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Post by theryno665 on Apr 4, 2010 17:18:03 GMT -5
I'm wondering where a good place would be online to figure out how much a certain figure is actually worth. I looked for stuff online but can't really find a whole lot beyond people selling them.
For those wanting to know specifics, I got a Rey Mysterio Ruthless Aggression Series 22 figure that's one of the 500 Limited Edition that came with a leather and diecast championship belt. It's still on the card in mint condition. I saw someone selling on on eBay for $100 but I don't know if that's what it'd actually be going for or just what the seller wants for it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2010 21:39:47 GMT -5
Starting prices on eBay are no good for estimating value, and Amazon is even worse.
Your very best bet is to search for completed listings on eBay. I see that one of those Reys was listed at $79 and didn't sell, and now there's one up at $69 or best offer.
I'd say you might get about $40-$50 tops if you find the right buyer. The problem with wrestling figures is that they always plummet in value when a new style or manufacturer is introduced. Unfortunately, with Mattel getting the WWE license, Jakks figures have taken a pretty big hit, but there are still a lot of people who prefer them to Mattel.
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Post by tibbo on Apr 5, 2010 6:31:19 GMT -5
Great advice ole!
If people are listing them on eBay for $79, all that means is that no-one is willing to pay that price for the figure.
Probably the most accurate way to work out what the going rate for the figure is worth is to take a look at the 10 last sold items, and work out the average selling price from these.
The fact that it is 1/500 will work in your favour greatly as time goes by, but as there are so many different lines of figures available these days, you will need to hold onto the figure in mint condition within the box for a few years before the price begins to go up.
There is of course no guarantee that the prices will ever rocket to huge amounts however, so it is probably best to just buy figures because you like them, rather than as an investment.
For example, some of the WWF Hasbro figures are starting to become quite valuable now, but these are around 20 years old now.
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Post by Craig-UK on Apr 5, 2010 7:24:44 GMT -5
and this might be a good place for me to say to WWF Hasbro Figure collectors... There is NO Yellow Booted Dusty Rhodes!!!!
Whenever I see it on ebay it pisses me off. Leave a normal Dusty Rhodes figure in the window for the sun to have its effect then you will have your own "yellow booted figure" they (Hasbro) never made any!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2010 9:01:28 GMT -5
and this might be a good place for me to say to WWF Hasbro Figure collectors... There is NO Yellow Booted Dusty Rhodes!!!!Whenever I see it on ebay it pisses me off. Leave a normal Dusty Rhodes figure in the window for the sun to have its effect then you will have your own "yellow booted figure" they (Hasbro) never made any! Thank you!!! Contrary to popular belief, it is not sun or smoke damage that does this, though. Thanks to plastic oxidization (the stuff that turns your SNES and vintage Stormtrooper figures yellow), there is now an endless supply of Hasbro "variants" on eBay. "Yellow shirt" IRS, "pink tights" Rick Rude, and the endless supply of figures with heads and arms that are different colors from the rest of their bodies were not made that way. |
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Post by tibbo on Apr 5, 2010 17:10:17 GMT -5
Haha! The whole 'Variant' thing drives me crazy too! Collectors are always claiming that they have 3 different varients of Rick Rude, just because they have all faded for different periods of time..... I guess if they have been stung paying a high price for them though, it may be difficult to admit that these figures are exactly the same as all the others out there..... try explaining that to someone who has paid $100 for the 'rare' dusty though  lol |
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