I need a little advice on how to best sell a huge joblot of figures I have amassed.
I have around 700 figures and want to sell them all for the best price
Should I create smaller grouped lots or do them all in one joblot.
Should I maybe do just a star wars lot, a Harry potter lot, a superheros lot,
etc..
Separately?
They are all complete but only about half of them have their weapon or hand held
piece.
Would an auction be better, or set a price and ask for that?
Some are just city figures, some are more rare at around £15 each. Is it better
to keep the rare gems in the joblot or sell them individually. I am looking
for a fast transaction though.
I'm stumped on how to even photograph all of it, as many photos would be
required
For all licensed/rare figures, selling individually is absolutely the way to
go. Most collectors already have many figures of a particular theme and are looking
for specific ones. Or even those who have a beloved character. If you sell as
a lot, you're going to need to price it lower, and it'll be often those
looking to resell individual figures.
You'll want to familiarize yourself with things to look for item condition
such as places where cracks/stress lines on torsos appear, arms etc. If selling
figures on BrickLink, they do not include handheld accessories. You can see what
is included with a figure by looking up its inventory. They do include things
like backpacks/back attachments if part of the official figure, but never handheld
accessories. I believe there's no issue with adding a note to say you are
including extras with a figure though, should you wish to.
For more normal figures like City, Town etc, and especially figures that have
damage, these are better to sell either locally/online groups or auction sites
etc with photos for them. You can sell custom lots or damaged items on BrickLink
but custom lots are harder to see, so you'll want to post on the forum potentially
to say that you have it listed. And anything with damage you need to be very
descriptive. On other platforms, you can usually be more generic in described
wear/damage.
You'll need to receive 1 positive feedback to open a store, which you can
get from placing an order with a store. I'm in Canada (but do sell to the
UK), and am a seller who gives feedback upon payment, but you may find stores
that wait until you've finalized the order as Completed and left them feedback
before they will. Read the store terms that you're buying from to know if
they leave feedback after payment if you're trying to get one quickly for
to put in a new store request -- or hopefully some local sellers will also
let you know in this thread
After that, you'll be able to upgrade your buyer status to seller (so your
account can do both), and that kicks off the New Seller Verification process.
More info here: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2440
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. Good luck!
(We can't edit threads and I just realized I forgot your photograph question)
That's one of the great things about BrickLink - you don't need photographs.
You may want to upload your own are when you listing items with damage and want
the buyer to see exactly what they are receiving - especially for rare/expensive
figures. Or when listing a custom lot. The most important thing though is still
writing out specifics about the condition such as cracks, fading to print, etc...
But for items in great condition, no photos are required (nor additional notes
about the item).
United Kingdom
Canada, Ontario
