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12-12-2013, 12:54 AM
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Ghost
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: GOTHAM CITY
Posts: 8,616
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WHAT TYPE OF COLLECTOR ARE YOU (BUYING/SELLING} ????
Hey guys...think this topic was discussed once before...but im just concern and like to ask a question what type of collector are you...{buying and selling}.
BUYING
1. THE STATUE HAS TO BE MINT PERFECT FROM ALL ANGLES...EVEN UNDER THE FEET AND BASE.
2. THE BOX, TISSUE, STYROFOAM MOLD, ALL AROUND MINTY MINT.
3. GET A STATUE WITH MINOR DEFECTS AT A SUPER LOW PRICE.
4. WILL PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR A PERFECT MINTY STATUE.
5. NOT ONLY FROM A DISPLAY VIEW {10 INCHES AWAY} IT HAS TO BE MINTY MINT UP CLOSE IN MY HANDS.
6. THE LOW BALLER!!...FOR EXAMPLE A CHROME SILVER SURFER GOES FOR A AVERAGE BTWN 550 TO 625....AND THE LOW BALLER WERE OFFER 375 SHIPPED!... I HAVE ENCOUNTERD ALOT OF GUYS LIKE THIS.
7. IT LOOKS GREAT, BOX IS GOOD, AND FROM A DISPLAY VIEW IN MY SHOWCASE IT LOOKS EXCELLENT...AS OF THE BOX..FAIR IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
8. EXAMING YOUR STATUE WITH A FLASH LITE.
....im sure there are more....and these are just a few.
SELLING
1. WILL TAKE A LOSS... I NEED THE MONEY.
2. WILL TRY TO MAKE MY MONEY BACK, AND MAKE OUT EVEN FOR WHAT I PAID FOR IT.
3. WILL TRY TO MAKE A LITTLE PROFIT. {DUE TO WHAT THE STATUE IS GOING FOR}
4. THE CROOK!...THAT WANTS TO MAKE ...NOT A PROFIT A KILLING!!...AND SELL A STATUE FOR TRIPLE THE AMOUNT WHEN IT GOES FOR 30% BELOW RETAIL.
5. JACK UP THE SHIPPING PRICES
...im sure there are more, these are just a few
i brought this topic up due to me trying to liquidate some of my statues...and get others.
for me i would be
BUYING 3 7
SELLLING 1(when times are hard) 2 3
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12-12-2013, 09:43 AM
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#2
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Giganta
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: In a country where inequality, oppression, corruption & racism reigns supreme
Posts: 18,824
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I would say I'm a solid 7 but a little bit of 1. Just a little.
I've never sold but if I had to, it would likely be 2 or 3
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12-12-2013, 09:54 AM
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#3
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Retired Reviewer
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Bluffton, SC USA
Posts: 5,893
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For buying I would say that everybody wants a perfect statue (1 & 2), but reality tells otherwise. As you, I settle for 3 & 7.
For selling, I have been in the difficult situation of number one, but I prefer number 2 & 3. I despise those that try to take advantage of fellow collectors.
I guess, we share the same views.
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12-12-2013, 03:21 PM
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The Falcon
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Denmark
Posts: 15,430
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Top Dollar for Minty mint.
I'm sorry you had to encounter so many lowballers.
I have had alot of good experiences with foreign collectors. Only a very few lowballers.
The majority of Danish collectors I have encountered have been lowballers though.
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12-12-2013, 06:23 PM
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#5
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Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Dark Places, the Shadows
Posts: 9,975
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BUYING 3, 7
SELLING 2, 3 - I think, but I've never sold.
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12-12-2013, 08:10 PM
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#6
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Cobra Command
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: The great metropolis of Singapore
Posts: 4,905
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Buying second hand? 7 maybe 3
Selling 1,2,3 although 1 and 2 are the norm
Lowballers need to be outlawed. I have many a time sternly lectured these primitive lifeforms that they don't know anything about negotiation!
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12-12-2013, 10:29 PM
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#7
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Birdman
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: NYC
Posts: 376
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Buying: a solid 7 first, followed by 3
Selling: 1, 2 & 3
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12-13-2013, 12:01 AM
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Ghost
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: GOTHAM CITY
Posts: 8,616
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Batwing
Buying second hand? 7 maybe 3
Selling 1,2,3 although 1 and 2 are the norm
Lowballers need to be outlawed. I have many a time sternly lectured these primitive lifeforms that they don't know anything about negotiation!
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i agree
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12-13-2013, 04:38 PM
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#9
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The Falcon
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Denmark
Posts: 15,430
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When it omes to selling, I want top dollar.
I ask 4000$ for my CM Predator afterall. If the CM Predator goes up to 5000$ on ebay I will still sell mine for 4000$ to be nice and sell it a little faster.
I never sell on ebay though, too many stories of sellers getting robbed or conned.
My Gentle Giant kneeling Darth Vader goes for between 275-350. I would sell mine in the low end as it's not a rare statue, I will lose money on it that's fore sure. I paid 450$ for mine from my LCS.
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10-24-2015, 11:22 AM
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#10
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Ghost
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: GOTHAM CITY
Posts: 8,616
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Quote:
Originally Posted by skorpsta
Hey guys...think this topic was discussed once before...but im just concern and like to ask a question what type of collector are you...{buying and selling}.
BUYING
1. THE STATUE HAS TO BE MINT PERFECT FROM ALL ANGLES...EVEN UNDER THE FEET AND BASE.
2. THE BOX, TISSUE, STYROFOAM MOLD, ALL AROUND MINTY MINT.
3. GET A STATUE WITH MINOR DEFECTS AT A SUPER LOW PRICE.
4. WILL PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR A PERFECT MINTY STATUE.
5. NOT ONLY FROM A DISPLAY VIEW {10 INCHES AWAY} IT HAS TO BE MINTY MINT UP CLOSE IN MY HANDS.
6. THE LOW BALLER!!...FOR EXAMPLE A CHROME SILVER SURFER GOES FOR A AVERAGE BTWN 550 TO 625....AND THE LOW BALLER WERE OFFER 375 SHIPPED!... I HAVE ENCOUNTERD ALOT OF GUYS LIKE THIS.
7. IT LOOKS GREAT, BOX IS GOOD, AND FROM A DISPLAY VIEW IN MY SHOWCASE IT LOOKS EXCELLENT...AS OF THE BOX..FAIR IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
8. EXAMING YOUR STATUE WITH A FLASH LITE.
....im sure there are more....and these are just a few.
SELLING
1. WILL TAKE A LOSS... I NEED THE MONEY.
2. WILL TRY TO MAKE MY MONEY BACK, AND MAKE OUT EVEN FOR WHAT I PAID FOR IT.
3. WILL TRY TO MAKE A LITTLE PROFIT. {DUE TO WHAT THE STATUE IS GOING FOR}
4. THE CROOK!...THAT WANTS TO MAKE ...NOT A PROFIT A KILLING!!...AND SELL A STATUE FOR TRIPLE THE AMOUNT WHEN IT GOES FOR 30% BELOW RETAIL.
5. JACK UP THE SHIPPING PRICES
...im sure there are more, these are just a few
i brought this topic up due to me trying to liquidate some of my statues...and get others.
for me i would be
BUYING 3 7
SELLLING 1(when times are hard) 2 3
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