darkSpyro

So I'm in a bind for some cash and with almost 40 boxed Skylanders I think it's time to sell them off. I just wanted to know if there was a site that has the average going price for certain figures on eBay?
I've got all of the store variants, Granite Crusher, Molten Hot Dog, Jade Flashwing, GITD Sonic Boom, Legendary Bouncer, Legendary 3 pack, Blue Bash and Red Drill Sergeant. A few Variants, White Stump Smash, Flocked Stump Smash, Toy Fair Chop Chop, Scarlett Ninjini.

i could take the scarlet off your hands....

Shy of eBay comparisons, not sure if a site does exist. If it does, I'd love to know what it is since I'm looking at it from a buyer's perspective. Toy Fair Chop Chop, for example, peaks my interest but I don't know what the fair rate would be. Hopefully you find something out.

Send me a PM if you want to sell without going through eBay. I'm still looking for Polar Whirlwind and Scarlet Ninjini.

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Shy of eBay comparisons, not sure if a site does exist. If it does, I'd love to know what it is since I'm looking at it from a buyer's perspective. Toy Fair Chop Chop, for example, peaks my interest but I don't know what the fair rate would be. Hopefully you find something out.

Yeah that's why I'd like to find an average price instead of throwing them on eBay for a buy it now of $300 or something like everyone else does. I know I've seen a link posted that showed average prices but I can't find it anymore.

Looking at recent end prices should help with what you're asking--especially if that's your target. My opinion... 0.99 start bid no reserve should get you more or less what you're asking...individual sales will help you with your overall "take" as opposed to "one big one". I'm always baffled how an all in one auction doesn't do anything but if someone needs one particular character they're willing to break the bank.

Also, offering them at around the same time and being friendly on additions to shipping will help--or better yet offer FAST n FREE. Don't be fooled about high shipping prices--your end price will suffer as a result.

My experience has come from observation and seeing others and as far as I think the above is my personal "best practice" for selling in general.

Maybe this will help
http://videogames.pricechartin...es?sort-by=name

Quote: GhostRoaster

Looking at recent end prices should help with what you're asking--especially if that's your target. My opinion... 0.99 start bid no reserve should get you more or less what you're asking...individual sales will help you with your overall "take" as opposed to "one big one". I'm always baffled how an all in one auction doesn't do anything but if someone needs one particular character they're willing to break the bank.

Also, offering them at around the same time and being friendly on additions to shipping will help--or better yet offer FAST n FREE. Don't be fooled about high shipping prices--your end price will suffer as a result.

My experience has come from observation and seeing others and as far as I think the above is my personal "best practice" for selling in general.

So you're saying listing them individually instead of all in one would get the most bang for my buck?


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Maybe this will help
http://videogames.pricechartin...es?sort-by=name

Awesome that's the link I was looking for, thanks.

I'll take the Toy Fair Choppy off your hands.

I'm guessing you probably want more than $10 for that molten hot dog?

I don't want to break any rules by discussing trades or selling to people on this forum so if there is any interest Private Message me with an offer.

Your avatar shows your torso covered with Skylanders and you say you are strapped for cash? I wonder how that could have happened?

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Your avatar shows your torso covered with Skylanders and you say you are strapped for cash? I wonder how that could have happened?

And that's relevant to the topic how exactly?

Quote: DutRank

So you're saying listing them individually instead of all in one would get the most bang for my buck?
http://videogames.pricechartin...es?sort-by=name
Awesome that's the link I was looking for, thanks.

Yes, if you're heading to Ebay to sell for the most profit, you have to list your items individually. If you list them as a large lot, you're mostly only going to get bidders that are looking to take your lot and flip it right back onto Ebay as individual item listings. Obviously, those bidders aren't looking to pay top dollar for your lot, since they need some wiggle room to profit off buying your stuff.
The only reason to list a large lot of Skylanders (in my opinion) is if you just simply want it all moved ASAP and you want cash regardless of whether you get market value for your items or not. You only have to deal with one buyer and one shipment that way.
But if you really want to maximize the value of the stuff you're selling, definitely go with listing them all individually, and make sure you have enough empty (small) shipping boxes handy to cover the number of listings you put up.

