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Warning: bit of a sob story My flatmate died recently, which aside from being a real fucking shitter generally ( I've known him since the late 80's and flatshared with him well over a decade) it's also left me in a bit of a fix. The man was a shopaholic. Something of a hoarder, in fact. I'm dealing with the mountain of stuff as best I can and some of it is already either gone, binned or spoken for, but there's stuff no one obviously wants and his parents have insisted I flog it to aid my inevitable moving out. So, a fair few boxes of lego (I assume all the bits are in there, he seemed more interested in having them than building them), and a metric fuckload of manga and anime. How do I sell this stuff quickly for more than a pittance? Or should I just find one of those house clearance people and try not to get fleeced too badly? I have no idea how much I should be asking for it anyway. There's a mountain of DVDs and CDs too, some actions figures, mostly still in blister packs; ME3 figures, more anime figures, couple of new star wars ones. Gah. So. Much. Stuff. |
I could do with some advice
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MetalDog 24,076 posts
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Not sure about the stuff, but sorry to hear that MD.
Maybe job lot as much of it as possible in eBay, or car boot? -
Skirlasvoud 4,039 posts
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Registered 11 years agoJesus fuck mate, I'm so sorry to hear that Metaldog! 
Well, the good thing is that the lego was only collected rather than played with, it could still fetch a wonderful price. It's not still in the original package and with the box that goes with it, is it?
I actually think you have the best chance flogging the legos for a good price. There has to be collectors out there... -
You-can-call-me-kal 23,013 posts
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Registered 15 years agoHeya. Sorry to hear that...
I don’t know the absolute best way, but in terms of relative ease and speed without getting completely rinsed, eBay is the way to go for the action figures and Lego and all that. Geeky stuff is generally much less likely to get fraudsters and such than tech stuff. Things like CDs and DVDs aren’t worth much these days but you could sell them in boxes of 50 or something and treat them as lucky dips. Again I’m not an expert so someone else might have a better idea, but yeah. And sorry again, that super sucks arse. -
Load_2.0 33,582 posts
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Registered 18 years agoSorry to hear that.
Any house clearance service or second hand place will give you bugger all. Especially for the media.
EBay would be a good bet for the cds and dvds but it's a lot of faff. I would suggest bundling it up in lots.
I genuinely have no idea about the figures. Google may help. If they are in the blister packs there might be a few gems. If the Lego is still boxed and bagged that should hold value.
Best of luck and sorry about your friend. -
The dvds you could take to grainger games or cex. They might take the cds too and the anime and figures
The manga I'd contact a dealer and see if they're interested.
Otherwise, it's a case of taking pictures and sticking them on ebay and seeing what happens i guess.
If you get sick if it, you can call the house clearance people or give it to a charity shop. You don't want to be spending forever doing this.
Sorry for your loss and hope things work out for you. -
Tomo 19,565 posts
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Registered 18 years agoDepending on where you live, Gumtree is excellent for flogging stuff without the eBay fees. Great in London, and probably other cities. Less so in the sticks. -
Sorry to hear about your flatmate.
A lot of children' hospices and charities take donations before Christmas for presents, and your local hospital might appreciate some of the stuff.
Boxed and sealed lego could be worth a bit of cash, depending on what it is. Harry Potter stuff, for instance, is worth a small fortune. You would need to search for lego and the model code on eBay to get an idea. -
Load_2.0 33,582 posts
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Registered 18 years agoI sold a bunch of stuff on Facebook marketplace.
Might be useful. No fees, piss easy and you can set it to collection only.
You will be besieged by messages and cheapskates trying to lowball you though. -
BigOrkWaaagh 10,554 posts
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Registered 14 years agoMusic Magpie now buy Lego so you could potentially shift it all in one go, although obviously for less than you could get selling private. -
Metalfish 9,191 posts
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Registered 16 years agoBummer.
