Hello,

I am posting my listing here to get an idea of how best to sell.  Thank-you everyone who sent me messages on specific items from my Classified listing.  I will admit upfront that I am looking for "best bang for the buck", recognizing that I would prefer to sell in as few lots as possible and I am obviously time constrained when it comes to researching the exact version I have of each and every one of the 700+ listings.  Where it makes a major difference, I'm happy to determine the exact edition of specific items.

Given the above, I'm sure that many professionals will wonder "how am I going to estimate the worth if you won't tell me the condition and edition of every single item?".  I recognize this challenge.  Therefore I offer up the fact that I am in the Memphis, TN area and am totally open to anyone stopping by to look, offer, pickup, purchase, etc....  Packing and shipping these will be a daunting task.  They exist in 14 62-75L tubs at a weight I approximate of around 700lbs.

The attached spreadsheet lists the items I have.  Column C "open" lists the quantity of each item that is not in shrink.  The vast majority of these will be "Fine", with I'm sure some VF and some VG.  I am probably being overly conservative here as most out of shrink items are brand new, just shrink removed.  Very few older items are played and will be more the FR or GD grading.  It is probably also fair to assume that the majority of these will be early printings as I tended to pickup items when they were originally released.  Where it is important, and over time, I will add edition information to this.  Column D "Shrink" lists the quantity I own in shrink.  These will range from F --> VF --> NM.  Anything less than NM is likely due to the way it was originally or subsequently stored, mostly with some developing extremely minor creases.

Pricing:  I'm not really sure.  Propose the following to start discussion, subject to offers of course and the fact that everyone can provide input / comments on this forum.  I have no idea if this is good or if I am discounting too much.

I originally submitted this to Noble Knight for a quote.  They have not responded.  I doubt they would break it down in any case, so I'd get a lump sum with no idea on how it fares vs. market rate.  I'd also need to pack and ship about 700lbs of stuff (which they pay for, thus reducing the offer).

(1) Single item and I have to price it:  I will ask for Market.  I really don't want to sell over 700 items this way.
(2) Fair sized lot of 10+ items:  10% discount.
(3) 100+ items: 20% discount off Market.
(4) Half of Lot: 30% discount.
(5) Full Lot: 40% discount.

Bonuses:  You pick it up - no shipping fees of course and another 10% discount as I don't have to pack it.
Negatives:  You care immensely about the edition and I have to look it up online by checking pictures or equivalent - Add 10% (but never over market).

So, you can do local pickup of the entire lot?  You can get everything at 50% off the going market rate.  Of course, I'll trust you to provide a breakdown or some indication of the market rate.  If I have to calculate it, that's equivalent to me looking up versions

Edit:  Adding aggregate links to pics.  Work in progress as I've only started to take and upload them.

Collection: D&D and RPG Sale Items

Ben,

That's extremely helpful.  I'll work on some pics as a next step.

I'm not too far and would certainly entertain the idea of buying everything in bulk.

I'd need to take time to rely go through your list first though. I think benjoshua was spot on with his breakdown. When buying in bulk I rarely pay more than $5 per module. Typically, more than that and it isn't worth the time for me to resale the parts I don't want. Plus there are always modules that are missing some maps, inserts, etc. that really kill any true value.

I'll try to do a better review of your list tomorrow.

Thanks for posting!

dargath wrote in Massive RPG/D&D Lot.  Multiples.  Many in Shrink.: However, probably based upon the fact this forum is for general appraisals/discussions, I get the impression that many people are probably not looking at the list in detail or understanding the size/quality of what is being offered.  I can't complain about that as, till this point, I haven't really put the effort in to analyze it either.

I can not speak for everyone, but many of the collectors on these forums already own many of the items you are featuring or these are items they are not interested in owning no matter the condition.  In many cases this is because they are more interested in items from an earlier era of D&D and role-playing games.  It appears you already have one person very interested in your collection, so hang in there.  You have a nice collection and sometimes things work out.  The pictures could make all the difference.  

I really do appreciate all the advice.  I've received several offers for bits and pieces.  What this entire process has driven me to do however is to take the pics, organize and spend the time to evaluate what some of these things might be worth.

Then I'll be able to respond to some of the offers with a better understanding of the pricing.  I'll probably also got the eBay route.  The main thing for me though is that I'll have to sell in lots instead of singles.  I guess that's a compromise on time vs return.

dargath wrote in Massive RPG/D&D Lot.  Multiples.  Many in Shrink.:  I'll probably also go the eBay route.  The main thing for me though is that I'll have to sell in lots instead of singles.  I guess that's a compromise on time vs return.

While listing on eBay is work and can sometimes be frustrating, you will often get a higher return on your items.  Just remember that eBay takes a cut, so if you get a good offer here, even if it's 15% less than you'd get on eBay, it's worth going with that side sale.   And the smaller your lots, the better the overall return as well.  Also, you will find that providing a link to your auctions in the Classifieds section here will only help generate sales and profits.  Plus, there are people on these forums who will look at your auctions and point out important listing information you may have missed or mis-stated.  

Finally, when you are looking at eBay prices, make sure you are looking at actual sold prices and not selling prices.  Sellers can and do list items for crazy, unrealistic prices.  The sold prices reveal what items are actually worth.  You have to log into your eBay account to access this feature.  Then enter the item you want to research in the search box to see what that item is selling for.  Then click on the little box on the left hand side which says "Sold" and every actual eBay sale over the past 90 days will appear.  You will notice a range of sold prices that go up and down depending on shipping costs, condition of the item, a sellers rating, etc....

Pretty much all the pics are uploaded to view now.  I had completed this earlier, but I didn't have the viewing permissions set correctly.

In my opinion most of those prices are fair (just the ones listed here not looking in spreadsheet). You could adjust some down 10-20% but most of them could be adjusted up 10-20% and still be fair especially if they are in VF or greater condition. Many times shrink items are still dinged or creased on the spines or the shrink ripped, etc which IMO drastically lowers price. Shrink is where your going to get the most bang for your buck. If it is priced fair to low then it will be gobbled up rather quickly, too high and it takes a while to sell but i think you are on the right track.

At least going this route and doing the legwork yourself gives you a good feel that you are getting the proper return on your collection even if it is more of a hassle. Best of luck and I do hope to hear when it officially goes on sale.

I agree with cabala on the part where he said most could be adjusted some percentage up. I don't think lower.

Good luck on the sale, lots of cool stuff in there. Only other thing I can think of about the sale is to keep in mind that shrink prices have been ramping up for the past several years. If you're asked to sell at a discount, I would stick to your guns because it's highly likely the buyer will turn around and flip all the shrinked modules anyways. I think you'll do better selling individually on this kind of thing with all the different shrink.