Selling
your toys
Selling your toys has always been a problem in most
areas of the country and from what I have seen lately it is getting worse. I
try to ask people when I am at a toy show how the market is going and the
most common story is getting the same customers and not building new
clientele.
I find this answer in every part of the country I go
to. There are several reasons for this. Toy shows are mostly a local event
and unless it is a very large venue the weekend hunter can not make a trip
to sell something that he does not know the real value of.
I am going to go by a list I made up several years ago
to cover all the places to sell your toys and it is not going to be a large
one. There are many reasons for this and I know you don't want to
spend the time reading a lot of stuff that will not get you to where you can
sell your toys.
1. We have to use geography to help get this paper
written as there are many areas of the country there is no local market for
toys such as matchbox and hot wheels.
LOCAL AUCTION HOUSES
Local auction houses that usually have a Friday night
or Saturday night auction is not a good option but it is an option. First
get some idea of the value of the toys first and then when you place the
toys up for auction put a reserve on the toys if it is allowed. If it is not
allowed Then I would not use that auction service.
If you allow the items to hit the auction floor
without a reserve then the auctioneer has the right to sell the items to the
highest bidder and it is not fun to see a box of hot wheels sell for two
dollars. The buyer makes out like a bandit and I go home with two dollars.
The local auction house in a small town usually has
the same people and there are always a few eBay dealers at every auction so
with two people bidding on your toys you might get a reasonable value for
your toys, but remember research.
Toy Clubs
One of the best arenas for making contacts are toy
clubs. Most of the major cities in the US has toy collector clubs.
Don't expect to get a lot of results from contacting
toy clubs and always be on the lookout for people trying to cheat you from
these clubs. Most are honest people in these clubs but there is never an
absolute in anything. below is a list of clubs for some of the toys you may
have.
http://matchboxclub.com/
http://www.mbxforum.com/
http://www.hotwheelscollectors.com/
http://www.texashwcollectors.org/
https://www.facebook.com/windycityhotwheelsclub
http://oshkoshhotwheelsclub.weebly.com/
http://dinkyclub.com/
http://www.dinkysite.com/
That is enough for today I have stage four cancer and
my strength has to be divided up between several projects I am working on.
Will write some more on this project in the morning.
Ervin, Grumpy old man