That Pricecharting.com website is fairly solid ... probably better than anything else out there currently ... but it has limitations because it doesn't seem to update as often for the Skylanders figures as it does for video games (discs, cartridges, etc.). If you want to know what a certain Skylander is worth on the open Ebay market, your best bet is to do your own research by scanning the recently ended items similar to what you are selling ... look at the ones that did sell, and also look at the completed listings that did NOT sell. That way, you can get an idea of what buyers are willing to pay for the item ... and also what they are NOT willing to pay for that item. Then, set your price accordingly.

I can tell you that the "going rate" on Ebay for the characters you listed is ....
Granite Crusher ~$35 and up
Jade Flashwing ~$10
Molten Hot Dog ~$12
GITD Sonic Boom ~$5
Legendary Bouncer ~$15 to $19
Legendary Giants 3-pack (Slam Bam, JetVac, Ignitor) ~$25 to $30
Blue Bash ~$25 to $30
Red Drill Sgt. ~$10
Flocked Stump Smash ~$40-$50

I don't know the prices on the White Stump Smash or Toy Fair Chop Chop because they're so rare, but I would guess over $100 for each. Scarlett Ninjini is too new and rare at this point to say what the "going rate" is on Ebay for her. We'll know soon, but not yet.

Hope this helps. Send me a PM if you want any more help. :-)

I haven't done any selling on eBay, and not much buying, and even I can tell you that individual listings would be best.

Besides the already-mentioned idea of people flipping your listing, with a large collection, the larger the collection the more likely your collection includes something the buyer already has. The only exception is someone new to the game who wants to jump start their collection. And most people wouldn't want to throw themselves THAT much into the game before even trying it! I can't tell you how many times I've decided against picking up a three pack because I have one character already. It seemed like pretty quickly I had one character out of EVERY SSA 3-pack. At least with Bash I had bought the single that same day and he was still in package, so I just returned him. I've had to relax this policy more recently and now have 3 Cynders in operation.

My point is that with multiple characters together, each character after the first is a possible reason against buying the package. I recently saw that some store put together a 4 pack of Eye-Brawl, Thumpback, Hot Head and Ninjini (putting Ninjini prominently in front), to entice people looking for Ninjini into buying it. Anyone paying attention would notice that the package is $60, so no savings/bulk rate whatsoever, but even without noticing this pricing snafu, anyone looking for any of those 4 characters, if they have one or more of the other three, each one owned is that much more incentive not to want the package.

So yeah, I advise individual listings.

Oh, and if you have and are willing to unload Boomer and/or Wham-Shell, those are the only two original characters neither I nor my nephews own, pleas PM me with what you might want for them. Many of your variants look interesting too (except Molten and LBouncer, both who I have), especially the Target exclusives as there aren't Targets around here, but I'm not sure I could justify the expense to myself, LOL!

individual listings always bring in more money, its ebay 101

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Quote: Himewad

Your avatar shows your torso covered with Skylanders and you say you are strapped for cash? I wonder how that could have happened?

And that's relevant to the topic how exactly?

It's not, and a little research will tell you what they are "worth" on the free market. But the little money you will score from selling these figs won't cure the root cause of the problem ... spending money you apparently don't have.

You may or may not be a true scalper, but you have created multiple threads asking how much your boxed figures are worth. It's suspicious.

Here is what they are worth: they are worth whatever the highest bidder pays for it. It's not rocket science. If you want a specific price, you don't risk an auction site that takes a percent of the sale price. Or else you list it as Buy It Now with eBay's commission built into your price.

if your strapped for cash then skylanders ain't a good game to start collecting.... also remember your not buying gold but figurines for a kid toy game... so in most cases you will not get the money back you spend on it...

i know the skylanders are aweshum and all but keep ur head cool... don't let the craze bug bite that bobby have let loose.... just saying.

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Quote: DutRank

Quote: Himewad

Your avatar shows your torso covered with Skylanders and you say you are strapped for cash? I wonder how that could have happened?

And that's relevant to the topic how exactly?

