Question on selling my collection of Macross toys

[nekki7]

Hey everyone, I wanted some feedback from forum members on what I should do with my collection. I need to get rid of most of my Macross toys, but I have no idea what to sell them for. I would like to sell on this forum and I want to make sure I'm not asking too much, or ripping myself off as well. What's a good way to go about checking prices? I've been out of the hobby for a while and I need to pay of some debt asap. I have many toys, LD's and other misc. Macross items. One of my most valued pieces is a VF-1J (Yamato Max type)It's signed by Shoji Kawamori and I forgot what scale it is. my other problem is I have no way of proving it's authenticity, only a story on how I got it. I got the signature at Anime Expo when he was there to promote Arjuna. I've been going to Anime Expo as a vendor for the past 10 years. He also walked by my booth and I had a small VF-1S autographed by him as well, I just need to look for it. Any help would be much appreciated.

thanks everyone.

[jenius]

Ebay completed auctions are a start. After that, you list things, if they don't sell you drop the price a bit. Then you keep dropping until someone buys it.

[nekki7]

Ebay completed auctions are a start. After that, you list things, if they don't sell you drop the price a bit. Then you keep dropping until someone buys it.

Sounds good. I'll start checking Ebay first. I will try to post things by Friday. lol I should have thought about ebay first, great Idea!!!

thanks

[Kicker773]

pics would help.. especially for me =)

[ae_productions]

pics would help.. especially for me =)

Jenuis is right-try eBay. Watch current auctions, and pay NO ATTENTION to "BUY IT NOW's".

You are looking for AUCTIONS ONLY. Most "BUY IT NOWS" are WAY over priced and they sit. An item that sits is an item that does NOT sell because the seller wants TOO MUCH MONEY for it. It would throw off your assessment if you calculate overpriced stock into your equation. Generally, when I am trying to figure out a price, I look up 3 auctions (as Jenuis said, check out ended auctions, and watch current ones. Always wait until they sell), and do an average (add the total 3 selling prices, divide that number by 3).

Kicker773 is right. You can also ask around here. There is an AWFUL lot of kind, and smart Macross fans here who would be glad to assist. Help them out best you can by taking pictures.

Edited October 3, 2010 by ae_productions

[pud333]

pics would help.. especially for me =)

Exactly. I'd be interested in some stuff, particularly Frontier stuff.