Topic: eBay - customs, dioramas and auctions of the week

[Darth More]

I would like to use this thread to share some interesting auctions from Germany! Over the past years availability & demand have changed quite a bit! Bidders in the U.S. pay more for Star Wars figures on eBay than people do here.


Yesterday, I found an entire collection p for sale on eBay Germany!

Starting bit is 20k - 6 days to go. Take a look for yourself if you want to see a big collection with great stuff of the last 20 years...I got fun myself ticking all the items I own myself...the list of the description is very detailed!

Big Collection

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Riesige-Sammlungsauflosung-Star-Wars-Hasbro-uber-680-Artikel/173830971649?hash=item2879222101:g:xdwAAOSwTmxchXF9


Cheers!

- Philipp

[Darth More]

Lots of army builders like this one here have become quite rare:

Army-building:

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Star-Wars-Stormtrooper-Actionfiguren-Hasbro/153411962692?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20170920101110%26meid%3D0be748983222436dacf02a967edadc92%26pid%3D100010%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D173830971649%26itm%3D153411962692&_trksid=p2047675.c100010.m2109

[Darth More]

The seller I got the repainted Republic Gunship from, sells some interesting customs once in a while:


Customs on eBay:

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Star-Wars-Clonewars-Clonetrooper-Snowtrooper-Custom-Hasbro/202620503248?hash=item2f2d1f84d0:g:9lcAAOSwJm9chOay

[Tamer]

Interesting auctions.

[Darth More]

The inflation of THE BLACK SERIES figures...


I've been keeping my eyes on Hasbro's The Black Series 6" figures since their release in 2013.
Over the years these "flag ship" figures of Hasbro's new premium line have constantly become cheaper at retail and most of them lost value while some go for crazy prices on the secondary market by now. Talking about the time before the Archive Line.
The fact that some 6 inch figures are sold cheaper than 3 3/4" figures - especially TVC figures! (e.g. on Amazon) makes me mad! Hasbro put most of their effort and dedication to Star Wars into their new 6 inch line - their main argument was: more quality for collectors and higher profits for them! Well, quality wasn't that good at the beginning, it has improved significantly recently though, BUT where's the profit for Hasbro? I know the profit is made once Hasbro sells their products to retailers. But this is defintely NOT a good sign, if retailers just won't get rid of their stock for the MRSP.
But I'll save this question for a different topic.

There's a seller of homegoods and mixed stuff on ebay Germany who also got a good variety of The Black Series Phase II figures in 3 3/4" figures. He probably got them as remaining stock and bought them on margin.

What's shocking to me here is that people keep bidding less and less for these figures, although they are new & on card and most importantly: high quality super-articulated figures!!

This seller has been shelling out 2x8 figures every Sunday for some months now: One complete case and one case seperately.

This Case of 8 (9 with Jawa 2-Pack) figures has been sold for 41,06€ last Sunday. And I was already upset to have missed it.

But if that wasn't cheap enough, look what the highest bid of yesterday was:



Yes, I got this case for 34,45€ / ~$37.20 shipped - that makes $4.65 per card or $4.13 per figure...this is madness and such a development leaves me in concern about the future of super-articulated Star Wars action figures...

Here's the history of the three previous auctions in February and March 2019:







So how low can they go?!?!?

- Philipp

[Tamer]

It is interesting to see the ebb and flow of price on eBay. Sometimes I feel it is sad this is the blue book for action figure prices. I think it is more fickle than the stock market most days.

Off to share.

[Darth More]

Indeed, Tamer! Thanks for sharing my thoughts. Price development is crazy - TLC and TVC stuff go for crazy prices nowadays while TBS is still "young" enough to reach an all-time low. Even POTF figures have gained value after a time where nobody wanted them anymore...
The stock market is crazy and people started to invest in toys (LEGO, Star Wars toys, licensed items, exclusives and all sorts of collecables). And this leads to some "interesting, but definitely not fun" price development and aftermath on the secondary market...


- Philipp

[Darth More]

So on Wednesday they arrived!

And this is what I saw right after I opened the box:









On the back of Yoda's cardback I even found a 6.99 price tag. I'm pretty sure this is part of the stock The Entertainer in the UK got, too!

[Tamer]

Well at least you got em cheap. Sad though, even a little packaging care probably would have gotten these to you fairly moc. Off to share.

[Darth More]

Tamer: Well, if you chuckled about this, it's everything I could ask for!  I didn't expect them to arrive in good condition. The seller offers gardening and household goods and probably got these figures "dirt cheap" - so they don't care at all. Still left a positive feedback because they mentioned that packaging might be damaged.
I just took this occasion to have some fun. People who collect everything in MINT condition probably don't buy stuff from ebay that much - especially no remaining stock! 
I really enjoy these figures - Mosep Bineed is a little miracle to have in 3.75", the Jawas are gorgeous and Han in just loaded with accessories! Love 'em!

- Philipp

[Darth More]

Here’s another one from yesterday. I can already see another TVC Playset of the Cantina with a blue repaint of the latest Snaggletooth and a new Wuher...

The one of Jabba‘s Palace is a blessing already!


- Philipp

[Tamer]

Another nice score.

[Darth More]

Are you looking for an army of troops for your Hoth diorama? Well, yesterday 15 of them left the bay!

- 9x TLC SL Snowtrooper
- 6x TLC/SOTDS Hoth Rebel Soldier

- 74 bids from 8 bidders
- winning bid: 169,00€ + free shipping

A good deal!

[Darth More]

Or if you are looking for an instant TBS6 colletion, this is one way to go!

- 35 figures: 1-32 plus 3 exclusive figures
- 15 bids from 7 bidders
- maximum bid: 461,00€ (reserve not met)
- this collection was re-listed and then sold for 500,00€ buy-it-now

14,28€ per figure. A very good price! This collection could've cost the seller anything between 800€ and 1,120€.

[Darth More]

If you're a fan of the starships of the Star Wars Universe, you'll like this auction:

This collection holds over 3,000 pieces of Micro Macines, Action Fleet, Titanium Series and models from DeAgostini.
Most notably is the black wall with all the stars and starships - such a cool idea...


https://www.ebay.de/itm/Groste-Star-Wars-Sammelauflosung-im-Netz-uber-3000-Teile/323760875121?_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140117125630%26meid%3D6feba882de254e9cbd5846438c9195f8%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D323778582987%26itm%3D323760875121&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982