It's not, and a little research will tell you what they are "worth" on the free market. But the little money you will score from selling these figs won't cure the root cause of the problem ... spending money you apparently don't have.

You may or may not be a true scalper, but you have created multiple threads asking how much your boxed figures are worth. It's suspicious.

Here is what they are worth: they are worth whatever the highest bidder pays for it. It's not rocket science. If you want a specific price, you don't risk an auction site that takes a percent of the sale price. Or else you list it as Buy It Now with eBay's commission built into your price.

I've made one thread, this one, asking what my figures are worth. And what it looks like to me is that everyone else in this community wants to be helpful except for you.

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if your strapped for cash then skylanders ain't a good game to start collecting.... also remember your not buying gold but figurines for a kid toy game... so in most cases you will not get the money back you spend on it...

i know the skylanders are aweshum and all but keep ur head cool... don't let the craze bug bite that bobby have let loose.... just saying.

I've got plenty of money. I'm just wanting extra cash because I want to buy something nice for my wife for our anniversary and not have to go into our bill money. I've been collecting figures since Spyros Adventure so I'm not new to this.

Quote: DutRank

So I'm in a bind for some cash and with almost 40 boxed Skylanders I think it's time to sell them off. I just wanted to know if there was a site that has the average going price for certain figures on eBay?
I've got all of the store variants, Granite Crusher, Molten Hot Dog, Jade Flashwing, GITD Sonic Boom, Legendary Bouncer, Legendary 3 pack, Blue Bash and Red Drill Sergeant. A few Variants, White Stump Smash, Flocked Stump Smash, Toy Fair Chop Chop, Scarlett Ninjini.

I use this site: http://videogames.pricechartin...-%5Bseries-1%5D

Its on a Blue Bash but you can just plug any Skylander in the search and it will provide you with a history of pricing.

Quote: DutRank

Quote: Himewad

Quote: DutRank

And that's relevant to the topic how exactly?

It's not, and a little research will tell you what they are "worth" on the free market. But the little money you will score from selling these figs won't cure the root cause of the problem ... spending money you apparently don't have.

You may or may not be a true scalper, but you have created multiple threads asking how much your boxed figures are worth. It's suspicious.

Here is what they are worth: they are worth whatever the highest bidder pays for it. It's not rocket science. If you want a specific price, you don't risk an auction site that takes a percent of the sale price. Or else you list it as Buy It Now with eBay's commission built into your price.

I've made one thread, this one, asking what my figures are worth. And what it looks like to me is that everyone else in this community wants to be helpful except for you.

now don't be to harsh on Himewad he met some cold weathers last night while piloting and he had a brain freeze. i am sure he will be back and more supportive. after all he is the best pilots of skyland and the cake aficionado irresistible ladies man..

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Quote: GhostRoaster

Looking at recent end prices should help with what you're asking--especially if that's your target. My opinion... 0.99 start bid no reserve should get you more or less what you're asking...individual sales will help you with your overall "take" as opposed to "one big one". I'm always baffled how an all in one auction doesn't do anything but if someone needs one particular character they're willing to break the bank.

Also, offering them at around the same time and being friendly on additions to shipping will help--or better yet offer FAST n FREE. Don't be fooled about high shipping prices--your end price will suffer as a result.

My experience has come from observation and seeing others and as far as I think the above is my personal "best practice" for selling in general.

So you're saying listing them individually instead of all in one would get the most bang for my buck?

Absolutely. You "may" want to consider grouping common characters in one auction to reduce your auction clutter and those that won't fetch pretty penny. But Absolutely you should be looking at separating the more HTF items separately. I've seen massive groupings end up far less than listing some items separately...a simple search will show this. People will literally pay more for just the items they need. Also, no reserve one penny listings will generate heat every time...reserve auctions will most assuredly end up with weaker results.

Also, don't let the auctions end at exactly the same time--space them out every 2 min or so and cluster them to end on Sunday night between 8 and 10pm EST. That's the best night for auction results. I've discussed and seen the ending results over the years and this corroboration is met with existing data points on this site.

For shipping, you may want to encourage multiple purchases (makes your life easier) by offering free shipping for 3 items or more--and this should help end end prices.

