I am giving serious thought to getting rid of all my models somewhere
between 500 and 600 kits don't want e-bay to much hassle any ideas on how I
might go about this if I so decide to get out? TIA
I'm doing the same thing, sort of. I'm not getting out of the hobby, just
downsizing the collection to a more realistic size for a 1 bedroom apartment.
I've been selling them at the local model club (Silicon Valley Scale Modelers
in Milpitas, CA). Sell them at half retail price and they will sell well. The
extra money is nice but even nicer for me is the extra room in my apartment. If
you're worried about getting your "investment" back, you might not want to go
that route.
I started with 700+ kits. I'm down to 475. My goal is to get it down to less
than 200.
Like the original poster, I'm avoiding the hassle of mailing kits and checking
credit cards/checks/Paypal just selling them at the loal modeler's meeting.
This way the customer gets to look at the kit to see the condition and I get
cash. Very simple. Plus, I might get to see one of those long stashed kits
actually built (if someone could prod Brian Sakai to get that D.510 done).
500 and 600 kits don't want e-bay to much hassle any ideas on how I might go
about this if I so decide to get out? TIA>>
Donate to a local kids club, have a Make-and-Take of your own or sponsred by
your local modeling club, donate them to the modeling club for a raffle at the
next contest, donate them to a VA hospital or Vets organization. Consign them
to a local hobbyshop, at least you could make a buck or two.
When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your
eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to
return. --Leonardo Da Vinci
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