Re: [OT] Selling Figs, old games stuff, etc.

On Tue, 31 Oct 2000 16:02:44 -0500 "Barclay, Tom" <tomb@bitheads.com>
writes:
>Hi All
>
>This is an opinion question: What's the best method to sell old games 
>and
>figs? I have things like 
>1) a whole company of GW Blood Angels marines, painted, with scouts 
>and
>terminators (about 100 or so)

Yawn, Oh sorry...

>2) a pile of old AD&D and other games stuff (too numerous to list in 
>any
>reasonable time) 

Sigh.  Trying to sell these off myself...

>3) Some other games I never play anymore (Microarmour, etc). 
>etc. 
>

Microarmour?!?!  Want any 25mm historicals in trade?

>I might want to dispose of some of the least used stuff with the idea 
>that
>it is senseless to have stuff in scales you don't play (28mm) and for 
>games
>you don't play much when you could have more stuff in the games you do 
>play
>and in the scales you do use. 
>

SSSH!  We heretics that believe 'that' can be pummeled with bits of lead
until we beg to recant if the  'can't have enough lead' fanatics find
out...

>I have considered:
>1) posts to the list (but it might be commercial and therefore 
>inappropos)
>2) posts at a local hobby store

Fair, limited exposure but you and/or buyers can ensure each is on the
'up and up' as a trader fairly easily...

>3) posts on the web (ie put up some pics and a list and see what 
>happens)

deja.com has a rec.games.miniatures.misc and r.g.m.warhammer(?) plus
r.g.m.historical lists.  Plus a r.g.boardgames(?).marketplace?

E-groups.com has several lists you could check out.
>4) on-line actions like E-bay (but I'm ignorant of how this works or 
>how
>successful it might be)
>

I used to bid on stuff but when the final buyers were buying at 200% of
original retail 
>Some of you have undoubtedly done this. Please share with me your 
>secrets,
>advice, warnings, etc. 
>

It's just like off line selling, only chopped up in bits of conversation
via e-mail.  And the usual rik of misunderstanding without facial
expessions/gestures as in real conversation - or tone as in telephone
conversations.

You forgot:

4) Convention Flea markets!

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