BTW, hats off for buying the Mrs. something nice.

Quote: Himewad

Here is what they are worth: they are worth whatever the highest bidder pays for it. It's not rocket science. If you want a specific price, you don't risk an auction site that takes a percent of the sale price. Or else you list it as Buy It Now with eBay's commission built into your price.

As harsh as that sounds, that's ALWAYS the correct answer. I'll add one more piece...it's worth whatever the highest bidder pays for it AT THAT MOMENT OF TIME. That's the guesswork. In general, this is a seller's market. I suspect after Swap Force it will become a buyer's market--especially for the re-issued characters made irrelevant in subsequent releases. (if you think about it, if you want the fewest characters--wait until the last game is made, and then only buy the latest iteration of that character--that way you'll get all of the in game content with the fewest characters (and investment)).

Quote: DutRank

I've made one thread, this one, asking what my figures are worth. And what it looks like to me is that everyone else in this community wants to be helpful except for you.

No, you made another thread when you found two flocked figs. Remember now? You were very interested to know if they were rare and valuable.

I'm helpful when I feel like being helpful, and when it's relevant to the game. This topic has nothing to do with the game, so I'm having a little fun. As I always do.

You say you have plenty of money but want to buy something nice for your wife without dipping into your bill money. That's nice, but you don't have plenty of money if that's the case. Just saying'.

I was reading this and I just had to direct a post to Himewad. Who are you to know what a person's circumstances are? Yeah, he came out and said he isn't hurting but he wants the extra cash for his anniversary, but...how is that your business? You automatically assume that someone in his position must have overspent themselves with money they didn't have and shouldn't have even bought the Skylanders. I have been in the position of needing to sell my Skylanders, it's not cool. I had a loved one I lived with die suddenly and bam all the sudden all bills were on me so I sold my original skylanders. Would it be your take that I shouldn't have bought them in the first place? Or that I should have forseen what was going to happen in the future? Get out of your glass house before you judge other people for needing to sell their things.

/end rant

Thanks for the direct post, ziggy. But in general, society tells people that if they have a credit card, they have money. People don't save like they need to. It's an epidemic that is ruining people, and forcing people that DO save and act responsibly to bail them out.

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Quote: DutRank

I've made one thread, this one, asking what my figures are worth. And what it looks like to me is that everyone else in this community wants to be helpful except for you.

No, you made another thread when you found two flocked figs. Remember now? You were very interested to know if they were rare and valuable.

I'm helpful when I feel like being helpful, and when it's relevant to the game. This topic has nothing to do with the game, so I'm having a little fun. As I always do.

You say you have plenty of money but want to buy something nice for your wife without dipping into your bill money. That's nice, but you don't have plenty of money if that's the case. Just saying'.

Might want to read the thread again because I never asked how much they were worth if I was to sell them. So your comment about me making "multiple" threads is false. Also, this topic has everything to do with the forum I am in. Toys and Merchandise. We know you are trolling just to have some "fun". So have fun. I already got my answer from the helpful people of this forum. If you want to give financial advice then find another hobby and forum that is more relevant for that. I also have 1 credit card that is solely used once a week to keep the credit building.

Just ignore himewad, he trolls everyone and steals from little kids its not just you dutrank, trust me.

Sell them on Chinese auction sites, you can make a fortune.

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Just ignore himewad, he trolls everyone and steals from little kids its not just you dutrank, trust me.

he's a teabagger republican who likes to think he's smarter about money than anyone else. ignore him. when someone says they are "having fun" on a message board that is code for "I'm being an a-hole"

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Just ignore himewad, he trolls everyone and steals from little kids its not just you dutrank, trust me.

he's a teabagger republican who likes to think he's smarter about money than anyone else. ignore him. when someone says they are "having fun" on a message board that is code for "I'm being an a-hole"

He might be a troll in your opinion but that's no reason to bring politics into it by calling him a "teabagger republican." There is nothing wrong with being a Tea Partier or a Republican. Both parties are screwed (Democrat and Republican), but you don't need to insult a person just because you think they are a Republican. Now, for his reply about people needing to save and whatnot, yes, we are in a culture where people rarely save anymore and just live paycheck to paycheck because of blowing their money. However, that is not always the case. Some people (like myself) do save when they can but that thing called life happens and blows it out of the water.

