Selling your toys on TFsource

[Ironwave]

I am looking to sell some of my collection, in order to get to the Seekers set from Takara (Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp). This came to my attention that perhaps it would be best to sell them to a Toy store online, and TFsource came in mind. Has anybody done business with them? Like selling your toys to them? Would I get ripped? or they go accordingly with retail price?

Thanks

[predahank]

I have not sold anything this way but as a business for profit, i'll guess that they wouldn't leave you with the shirt on your back. Try local, be it kijiji or craigslist. If you get no interest then most likely the market is telling you that you're asking too much.
good luck

[fordjuse]

Originally Posted by Ironwave

TFsource

Thanks

TFsource is a business. Do not expect to get full value of anything. Loose stuff will command MUCH LESS than boxed or carded figures.

[Sir Prime A Lot]

I sent them a spreadsheet of over 1000 items, all itemized with details and they didn't even have the decency to respond to me. That was over a year ago so don't even bother contacting them.

[omegacanuck]

Where are you located? Anyone who buys a collection as a whole is going to be looking for a pretty decent discount, but you might find yourself saving shipping to the US if you find someone local. Maybe someone here will be willing to work with you.

[Einstein]

I sold over half of my collection to them several years ago, the process was long. The collection I sold was valued around $20,000 and they gave me just shy of $7000 for it (US Dollars, which at the time was almost at par)

Mine was 36 LARGE BOXES of assorted loose and MISB stuff from G1 to current at the time.

They only pay with check and you have to send everything to them first to verify it. (That was very expensive, but I can tell anyone who is doing something like this, use the shipping service with Costco, it saved me a LOT of money)

The overall process took over a month and too be honest if I didn't really need the 7 Grand like I did at the time I never would have done it. To be honest my stuff was far more valuable than I was given, and they gave me the best offer.

BBTS offer was downright insulting, and Ages Three and Up was lower than TFSource.

No one else was even interested.

EDIT*** I should add, your bank will give you a hard time with cashing the check they send you as well unless you tell them to send a certified check.

[Pascal]

Yeah, don't waste your time with TFsource, they will probably not respond.

[Einstein]

Originally Posted by Pascal

Yeah, don't waste your time with TFsource, they will probably not respond.

I really hate to agree with Pascal, but yeah, don't do business with them

[Ironwave]

The thing is I want to sell my collection as a lot, it would cost me less on shipping if I sell 1 or 2 at a time

[python]

Originally Posted by Ironwave

I am looking to sell some of my collection, in order to get to the Seekers set from Takara (Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp). This came to my attention that perhaps it would be best to sell them to a Toy store online, and TFsource came in mind. Has anybody done business with them? Like selling your toys to them? Would I get ripped? or they go accordingly with retail price?

Thanks

Like most business's you would get less than half (or half if quality item) what the item should sell for. Not what you paid for the item.

Using your For Sale thread as an example, you MIGHT get $60 for your loose Henkei Seekers.

If you want to move them, better to cut your asking price to like $100 for the set. You would likely move it faster and get a better deal. (or just drop by $20 a week until someone jumps)

Locally, I buy MISB/MOC for far better prices than the local Giant Robot Comics (what I need/want) but they'll buy it all in one shot and some people just want to be one and done.