Southern Bandit Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Streamlining time again, going to be putting some kits up FS on Ebay this afternoon, perhaps the best way to gauge their value is to watch other example already on sale there? I did for one I have going, its a WnW OOP Hannover C1.II, cant remember what I paid for it? but one went the other day for £255! Was just wondering if there was another way to get an estimate on their value? mine are all mint still in bags un-started ETC, as new really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 You can watch a kit on ebay one week for for a certain price, then another the following go for something completely different, best time to end an auction is Sunday evening. Thunda and Southern Bandit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Bandit Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 (edited) Good one, yeah I'll time auction end for Sunday evening. Edit : A week this Sunday that is. Edited September 11, 2018 by Southern Bandit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 List on a Thursday evening for ten days. Southern Bandit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Bandit Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 Thanks .. will do, gives me a bit of time to go through the stash and consider if I really do want to part with some, have sold before and ended up buying same kit again in the future ... I think we've all done that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbk57 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 The best way to gauge value of model kits on ebay is to run an advanced search on the kit you are selling and look at sold listings. then you can see the recent highs lows and kind of figure what it is really worth. There will still be outliers on both ends because there is always someone that buys too high and there is always someone that lists a buy it now or otherwise gets a low price. Generally though when I want to know what something is worth I look at the advanced search. Bill_S, Tnarg, Southern Bandit and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Bandit Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbk57 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 No problem, I am a big fan of using the advanced search feature, you really should always use it before buying on ebay. I bought a greenworks leaf blower and forgot to check advanced this week, I could have saved another $20.00 on my purchase if I had checked sales history. I over bid by a few bucks on an auction. Still happy with my purchase in that case but you should always check advanced search. Southern Bandit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Every couple of months, I get a detailed list from Dean's Hobby Stop in Michigan. He deals predominantly in OOP kits; I've used his list to get a ballpark price on kits I've put up for sale. There are often times, though, that what I'm looking to price isn't on his flyer. Sold listings on ebay is where I go next. Southern Bandit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Search on eBay for your kit, then click on the "Sold items" button on the left, not completed. This tells you what and when things have actually sold for. Remember that you might be better keeping a kit for a while, especially if a market is flooded. A good example is the Dragon sale a few months ago, people were buying 1/32 BF 110's for less than $30 USD shipped, but now, they have gone back up in value a bit, selling three months ago would have only gotten the same. CATCplSlade, Southern Bandit and Out2gtcha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 All good advice, exactly how I do ebay as well. Out2gtcha and Southern Bandit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Yep, all good advice here. EBay can be a beneficial tool to use for selling as well but as mentioned above, it all comes down to what any particular user wants to pay for any particular kit on any given day. Southern Bandit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanKB Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 3 hours ago, Jennings Heilig said: It's like anything else: a kit is worth exactly as much as someone is willing to pay for it on a given day. Watching eBay for a while will prove that. It may be "worth" $500 today, but $50 tomorrow. There's no rhyme or reason to it. It's just human nature. There is no magic book that tells what kits are worth. Any such list is just someone's opinion. Presaxctly. Just depends if somebody really wants what you're selling, if the happen to see your ad, and if they can't be bothered to research it properly. 3 hours ago, 1to1scale said: Search on eBay for your kit, then click on the "Sold items" button on the left, not completed. This tells you what and when things have actually sold for. Remember that you might be better keeping a kit for a while, especially if a market is flooded. A good example is the Dragon sale a few months ago, people were buying 1/32 BF 110's for less than $30 USD shipped, but now, they have gone back up in value a bit, selling three months ago would have only gotten the same. This. Search for what kits actually sold for. Still not absolutely right, but gives a good range. Don't forget, if the wife asks, half the value, then half it again. The "avoid divorce" adjustment factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 3 hours ago, Jennings Heilig said: It's like anything else: a kit is worth exactly as much as someone is willing to pay for it on a given day. Watching eBay for a while will prove that. It may be "worth" $500 today, but $50 tomorrow. There's no rhyme or reason to it. It's just human nature. There is no magic book that tells what kits are worth. Any such list is just someone's opinion. Yes, and what you really need on eBay is to find at least two people on eBay who want your kit. Then it becomes a question of how bad one of those people want it! It never goes well if only one person wants it, unless you just put it up as a buy-it-now purchase at a set price, but that is no fun. Southern Bandit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 5 hours ago, cbk57 said: The best way to gauge value of model kits on ebay is to run an advanced search on the kit you are selling and look at sold listings. then you can see the recent highs lows and kind of figure what it is really worth. There will still be outliers on both ends because there is always someone that buys too high and there is always someone that lists a buy it now or otherwise gets a low price. Generally though when I want to know what something is worth I look at the advanced search. This is the answer and the right way to do it. BiggTim and Southern Bandit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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