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General => News => Topic started by: Rasputin on December 12, 2014, 16:40:48
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Hi, I keep seeing a commercial element to posts in here and at the pcc. It got me thinking that this is either Christmas time or a growing trend of collectors to supplement their collection budgets with sales. Are most scalpers actually fellow collectors trying to collect more?
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I started out playing with it and then turned to collecting as an "grown-up" (okay, I still play :lol: ). I haven't sold any piece of Playmobil - did consider selling off the "extras" that I somehow acquired from neighborhood kids but every time I do it, I back out with an "what if?" moment - what if I needed it in the future? Thus, any Playmobil that comes into the house is there to stay - for now.
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I've kept everything, I dont think I ever will sell playmobil. At best I might give away what I dont use to kids in my enviroment if I think they'd like it.
Like figures and such.. I got a few I won't use.
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I've only given stuff away or traded. Only things like doubles, accessories or giveaways that I don't use myself.
But I might one day. It's sometimes tempting to buy bargain deals which you know will catch better prices on EBay. But then the hassle of selling scares me off.
As for my own collection, so far, most of it is indispensible ;D
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I might sell something eventually. I have many sets from the golden age, small armies of knights and redcoats etc. My playmobil collection still accounts for the biggest share of my total toy collection, but it's about time i started downsizing a bit. Problem is most of it is in another country, and in any case i'm too lazy to sell on ebay, pack, dispatch etc.
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Well the results so far indicate that we have a bunch of playmo-hoarders :xgift: :xmascheer: :house: Buy, Celebrate and Store... :lol:
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Well the results so far indicate that we have a bunch of playmo-hoarders :xgift: :xmascheer: :house: Buy, Celebrate and Store... :lol:
Playmo hoarding does seem to be taking the poll by storm ;D
Very cute
Buy :xgift:
Celebrate :xmascheer:
Store :house:
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I broke the streak. Sometimes I buy lots for particular parts and then end up with some I can't imagine using in the foreseeable future. Space is limited, so if I'm not keen on it, it goes.
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I chose the last option but it's actually really rare for e to sell anything. I did sell off some extras prior to my last trip to Germany since I knew I would be buying while there. There's rarely such a thing as extra though. I'm always afraid I will need it some time, and I have found uses for things I never thought I would. Like the colored lanterns from the recent game. I ended up opening my game and using them in my current diorama for a booth selling lighting.
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I collect primarily for myself. Sometimes I buy sets for specific pieces and then sell or trade the parts I don't need.
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The only stuff I've sold has been rubbish I got as part of lots that included other pieces I really wanted, or parts for a special thing I wanted to do but then was done with. I mean here mainly the Rhodesian soldier I did. Once I had that pic I didn't need the green mountie or all those aquarium workers or whatever they were that Tiermann bought off me.
I have a couple MIB sets that I may sell one day when I am destitute, but for now the retentive pleasure of holding on to them is worth more than money.
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I have reached a point where apart from specials and old sets that I particularly want to collect, most of the Playmobil I buy is for Kirkbean Exhibition.
To create the large dioramas I often need to get multiples of certain items, and because of lack of space and the need to fund the next exhibition I do sell on certain pieces. Obviously it makes sense to choose a time when I think I will get a good price such as Christmas although some items sell well all year round.
I also have customised figures by changing parts and sold those to good effect.
At the exhibition itself I have a sales table which I usually stock with either items I have sourced for a reasonable price on eBay or with extras from previous years.
If I had the space and never-ending pot of money then I would keep it all but putting on the exhibition is very expensive so selling things on is the only way I can keep it going.
Having said that, my collection does continue to grow and grow each year!
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I've only given stuff away or traded. Only things like doubles, accessories or giveaways that I don't use myself.
But I might one day. It's sometimes tempting to buy bargain deals which you know will catch better prices on EBay. But then the hassle of selling scares me off.
