How much are action men figures and accesories from about 35 years ago and in perfect condition worth?

Question

i have loads of neat action men and clothes weapons and transport example helicopters tanks and jeeps some of which are about 35 years old and in perfect condition . The figurines have moveable arms and heads .Does anybody know where i can find out if they have any value. Thanks

Answer 1

You're going to have to place a look into eBay for a place to start about the pricing.  

You're going to itemize and grade everything very carefully, which will mean you're going to have to find a book or two about this subject at your local bookstore or library.  If you know someone keen on this hobby they could help you sell the figures, or you could be made an offer for the whole collection there.  But try eBay since you should know what some of the parts are worth; also, reference books will tell you what type boots you need, which accessories come with which uniform or set/collection, and when they were first sold or if they're rare or not.

Then you're going to have to group them by either uniform groups (service/adventure, ect.) or what their particular theme could be (Search for the Mummy, Red Devils parachute team, ect.) gathered in the group of clothing/collections.  That way you're going to know since some people are just looking for particular pieces or sets for their own incomplete collections or to complete a particular uniform with missing parts, ect.

From there the decision will be to either sell the lot as a bundle, in small groups and for how much.  I suggest you try eBay as a scale since some parts are worth much more individually than with the whole set, such as the machine gun for the German soldier versus the machine gun alone.

Lastly, you're going to have to determine shipping: what service will you use, how much you'll charge, and if you can gather everything for one large bundle to ship or not.  Are you shipping/selling this from the united States or the UK?  Sometimes location makes all the difference to the bidders on-line looking for pieces for their collections.

A lot of the time, many of the people on-line are looking for a price for an item that's relatively new so there's little value in it.  This collection, however, is defintely going to be worth quite a bit.  All that's needed is the research!  I hope all this helps you.

Good luck & many blessings for you.

Jaime

Answer 2

Ebay is the place for you

Answer 3

I would try selling them on ebay or amazon.