Complete Scorponock – (Vintage) MIB, Complete Autobots(65): 1984: Optimus Prime – (Vintage) MIB, Complete Brawn – (Vintage) MOSC, Complete Bumblebee – (Vintage) MOSC, Complete Bluestreak – (Commemorative) MIB, Complete Hound – (Takara Collection) MIB, Complete Ironhide – (Encore) MISB, Complete Jazz – (Encore) MIB, Complete Mirage – (Vintage) MISB, Complete Prowl – (Takara Collection) MISB, Complete Sideswipe – (Takara Collection) MISB, Complete Traillbreaker – (Vintage) MIB, Complete, head broken Wheeljack – (Vintage) MISB, Complete 1985: Beachcomber – (Vintage) MOSC, Complete Cosmos – (Vintage) MOSC, Complete Seaspray – (vintage) MOSC, Complete Warpath – (Vintage) MOSC, Complete Topspin – (Vintage) MOC, Missing gun Twin twist – (Vintage) MOC, Missing gun Grapple – (Commemorative) MISB, Complete Hoist – (Vintage) MOC, Complete Inferno – (Takara Collection) MISB, Complete Red Alert – (Commemorative) MISB, Complete Skids – (Commemorative) MIB, Complete Smokescreen – (Commemorative) MIB, Complete Tracks – (Commemorative) MISB, Complete Grimlock – (Vintage) MISB, Complete Slag – (Vintage) MIB, Complete Sludge – (Vintage) MIB, gun only Snarl – (Vintage) MIB, Complete, tail clips broken Swoop – (Vintage) MISB, Complete Whirl – (Vintage) MIB, Bot only Blaster – (Vintage) MIB, Complete Omega Supreme – (Encore) MIB, Complete Perceptor – (Vintage) MIB, Complete Jetfire – (Vintage) MIB, Complete 1986: Outback – (Vintage) MOSC, Complete Tailgate – (Vintage) MOC, Complete Whellie – (Takara Collection) MIB, Complete Blurr – (Vintage) MIB, Missing gun Hot Rod – (Takara Collection) MIB, Complete Kup – (Vintage) MIB, Complete Air Raid – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Fireflight – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Silverbolt – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Skydive – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Slingshot – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Blades – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete First Aid – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Groove – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Hotspot – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Streetwise – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Springer – (Vintage) MISB, Complete Rodimus Prime – (Japanese Reissue) MIB, Complete Wreck-Gar – (Vintage) MIB, Bot only Sky Lynx – (Encore) MIB, Complete Metroplex – (Vintage) MIB, Complete Ultra Magnus – (Commemorative) MISB, Complete 1987: Afterburner – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Lightspeed – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Nosecone – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Scattershot – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Strafe – (Vintage) MIB, Giftset, Complete Highbrow – (Vintage) MIB, Bot + Headmaster only Fortress Maximus – (Vintage) MIB, Bot + head 1988: Powermaster Optimus Prime – (Commemorative) MIB, Complete
I can pretty much guarantee it will not sell as a lot. Depending on the market for a lot that size maybe 15-20K+
you will move it a lot faster if you sell in in smaller lots of separately so if speed is needed id advise that. In today's economy the price that list would bring in one huge lot would be a bit hard to justified for toys, as in the end thats what they are toys, even if valuable and collectible. as for an idea on individual values id advise completed Ebay auctions as a guideline. one more thing many collectors including my self don't consider an item MIB unless complete and you have some listed and incomplete or seeming so, not really sure what the proper term would be , perhaps loose with box?
In fact, it makes more sense to sell individually so you can maximize the amount of profit you get for each toy.
You would be very lucky to sell them as on big lot and you'd definately have a lot more success and make a lot more money if you sold them individually. The price of that lot all together would be way out of most people price range, plus the sort of people interested in owning that many vintage Transformers would be collectors who will more than likely have a fair number of them already. They'd be more intersted in filling gaps in their collections from yours than buying the whole collection.
QFT!! Because I'm one of these collectors! Yeah, it's a little more effort but you'd make more selling each one individually. Of course, you'd give us fellow TFW-ers first dibs right!
that depends on how much you bought the lot for. if it was all retail price. yes you will make a killing.
Truth. also, a few other points for the OP: 1. People tend to want a discount for multiple/lot purchases, so you're sacrificing value for convenience going with a lot versus individual sales. Not that this is a bad thing, just something to be aware of. 2. It's not really a consistent "lot" - you could group the vintage in one lot, encore in another, TFC in another, etc. Some of your potential market *does* note the difference between encore/reissue and vintage. There are those that say any G1 mold is G1, there are those that treat reissues differently (because there *are* differences), there are even those that would subdivide between pre- and post-rub, etc., and all of those factors further reduce the potential market for the whole lot. 3. Combiner giftsets are traditionally greater than the sum of their parts - don't bother listing them individually, because you typically would not want to break the set up - especially on the vintage Devs and Menasor sets. 4. Time frame is key. How much value you realize from selling the collection depends a lot on how long you want to keep it up for sale. If you want to sell everything in one lot within the week, you'll get less than keeping it up for a long time and holding out for the prices you want. Even if/when you break the collection up, you can sell it for a lot, or you can sell it quick, rarely both, and you've nearly missed the ideal time of year to do a big-ticket sale already.
The Fort Max alone would bring a nice chunk of change. But yeah you can't put a G1 lot up with a bunch of encore and commemorative in there really. You could go to a ebay broker that would sell it all for you, but they take a good chunk of change to do it. Depending on how much though you could still come out ahead if they sold them all individually rather than you ending up with a low ball price for it all from basically someone who would just take the collection apart and resell it individually.
Sell them individually man, you'll sell them that way. I'd even avoid ebay and try selling them here on the Junkion exchange; you might make just as much avoiding all of the Ebay fees.
One thing I'd do is check the want's in the marketplace here. See if somebody's want's matches what you have. I agree, you can sell much better individually rather than a big lot. In fact, I think I see a few on there that might be on my wish list! PS: "Traillbreaker – (Vintage) MIB, Complete, head broken". Having a broken head, does not make him MIB. MIB is Mint In Box, and I don't think anybody would accept a broken head as being mint condition.
