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Title: Massive collection
Post by: bob lawrence on January 12, 2020, 10:46:49 PM
Check this out, unless it's already been posted

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Massive-Collection-1000-Engines-4000-wagons-coaches-3500-cars-inc-Dinky/293175136978?hash=item44429992d2:g:tFsAAOSwYX9dRAJC (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Massive-Collection-1000-Engines-4000-wagons-coaches-3500-cars-inc-Dinky/293175136978?hash=item44429992d2:g:tFsAAOSwYX9dRAJC)
Title: Re: Massive collection
Post by: njee20 on January 13, 2020, 02:35:40 PM
Mad. Never going to achieve anything like his asking price I'm sure - it lacks any sort of cohesion. Also...

The entire collection is valued at approximately £160,000.00

The top 240 items by "value" total £11,307. That means an average of £17 per items for the remaining items, which seems quite high. Given they're going to be overwhelmingly wagons/Dinky cars.

The values he lists appear to be new, his most valuable item appears to sell for less than half what he quotes. Likewise a handful of other cherry picked items - unboxed Triang EM2 for £125? Good luck with that!

Still, he can ask!
Title: Re: Massive collection
Post by: dannyboy on January 13, 2020, 02:43:18 PM
If I remember correctly, this lot has been on eBay before. I can not remember what the asking price was, but he obviously did not achieve it.
Title: Re: Massive collection
Post by: emjaybee on January 13, 2020, 03:16:26 PM
I seem to remember it was £100,000 last time someone posted it on here. I think that was the middle of last year.
Title: Re: Massive collection
Post by: Newportnobby on January 13, 2020, 03:38:57 PM
In his ad, does 'MIB' stand for 'Mostly in Bits'?
Title: Re: Massive collection
Post by: dannyboy on January 13, 2020, 03:55:20 PM
Or Mad Idiotic Buyer required?
Title: Re: Massive collection
Post by: njee20 on January 13, 2020, 04:17:39 PM
Must invoke brainlessness?

I assume Mint In Box, but I just can't see him getting more than about £10k realistically. It's far too disparate IMO.