Ugh. Please .... please .... do not infiltrate this forum with political discussions. There are SO many places on the internet to shoot the breeze about politics .... it's SO nice to have a place like Dark Spyro where that stuff ISN'T part of the discussion.

I realize I'm just speaking for myself here, but I'd be shocked if many/most of the users here don't agree with me on this.

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Ugh. Please .... please .... do not infiltrate this forum with political discussions. There are SO many places on the internet to shoot the breeze about politics .... it's SO nice to have a place like Dark Spyro where that stuff ISN'T part of the discussion.

I realize I'm just speaking for myself here, but I'd be shocked if many/most of the users here don't agree with me on this.

I agree with you. I hate it when some people have to bring politics, religion, or another inflammatory topic into a forum where it doesn't belong.

Quote: BahamutBreaker

That Pricecharting.com website is fairly solid ... probably better than anything else out there currently ... but it has limitations because it doesn't seem to update as often for the Skylanders figures as it does for video games (discs, cartridges, etc.).

I run the PriceCharting.com site. Glad you like it.
I wanted to comment just so you know why it does not update as often as video games. With video games eBay has unique IDs for each game and when someone lists in that category they are required to match their item with a product. This makes it very easy for us to know what an auction is for and track prices automatically.

With Skylanders, eBay does not offer this so we have to manually track auctions which takes a lot more work. We are looking into and working on some technology that will allow us to track every Skylander auction and automatically identify what figure is being sold in each one, but it might take a while to implement.

Right now, we update the prices every 2 weeks. We will not have the most recent prices, but we do show historic prices and on rare stuff we show completed auctions going back much longer than eBay does. eBay limits it to 30 days, but we will show rare listings forever.

For example Silver Eruptor. We have 7 completed auctions listed going back to Jan. 3rd but eBay data stops at Feb. 2nd.

Thanks for the work you've put in to the site. Its very helpful.

^I second that. Bravo!

Agreed!
Thank you very much for the insight and the effort you put into PriceCharting.com, JJ games!

Thank you everyone for the kind words. It helps to know people find it useful. It helps me get through the long hours of manually checking auctions.

whos crazy enough to give 160 for a polar whirlwind

Quote: TheBakonBitz

Just ignore himewad, he trolls everyone and steals from little kids its not just you dutrank, trust me.

I realize that you are a little kid yourself, so I won't be harsh. But you need to stop with the whole "stealing from little kids" angle. It's not true, and you know it's not true. If anything, I am helping kids because I have exposed a way for people to unlock the heroic challenges without paying a dime. I said it before, and I'll say it again ... I paid for these figures (and their heroic challenges) once, and I am not going to do it again.

Quote: DragonsDream

he's a teabagger republican who likes to think he's smarter about money than anyone else. ignore him. when someone says they are "having fun" on a message board that is code for "I'm being an a-hole"

Me stating that I am "having fun" doesn't make my posts untrue. Typically, when someone blows up like you did here, it just means that I have struck a nerve. I would love to go head-to-head with you politically, but as has been stated already, this is not the forum to do it. Keep hugging those trees, DD.

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Thank you everyone for the kind words. It helps to know people find it useful. It helps me get through the long hours of manually checking auctions.

Not sure if this helps with your site. But the winning bid on my Toy Fair Chop Chop was $127.77
And I put my Flocked Stump Smash and White Flocked Stump Smash together and the winning bid was $78.00
So all in all pretty good turn around for two figures that I got for free and one that I paid retail for.

^ Would you mind posting links to the listings?

Chop chop.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Toy-Fa...cvip=true&rt=nc

Stump Smash
http://www.ebay.com/itm/White-...cvip=true&rt=nc

Obviously, for what you had into them, you did just fine profit wise. I will say, however, that the buyer of the Flocked auction got a great deal based upon comparative eBay completed listings.

I would have expected your listing to bring double what you got TBH.

