How to sell inherited collection (stamps, dolls, etc).
So I inherited a fairly large stamp collection. Lots of stamps and stamp books from the 19th and 20th century. There is alot of stamps. Like 5 feet long and 2 feet deep. worth of boxes.
There is also tons of American girl dolls out of their boxes, but with all the accessories.
While I enjoy reselling video game stuff... selling this stuff would not interest me.
I've been told to take it to an auction house where they will sort through everything and find the valuable stuff and auction it. Who knows how long they take to do that, but I don't care and just want it gone.
I'm not sure how to find a reputable place that will do their best to maximize the profits. Has anyone every done this before that can give advice?
There is also tons of American girl dolls out of their boxes, but with all the accessories.
While I enjoy reselling video game stuff... selling this stuff would not interest me.
I've been told to take it to an auction house where they will sort through everything and find the valuable stuff and auction it. Who knows how long they take to do that, but I don't care and just want it gone.
I'm not sure how to find a reputable place that will do their best to maximize the profits. Has anyone every done this before that can give advice?
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Originally posted by: ALTQQ
Why not just list em on eBay?
Originally posted by: LaC
While I enjoy reselling video game stuff... selling this stuff would not interest me.
That's why
Originally posted by: ALTQQ
Why not just list em on eBay?
Originally posted by: LaC
While I enjoy reselling video game stuff... selling this stuff would not interest me.
That's why
It's honestly less work to just take a group shot list at 99cents and let it ride. Then your done with it and you have money for next to zero effort.
If you want "maximum profit", effort will be required
Indeed. However, I didn't say I wanted maximum profit.
I said I wanted a good auction house to maximize the profits. That means not stick the entier collection in one lot with a 0.99 starting bid. But sorting throught stuff and listing the gems individually.
If you want "maximum profit", effort will be required
Indeed. However, I didn't say I wanted maximum profit.
I said I wanted a good auction house to maximize the profits. That means not stick the entier collection in one lot with a 0.99 starting bid. But sorting throught stuff and listing the gems individually.
Auction houses usually take 20-30% right away, and unless you have some really rare stuff in there they probably wont bother. The labor required will most likely far outweight the profit.
I know some stamp collectors, and big boxes of hand-me-downs are usually frowned upon. Everyone wants to sell for a lot but nobody wants to go through and catalog them all. Which is part of the fun or so Im told.
Why not just list em on eBay?
While I enjoy reselling video game stuff... selling this stuff would not interest me.
That's why
It's honestly less work to just take a group shot list at 99cents and let it ride. Then your done with it and you have money for next to zero effort.
You don't have to convince me. I'm just stating that's what the OP said the reason was.
Everyone wants to sell for a lot but nobody wants to go through and catalog them all. Which is part of the fun or so Im told.
Problem with all these collecting hobbies, innit. Even big sellers like DKOldies just throw up one picture of 25 games in a FRB ready to go and it's your job to decipher spine labels. I've given up because I like to read a list, while there's many people more thirsty than me ready to do that, never mind the additional minimum time to figure which games are worthwhile.
Of course, in this case, it works, because people will actually do that work and outspend others and not frown on hand-me-downs. A box of vidyagames is gonna be magnitudes of order fewer items than a box or album of stamps.
If so, I would assume it would be separated from the rest. Maybe in an envelope or folder?
I inherited my grandmother's stamp collection. I've done nothing with it because it's not organized. That makes me assume it was a very casual collection and it has nothing valuable in it.