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| | | Author: | Cosmos42  | | Posted: | Jun 14, 2021 01:41 | | Subject: | Best way to sell an incomplete set? | | Viewed: | 82 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| I’ve never sold a used set before, and could use some advice.
I just scored Hogwarts Castle (4842) at a yard sale, and put it together only
to discover that it’s missing a few pieces (mostly basic stuff, but also two
of the owls, a rat, and some roof pieces) and half the minifigs (missing Harry,
Hermione, Voldemort, and the dementors), plus a few pieces broke during assembly
(which is a new one for me, I’d never seen a 2x8 plate snap)... I kept a list
of what I’m missing, but am not sure what to do with it. Is it better to try
to buy replacements for all the missing/broken parts, or to sell it as-is with
a list of what’s missing? And should I leave it assembled when I sell it?
Thanks!
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| | | | | Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 14, 2021 02:00 | | Subject: | Re: Best way to sell an incomplete set? | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Cosmos42 writes:
| | I’ve never sold a used set before, and could use some advice.
I just scored Hogwarts Castle (4842) at a yard sale, and put it together only
to discover that it’s missing a few pieces (mostly basic stuff, but also two
of the owls, a rat, and some roof pieces) and half the minifigs (missing Harry,
Hermione, Voldemort, and the dementors), plus a few pieces broke during assembly
(which is a new one for me, I’d never seen a 2x8 plate snap)... I kept a list
of what I’m missing, but am not sure what to do with it. Is it better to try
to buy replacements for all the missing/broken parts, or to sell it as-is with
a list of what’s missing? And should I leave it assembled when I sell it?
Thanks!
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Nice find!
Some enjoy completing sets, but if you're just looking to get the most bang
for your buck, then you'll have to do a bit of analysis. How much did you
buy it for? Make a wanted list with all of the missing pieces and play around
with the Easy Buy/Buy All page to get an idea of how much it would cost to complete
the set. Then look at some of the used listings and try to determine whether
or not it would be worth it to complete the set or sell it as is. And I would
definitely disassemble the set before you ship it; I have never had anyone try
to ship me a used set assembled before (except for stickered assemblies, of course).
I hope that helps!
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| | | | | | | Author: | MrPetovan | | Posted: | Jun 14, 2021 08:31 | | Subject: | Re: Best way to sell an incomplete set? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| What Wildchicken13 said is already pretty complete about the choice to complete
the set or not. I personally enjoy completing sets but I've seen several
listings where sellers didn't bother and instead described the missing parts
and gave a big markdown to their set.
On the other hand, I have bought a few Used sets in several large assemblies.
In theses cases, it's probable the parted out sets would have taken more
volume for shipping because these sets were Creator sets with a dense design,
but for the Hogwarts castle I expect parting it out would take less space because
of the sheer volume of the building interiors made with the parts that you would
be reclaiming.
In Help, wildchicken13 writes:
| | Some enjoy completing sets, but if you're just looking to get the most bang
for your buck, then you'll have to do a bit of analysis. How much did you
buy it for? Make a wanted list with all of the missing pieces and play around
with the Easy Buy/Buy All page to get an idea of how much it would cost to complete
the set. Then look at some of the used listings and try to determine whether
or not it would be worth it to complete the set or sell it as is. And I would
definitely disassemble the set before you ship it; I have never had anyone try
to ship me a used set assembled before (except for stickered assemblies, of course).
I hope that helps!
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | Cosmos42 | | Posted: | Jun 15, 2021 00:37 | | Subject: | Re: Best way to sell an incomplete set? | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| Thank you both for the quick replies! Time to go make a shopping list... Happy
bricking!
In Help, MrPetovan writes:
| | What Wildchicken13 said is already pretty complete about the choice to complete
the set or not. I personally enjoy completing sets but I've seen several
listings where sellers didn't bother and instead described the missing parts
and gave a big markdown to their set.
On the other hand, I have bought a few Used sets in several large assemblies.
In theses cases, it's probable the parted out sets would have taken more
volume for shipping because these sets were Creator sets with a dense design,
but for the Hogwarts castle I expect parting it out would take less space because
of the sheer volume of the building interiors made with the parts that you would
be reclaiming.
In Help, wildchicken13 writes:
| | Some enjoy completing sets, but if you're just looking to get the most bang
for your buck, then you'll have to do a bit of analysis. How much did you
buy it for? Make a wanted list with all of the missing pieces and play around
with the Easy Buy/Buy All page to get an idea of how much it would cost to complete
the set. Then look at some of the used listings and try to determine whether
or not it would be worth it to complete the set or sell it as is. And I would
definitely disassemble the set before you ship it; I have never had anyone try
to ship me a used set assembled before (except for stickered assemblies, of course).
I hope that helps!
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