Is ebay the best bet for older toys |
01-14-2007, 10:18 AM
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#1 | | Decepticon Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 189 | Is ebay the best bet for older toys
Or is there a different place that is more recommended? | 
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01-14-2007, 12:04 PM
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#2 | | Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,908 Location: St-Nicéphore, Québec Collection Count: 250 | Ebay is always your best friend for old stuff. | |
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01-14-2007, 12:12 PM
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#3 | | Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 22,184 Collection Count: 653 News Credits: 4 | eBay works fine for me; Overlord, Victory Leo, Devastator, all off eBay in the last year.  | |
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01-14-2007, 12:12 PM
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#4 | | Herald of Unicron Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,498 Location: At moon base 2 Collection Count: who knows... | Quote: |
Originally Posted by megatroptimus Ebay is always your best friend for old stuff. | I second that G1 ROCKS
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01-14-2007, 12:19 PM
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#5 | | old skool fool Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,791 Location: stuck in the 80's Collection Count: 812-yup, I've got a spreadsheet | I agree, and I think the biggest reason for this is that ebay sellers typically have lots of pictures of their items, allowing you to gauge the condition of the figure. I got burned quite a few times in the late 90's buying tfs off of internet sites that simply used c8, c9, etc, to gauge their items. I would get "c8" figures with horribly worn stickers, chrome wear, etc.
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01-14-2007, 12:27 PM
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#6 | | Welcome to Hinamizawa Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 12,611 News Credits: 3 | Wile I do use eBay quite a bit, I find for older stuff such as G1's I usually hit up at conventions, primarily at TransformersCon and Botcon since I'm in attendance every year. Pretty much the bulk of my older stuff over the past couple of years have come from these two sources. Only real exceptions in the past year or so have been Star Saber and Victory Leo, one of which I picked up on eBay and the other from a store in Japan that specializes in vintage Japanese toys. 
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01-14-2007, 01:54 PM
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#7 | | The British Butcher Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 22,161 Location: UK! Collection Count: An awful lot. And a few SWTFs. | Conventions are the best bet, then Ebay. Besides, at conventions you get to meet lots of cool people! Quote: |
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01-14-2007, 02:10 PM
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#8 | | Teh Dirt Napper Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,062 Location: in a state of pain Collection Count: over 750 | I'm not a big fan of ebay anymore. I've had better luck buying from other members on forums and there are a few local stores that deal in old toys and the prices are much better than what I'd pay on ebay. | |
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01-14-2007, 03:38 PM
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#9 | | Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,183 Location: Cincy Collection Count: 90% less than before! | Ebay is my most convenient option and has the best selection. However, there's a vintage toy shop about 30 minutes from me that usually provides much better prices, provided I have the patience to wait for what I want to show up there, plus, I get to inspect the items first hand before I buy. I would also recommend BBTS, as I have gotten a few good deals there in the past few years. Sig Removed | |
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01-14-2007, 03:54 PM
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#10 | | Farking Icehole Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 24,154 Location: louisville Collection Count: +alot | Ebay's like the internet ocean for selling stuff, it all eventually flows there 
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