Toys &amp; Hobbies

The Metzee team2 min read

How to sell toys and collectibles on Metzee

For a boxed collectible, the box is not packaging. It is most of what you are selling.

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Buying toys and collectibles in a live auction

Ask for the back of the box and the contents laid out. Both are usually missing from the photos.

Pricing toys and collectibles for a live auction

Sealed, boxed, complete and loose are four prices for one object. Pick the right one.

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Packing and posting toys and boxed collectibles

Never post a boxed collectible in its own box. That sentence is the whole guide.

Describing the condition of toys and collectibles

Grade the item and the box separately, and say what is missing before anyone asks.

What are your toys and collectibles worth?

For anything boxed, the cardboard is a large part of the answer.

Photographing toys and collectibles

Every face of the box, and the contents laid out. The packaging is half the listing.

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Delivering toys and collectibles: courier, local or collection

The box is the item, which makes the parcel bigger than the thing inside it.

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Questions to ask before bidding on toys and collectibles

Show me the back of the box and lay out what is inside it.

How toys and collectibles are graded

Two objects, two grades — and for anything boxed, the cardboard carries the price.

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Getting the size right when buying toys and collectibles

A scale is a ratio, not a height. Ask for the figure measured and the box measured.

Storing and caring for toys and collectibles

The box goes soft before the toy does, and sunlight yellows plastic for good.

Starting a toy and collectible collection

Pick one line. Decide early whether you are a boxed collector or a loose one.

Common mistakes selling toys and collectibles

Using the collectible box as the shipping carton. It arrives, and the value does not.