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   From: anybody@anywhere-anytime.com   
      
   In article , "yttt"   
    wrote:   
      
   > I have a massive collection of both Star Trek and Star Wars items.  (the two   
   > combined have a book value of over $50,000) and I'm going to sell them.   
   >   
   > The two (Trek and Wars) will definitely be sold separately, but that still   
   > leaves me with basically three major ways to go.   
   >   
   > 1.  Sell each one as a single piece.   
   > 2.  Sell smaller chunks (ie: all orange card figures, all green card   
   > figures, all comics, etc. etc.)   
   > 3.  Or Sell the whole thing piece by piece.   
   >   
   > Can I get opinions on which is the best way to go?   
      
   If you want to sell the whole thing in two lots, then realistically the   
   only way to do that is via a shop / webstore that buys second hand   
   toys. Unless they're "newbies" wanting all the older pieces, collectors   
   aren't usually interest in buying massive lots which gives them a ton   
   of double-ups.   
      
   The shops of course will want to make a profit when they re-sell it, so   
   you won't get the best prices that way.   
      
      
   You could try selling smaller sub-lots, but you still get the same   
   problem of most collectors not needing all the pieces.   
      
      
   The best bet is to sell each piece separately, allowing for purchasers   
   who buy multiple pieces to hvae a single shipping cost. Of course this   
   way is much slower and you'll no doubt end up with some piece nobody   
   wants, which could then go to shops / webstores.   
      
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