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Originally Posted by OldOfflineMan
Back in '09 when I didn't know any better, I sold off my entire G1 collection to a dealer in one shot. Found out later he was giving me about 40c-50c on the dollar, but was reasonable given them taking the risk of an internet deal where pictures can't tell the whole story.
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Getting 50% of what you'd get selling the stuff yourself is pretty much standard from the dealers. I have a couple local guys I buy from and I've seen what they go through to sell the stuff.
They'll take the good with the bad and make their profit off the easy to sell stuff. Everything else gets blown out in lots to get rid of it quickly. They usually aren't picky about completeness or discolouration as long as they see a profit in the better stuff.
I used to sell at toy shows and always knew what everything my lot was worth at my prices. Once I got sick of selling the stuff myself, I waited for the inevitable "how much for everything" offer. Asked for 60%, good riddance, cash in my pocket.
Got to have some good stuff in there though. Dealers won't touch a lot of crap unless you give it away for a steal.