For all of you looking to one day sell your Skylanders and want to maximize the ending price, take note of this listing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-S...=p2047675.l2557

The number and quality of the pictures clearly show the condition of the items. The description has just the right amount of detail and enthusiasm, but not too long or wordy to cause disinterest. The appeal of these kind of auctions will be noticed by dedicated collectors who value condition above all. His shipping and Buy It Now price, although negotiated lower than listed, still brought him more than a traditional auction. The catch was he had to wait several weeks until the right person came along... (and no, this is not my listing!).

Aye, I'm sure DutRank is satisfied with the profit gained from his sale, and since he previously said he was needing some cash fairly urgently, perhaps it was best that he went with an auction, rather than a "Buy It Now/Best Offer" type listing, as you suggested, DluA. Still ... the White Stump Smash often sells for $80-$100 on Ebay, so your buyer essentially got the Green Fuzzy Stump Smash for "free" (a $30-$50 value on Ebay), DutRank. :-( Wish I had known about your listing! I surely would have outbid the lucky schmuck that won your auction for $78.

For what it's worth (please don't take offense, DutRank), if you're selling a rare item (like either of the "Fuzzy" Stump Smash), I'd *highly* recommend an auction duration of at least 7 days, so that you're capturing at least one full weekend's worth of browsing by Ebay viewers. There are some high-volume sellers that can "get away with" 1-day or 3-day listings on rare items, because those sellers already have a robust following, so people who routinely shop for Skylanders will sometimes just search those sellers' items only, rather than a generic search of Ebay auctions. However, for the everyday normal Ebay seller, definitely go with the 7-day listing (or, alternatively, a 5-day listing that begins on a Tuesday) if auctioning a rare item. Or, as DluA said, be patient with a "Buy It Now/Best Offer" listing.

One other thing: I browse Ebay listings for Skylanders pretty often, and I never once saw your listing for the Stump Smashes (explains why I didn't outbid the aforementioned lucky schmuck!). The reason for this is because your auction's listing title did not contain the word "Skylanders". While "White Flocked Stump Smash and Flocked Stump Smash" is an appropriate title, it doesn't capture the main "keyword" used by many Skylanders hunters to search Ebay ... which is (unsurprisingly?) "Skylanders". One more example of how **** works on Ebay ... it's not always about WHAT you list for sale, it's about HOW you list it. C'est la vie; lesson learned ... still glad you got some cash when you needed it, DutRank!

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Chop chop.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Toy-Fa...cvip=true&rt=nc

Stump Smash
http://www.ebay.com/itm/White-...cvip=true&rt=nc

Dude! I was going to bid on your Stump Smash's....I know I could've bumped it up past $100. Did you set it up on a one day auction or something? Man that sold quick.

Have you added as a preferred seller. BTW guys he has a 6-pack of skylanders on sale still.

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Quote: DutRank

Chop chop.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Toy-Fa...cvip=true&rt=nc

Stump Smash
http://www.ebay.com/itm/White-...cvip=true&rt=nc

Dude! I was going to bid on your Stump Smash's....I know I could've bumped it up past $100. Did you set it up on a one day auction or something? Man that sold quick.

Have you added as a preferred seller. BTW guys he has a 6-pack of skylanders on sale still.

It was a 3-day auction.
And that 6-pack will get the value it deserves, based on the current bid and time remaining. Much better, DutRank! (you included "Skylanders" in the listing title on this one :-) )

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whos crazy enough to give 160 for a polar whirlwind

That price was what people paid for the first four listings from Norway back in the beginning of March. The price has now come down to about $45 or so.

You can see some of the auction history here:
http://videogames.pricechartin...hirlwind-polar-[series-2]#completed-auctions-new

All the new figures sell for crazy prices for a few days while they trickle out, then they come back down to a more normal range when they are easier to find. It happened with Ninjini and Spyro S2 as well.

I totally forgot to add Skylanders to the title! But like I said in a previous post, I wasn't really looking to make a big profit. Just wanting some quick cash and offering my figures to someone who really wants them. I do think I got low balled on the stump smashes considering I sold one single white stump smash for $160 a few months back. If the buyer doesn't pay in the next few days then I'll repost it and let everyone know.