I'd probably just chuck it at CEX and see what sticks. Get fuck all for it, mind. Maybe google the going rate of anything sealed first, mind. -
Youthist 14,723 posts
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Registered 16 years agoSorry to hear MD. How come he died and what age was he? -
freddymercurystwin 2,825 posts
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Registered 17 years agoSell all the Lego on eBay, can't say about the other stuff, forget house clearance people you won't even get a pittance. -
Skirlasvoud 4,039 posts
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Registered 11 years agoApparently LEGO geeks are called AFOLS. If you’re not feeling it, I could make the time to create a few posts on AFOL forums asking for the best course of action for those Lego’s MetalDog.
http://www.brickish.org
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Derblington 35,161 posts
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Registered 17 years agoSorry for your loss, MD.
There’s a LEGO thread on here. Post the stuff in there and we should be able to help with pricing, and potentially taking some of it off you. -
MetalDog 24,076 posts
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Registered 20 years agoCheers guys, stuff to consider.
Landlord's served notice, so time is an issue, but I ought to be able to get something halfway decent done via these suggestions. Not being a driver is a real PITA in these situations! I'll sell what I can, give away what isn't worth selling and get some pikey with a van to haul away the rest, I guess.
@Youthist - He was 49 and had a lot of health issues, but it was cardiac arrest in the end. The fact that he ate like a twat certainly didn't help his other issues. -
Jono62 27,356 posts
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Registered 13 years agoSorry to hear your friend and flatmate died MD. I hope you are doing Ok? It may be worth putting some pictures of the Lego in the Lego thread here. -
Frogofdoom 17,973 posts
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Registered 9 years agoJust punt the DVDs and CDs to music magpie, the money they fetch isn't worth the effort to do otherwise.
Lego and action figures pop on eBay, just do fairly short auctions if you are time limited.
I wouldn't use Gumtree or Facebook as you will have to deal with loads of people and potentially no shows and timewasters. -
Not-a-reviewer 7,686 posts
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Registered 7 years agoFor Lego there are some Facebook groups where people but and sell for far more than they should. It's not kids either, my 40 year old boys uses it. -
@MetalDog hey MD
As Derbs has already said, there's a Lego thread on this very forum, that has about 50 very active Lego enthusiasts in it, and we can all help in terms of pricing and, again, probably buy up a fair bit of it as well to save you the hassle of fees, people low-balling you, etc.
I think that's where the most money is likely to be had from the stuff (maybe Manga, but would have to be very rare, collectible stuff to be worth more than a few quid) and therefore the Facebook groups idea sounds like a real plan. I've had huge success selling some older retro games on there before, and getting more than I would on eBay without all the fees. And they'll come and collect too. Most of my stuff has sold within an hour or two.
For the Lego, any collectors will want to know about condition of boxes, non-smoking environment, etc. etc. so make a note of that. You'll get more if it is, so worth stating if so. If not, just be prepared to lose about 25% off of the usual price as a rough estimate.
More than any of that though, obviously sorry to hear the news and hope you're holding up. -
You-can-call-me-kal 23,013 posts
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Registered 15 years agoTomo wrote:
It’s not great for niche interest stuff. Better for sofas and TVs and things like that. Could be a way to get rid of the CDs and DVDs.
Depending on where you live, Gumtree is excellent for flogging stuff without the eBay fees. Great in London, and probably other cities. Less so in the sticks. -
nickthegun 87,711 posts
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Registered 16 years agoThe easiest thing to do with the cds/dvds is to just box them up and fire them off to music magpie. You'll get pence but it will be far less of a faff than selling one or two to some time wasters on Craigslist -
Decks 31,013 posts
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Registered 6 years agoreviewer wrote:
Jesus how old are you?!
For Lego there are some Facebook groups where people but and sell for far more than they should. It's not kids either, my 40 year old boys uses it. -
You-can-call-me-kal 23,013 posts
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Registered 15 years agonickthegun wrote:
Or just give them to a charity shop.
The easiest thing to do with the cds/dvds is to just box them up and fire them off to music magpie. You'll get pence but it will be far less of a faff than selling one or two to some time wasters on Craigslist -
Bung it all to auction, that way you’ve got someone who wants to get as much as possible for it because it will boost their fee.
Make sure it’s an auction house that does online bidding, most do now, but check to make sure
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