Ceramic figure collection take two

Dinogrrl · 05-06-2006, 12:49 PM

This set of UK made ceramic figures didn't sell, so I decided to relist it one last time before taking the items to the local Goodwill:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MESE%3AIT&rd=1

Leonardo Mystic · 05-06-2006, 06:28 PM

A helpful suggestion; perhaps you should lower the price a little. Say about $25 instead? Maybe you'll get a bite.

Dinogrrl · 05-07-2006, 06:04 PM

Perhaps, but I spent far more than $35 collecting these from the UK over the years. At the $35 price, that's less than $4 per item cheaper than what they would have gone for in stores in the early 90's.

*Kid Icarus* · 05-08-2006, 08:24 AM

But would you rather sell them, or give them away to the Goodwill... where you'll make no money from them.

Very cool figures. If I had some extra cash I'd try to pick them up. Alas, I'm broke.

Leonardo Mystic · 05-08-2006, 03:50 PM

True, but you have to compensate for how heavily damaged a few pieces are, even if the set is rare. People are a bit hesitant to purchase if they think the price is not worth it.

Last year when I tried to sell my nearly brand new GameBoy Advanced system, with equally new matching accessories, and a Pokemon game I paid all over $100 for at $75 (That's what I paid for just the system itself brand new) and additional $6 shipping I got nothing. I tried twice more, lowering the price a little each time, but still no dice. Finally I had to think of a gimmick that would get people to bid. I offered free shipping, and lowered the price to my max minimum of $50. I sold it for nearly $55 with two bids.

So you have to compromise, and also ask yourself as a buyer would you pay that price for the set.

*Revan* · 05-08-2006, 04:48 PM

Yeah and you can't sell things for the same price you bought them.

*BigApple3AM* · 05-14-2006, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neutrino

Yeah and you can't sell things for the same price you bought them.

Which is true for most things. In this case you can't sell them at the price you paid for them because you've opened them and some seem to be in bad condition. I could understand selling them at the same price if they were in the same condition you bought them for, but you've opened and ruined them.

I wouldn't bother with goodwill, chances are they'll get tossed. Do you really need to get rid of them? Maybe if you wait 10 more years they might be worth something even though some are beat up.

05-06-2006, 12:49 PM	#1
Dinogrrl Foot Soldier Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 176	Ceramic figure collection take two This set of UK made ceramic figures didn't sell, so I decided to relist it one last time before taking the items to the local Goodwill: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MESE%3AIT&rd=1 __________________ Exceedingly Spherical Goldfish

05-06-2006, 06:28 PM	#2
Leonardo Mystic Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 904	A helpful suggestion; perhaps you should lower the price a little. Say about $25 instead? Maybe you'll get a bite. __________________

05-07-2006, 06:04 PM	#3
Dinogrrl Foot Soldier Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 176	Perhaps, but I spent far more than $35 collecting these from the UK over the years. At the $35 price, that's less than $4 per item cheaper than what they would have gone for in stores in the early 90's. __________________ Exceedingly Spherical Goldfish

05-08-2006, 03:50 PM	#5
Leonardo Mystic Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 904	True, but you have to compensate for how heavily damaged a few pieces are, even if the set is rare. People are a bit hesitant to purchase if they think the price is not worth it. Last year when I tried to sell my nearly brand new GameBoy Advanced system, with equally new matching accessories, and a Pokemon game I paid all over $100 for at $75 (That's what I paid for just the system itself brand new) and additional $6 shipping I got nothing. I tried twice more, lowering the price a little each time, but still no dice. Finally I had to think of a gimmick that would get people to bid. I offered free shipping, and lowered the price to my max minimum of $50. I sold it for nearly $55 with two bids. So you have to compromise, and also ask yourself as a buyer would you pay that price for the set. __________________

05-08-2006, 04:48 PM	#6
Revan Han Shot First Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Paper Street Soap Company Posts: 3,687	Yeah and you can't sell things for the same price you bought them. __________________

05-08-2006, 08:24 AM	#4
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	But would you rather sell them, or give them away to the Goodwill... where you'll make no money from them. Very cool figures. If I had some extra cash I'd try to pick them up. Alas, I'm broke.