As for my own collection, so far, most of it is indispensible ;D
Exactly the same here! :)
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I voted for the last option. Ages ago I did get plenty of stuff for mount 3.. Some of those, I have NO IDEA why :-[ Including LARGE stuff, that will be a pain to ship. What was I thinking? Of course, back then, ebay worked a LOT better. Maybe that's why.
These days, it's rare.. Of course, since I'm not rich, if I cross any interesting valuable item.. duh. Anyways, most (all?) of the stuff I have for trade/sale is repeatead, so...
I suppose when I eventually (if ever) get to really organize the stuff we have, there will be non-repeats on mount 3, and I'll do my best to try and sell it. (rescue, pirates/soldiers and recent at least need a good trim :( - unless the euromillion balls start cooperating! :P)
I need also to follow skypurr's example, and try to sell some customs... since I get a LOT of klickys for this or that part, sometimes we do have plenty of non-interesting klicky parts... that are probably great to someone else..
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I wasn't sure which box to tick but, basically I buy figures and sets which I need and if I get parts or figures which are of no use to me I'll sell them to bring a bit of money back in but, it's certainly not why I buy figures.
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I've never sold. If times were desperate, I might sell, but until those bad times happen, I won't sell. I do hoard, 'just in case' I might want to use an item (or 'just in case' the missing parts of an item might somehow find their way to me), but if I know someone else would appreciate something more than myself, I'm happy to give it to them.
I wish I knew whether anyone might like this (http://www.animobil.info/text/3e258fc-1947.html), because it is so cute, and yet I'll never ever use it for any scene....
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I have never sold any of my playmobil and as i plan to live for ever :loco: they all stick with me
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Never sell. I need more space urgently :hmm:
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I use to sell individual clickies found at yard sales to allow me to buy items for my pirate collection. That was 10 years ago. When I got kids, all got packed and put away. When they turned 4-5, some stuff was donated to my kids 'for the good cause', and now they are turning 10 & 8, and it seems it's reaching the end of another cycle. Now I'm selling the excess stuff to buy other 'necessities' such as a laptop for school work.
Still not sure if I'm ready to sell off my actual Pirate collection (almost complete from 1978 till 2001), or if I should put in that extra bit of effort to replace certain set with MI(S)B versions..
Anyways, first selling the content of two very big 'played with' boxes, and then the big decision. We'll see.
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We mainly buy things we want to keep and inevitably, as others have said, when buying mixed secondhand lots this means we acquire a lot of things we don't want or need. Some things are not very popular with anyone in our family (for example Special Agents, Construction, Airports), so these are easy to part with.
My wife and I became more 'commercial' in the last couple of years, actively buying secondhand PM for resale. This meant targeted buying of certain themes (zoo, hospital, school, castles, fantasy, fire, police, etc.) which seem to sell well on ebay. We have now come to the conclusion that in order to do this well, it takes a lot of time and effort and the return on outlay may not be all that great, especially as I always buy loads of missing parts from DS to make what we sell as complete as possible. If I could just bung the stuff out on ebay without worrying too much about the quality, condition or completeness, it would take far less time and make more money, but I won't work like that, so my bad! There are plenty of people selling Playmobil online and no doubt it is possible to make a living at it, but we have decided to restrict ourselves to collecting for the love of it from now on!
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I'm a hoarder for sure but seeing as I already had a diverse collection of other dolls and play sets prior to discovering the joy of Playmobil I won't be collecting much more Playmobil which is difficult as my hand twitches over the mouse when I'm browsing the bay but I have to resist.
Graham how is that working out for you, being married to a fellow collector?
I'm lucky in that my husband supports my love of collecting and playing with dolls and toys and he does help and advise me when I'm constructing a diorama but he does have a tendency to try and take over and that can be quite difficult when you both have different visions :lol:
Mandy J
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I voted for #1 as I have yet to get around to actually selling any Playmobil. I'd like to move myself into the last group but just don't have the time right now. I do sell my son's old toys in a local consignment sale and have thought of bagging up the stuff I didn't want from the newer princess & fairy sets - there is a bunch of stuff that I would never miss.