Anybody have any idea where i can bulk sell comics or toys?

Post by **Best First** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:36 pm

I am considering getting rid of quite a few comics and toys, ideally quickly, but i have no idea how to.

ebay isn't really a practical option at the moment, as i am rarely at home.

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:57 pm

Thought of asking a broker to do it?

What are you looking to sell and how much are you looking to get? I know a few people.

Post by **Best First** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:24 pm

Yeah, well, this is where i have been a massive fool - i have packed it all up without making a list of what i actually have.

Basically it ranges from Beast Wars to Present Day...

...although i am considering selling my g1 as well.

Comics wise lots of Marvek stuff from the last 5 years mainly.

Post by **Denyer** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:25 pm

Are you on friendly terms with any comics stores near you? Would imagine that most of them are quite used to buying in collections. If you poke around a bit on eBay, there are some large sellers who buy in to resell.

Might be worth a few forward enquiries, giving them an idea of titles/years/condition, etc.

Graphic novels are easier to sell yourself, and if you feel like undercutting current Marketplace prices on Amazon, they should sell reasonably quickly. Most for name titles go well on eBay with buy-it-nows.

Personally I'd look to a comics dealer to shift individual issues (unless mini-series sets) and handle graphics novels / trade collections via Amazon or eBay. Depends on time and storage space, though.

Toys... you may find a comics / collectibles store that deals with vintage items, but probably not recent stuff.

angloconvoy · Post by **angloconvoy** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:54 pm

I'm having very similar fun myself at the minute. Right bloody nuisance it is.

Post by **Best First** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:00 pm

yes, i am half tempted to just bin them all. really.

storage is going to be £70 a month...

Hound · Post by **Hound** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:33 pm

also wanting to purge, if you have any luck Paul, can you let me know?

Post by **Best First** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:35 pm

this is my other concern - a lot of people seem to be of the same inclination.

stall at one of next summers conventions perhaps chaps?

this year seems a bit close...

Post by **Denyer** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:57 pm

Charity? Car boot sale? Someone will get some good out of 'em if you're down to binning.

Only worth storage costs until convention season next year if there's a lot of rarities, at a guess. Too late to wiggle into a table during Auto Assembly or similar?

Hound · Post by **Hound** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 11:20 pm

I could be up for a stall of some kind...get some beer money out of it!

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:54 am

Found a guy in Chicago interested in buying whole TF collections. If you're interested in making lists, I can send him the info.

Jetfire · Post by **Jetfire** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:31 am

Best First wrote:yes, i am half tempted to just bin them all. really.

storage is going to be £70 a month...

hmmm post a bunch on this board and sell who's intrested first.

Also years ago Forbidden Planet would only buy collection's for their back issues. Using a reserve price on ebay would be good if your willing to wait a while for a decent price.

I'm still collecting G1 and as I'm almost finished with uni debts I've been getting more and more. I'll be intrested in whata G1 you have myself PM me or I'll visit the buy/sell forum.

Or you could just keep it all and maybe in 5 years time you'll be intrested again

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 12:53 pm

Orbital in London (they moved lately to Charing + Road) will buy collections, I think. James who works there posts at the Moon, might be worth asking.

Or, I'll store them for 50/month

Dylan · Post by **Dylan** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:42 pm

Maybe Ikijigoku is interested in buying your TFs? Or maybe not, maybe he's no longer collecting either.

I've been thinking about selling my TF toys too. But then there's no point, really, since they're safely stored at my parents house, and I don't have that many (relatively speaking).

I could imagine you'd get more money in the end if you drop off a bunch of comics every few weeks at your local second hand comic store, instead of selling the entire batch in one go. Then again, I figure money's not the issue for you, so if you want to be done with them, one swoop is better.

It's strange. Three years ago, you'd easily have sold all those TF toys, and be a rich man, probably. Now it's a bit slow, not too good a market. I wonder how long it will take before the next real interest in G1 comes along? If ever?

Post by **Best First** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 4:46 pm

Denyer wrote:Charity? Car boot sale? Someone will get some good out of 'em if you're down to binning.

Only worth storage costs until convention season next year if there's a lot of rarities, at a guess. Too late to wiggle into a table during Auto Assembly or similar?

prob nopt but i'm on hols i think...

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 5:58 pm

Dylan wrote:I wonder how long it will take before the next real interest in G1 comes along? If ever?

Thanksgiving 2006, if the movie doesn't suck

angloconvoy · Post by **angloconvoy** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:12 pm

Silly thing is, we all seem to be thinking of selling our stuff based on space issues. If we ever get settled in a big ol house we'll probly spend a fortune buying them up again...

I'd gladly go in on a stall if I had any way of getting my stuff there