What is your experience selling/downsizing figures on eBay?

Years ago, when my kid had only a dozen or so elites, he lost interest so I sold off an All-Stars CM Punk and SCSA, the first Batista, a JAKKS real scan Chris Benoit, and a few others. I made quite a bit of cash off of those figures. And I did it quick, too.

Im new to this board, you can sell figures here? yea ebay fees kill me and i have a good amount of figures i want to let go of

Once you reach 50 non spam posts classifieds will open up.

There's really no good way to downsize or sell off a collection unless you're fully aware that you're gonna be on the losing end and are okay with it. I would honestly recommend eBay even though you will be paying fee's you will get a lot more traffic and there's much less of a hassle if you do everything correctly (package well, ship in a timely manner with tracking/insurance & items match description.) Just factor in the fee's into your listing if you're having a fixed price. Although the classifieds on here are great for trading you will find it's tough to sell, especially a whole collection. Most people are not willing to pay even retail for some of the most sought after figures or factor in shipping costs when making you an offer (if you can even get someone to throw you an offer otherwise they'll likely not even respond if you ask them to make one) That's the main reason I've held on to the majority of my collection for so long. I stopped collecting around late 2015 - early 2016 but I still have them in storage as I can't be bothered to go through all the work to just try to barely break even if that.

So well said.

If you're selling, be prepared to make only 50% back of what you spent. And that's being optimistic.

A lot of the things people said here is true. I want to try eBay myself because I just want to get rid of 90% of my collection, but I'm worried about the amount I'll owe to PayPal etc. Over here I've sold some figures, but it's incredibly hard when people constantly lowball you or go back and forth only for them not to want anything. I cover shipping which is a good way to move products. I'm considering selling in lots, so that might work out for you. On the other hand there are some people here who are serious buyers as well.

I have downsized quite a bit, mostly through eBay. I made some money on some figs, broke even alot and took a loss sometimes. I look at it as I had some fun with the stuff and it was never about making money to begin with, so I don't sweat that. EBay fees do suck but it does put your stuff in front of the most possible eyes. People will try to low-ball you there, just like they will on the classifieds here. I have had mostly great experiences with the classifieds here, but I did get ripped off once and that soured me a little. Good luck bro.

I recently sold some figures at a local Collectors Convention in my town and i did surprisingly better than I anticipated

Now i have almost 40 more elites i am currently trying to sell. Ive tried locally through phone apps and have gotten lucky a few times but its not exactly a booming business. i have not tried ebay yet.

To me I don’t see it as a financial gain. When you put it up for 20$ ebay/pay pal take couple dollars each and the 3$ to ship one figure. And then you get the monthly seller fees it all adds up. Now to just sell off a couple is worth it.