What is the best way to sell my items?
Interestingly, “Hinckley Bill” just posted the same question on MLS. (I suggested he post his items here, among other places.)
https://www.mylargescale.com/threads/hello-from-a-far-western-suburb-of-chicago.91430/#post-1163723
I wrote a long answer for him, which I will copy so you don’t have to visit “that” site:
So the question is what’s the best method of ‘letting go’ of all the items I have…lots of new track including multiple turnouts, an entire used twin circle layout I bought off a friend, multiple…
I don’t think there is a ‘best’ way. There’s an easy way: call Trainz or one of the other guys buying whole collections and let them take it off your hands. They’ll offer minimum $, but take away the hassles. There are also auctioneers, like Maurer, who will take it all away and auction it for you.
To maximize the value, if you have the time, then
a) make an inventory of everything, and, as you seem to be suggesting it is all more-or-less unused, try to remember what you paid for it.
(b) Take photos of each item, and the end of the box with the part number and description.
© set up a Paypal or Zelle account if you don’t have one.
You can advertise the whole collection with a price using the list, or sell individual items which will be quicker.
Advertise the items on this website (not much buy/sell activity here though,) on Largescalecentral.com, and especially on Facebook in the “G scale swap and shop group” which has 10,000 members and charges no fees. If you’re happy with eBay, you can place the items there and see what you get.
Be prepared to pack and get a shipping estimate. A local “Pak-n-Ship”, Fedex Office or UPS Store will provide boxes and estimates. I even bought from a guy who had low prices, but he took the items to UPS and had them packed properly and they called me to get a credit card number for shipping! Not cheap.
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