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What is the best way to sell my action figures?There are a number of ways to sell your action figures. You can sell your action figures in an online marketplace, to a dealer, or to another collector. Each method has various pro’s and con’s. Each way to sell your action figures is discussed here. |
How do compare action figure auctions versus fixed priced listings?When most people think of selling action figures online, they think of selling in an auction. The wild popularity of eBay drove a common impression that online marketplaces were online auctions. Over the years though, the popularity of selling action figures in an auction format has declined relative to selling action figures in a fixed price marketplace format. |
How to grade vintage action figures?Vintage action figures are prized by collectors as these items connect them to the origin of the brand. These vintage figures are often rare and are in a wide range of conditions. The most discriminating collectors insist on clear and accurate definitions of the condition of vintage action figures. Grades have been established to help define a common vocabulary shorthand to communicate the condition of vintage action figures. |
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Where can I find a good action figure checklist?Checklists are a common tool for action figure collectors to know what they have. Action figure checklists also help collectors know what they need to collect to complete their collection. With more than 40,000 different action figures known to date spanning almost 1,000 brands, finding the best action figure checklist is a challenge. |
How can I manage my action figure collection?To manage a collection of action figures, collectors need to be able to identify and record a number of different criteria. A key component for proper action figure collection management is the inclusion of photos of the items. Recording this information from scratch is difficult and time-consuming. The different aspects of managing an action figure collection are discussed here. |
Where is a complete list of Star Wars action figures?With almost 4,000 different collectible Star Wars action figures available, it is a challenge for collectors to find a complete checklist of Star Wars action figures. Additionally, unless the list is well organized by series, it is easy for collectors to be confused by the hundreds of figures named Obi Wan Kenobi! Getting a good list of Star Wars figures is only part of the challenge. How to best use an action figure checklist is also discussed. |
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Where is an updated action figure price guide?Action figure price guides help collectors estimate the value of their toys. Historically, expert collectors of specific brands of action figures have written books, which have included price estimates for various grades of action figures. With the advent of online marketplaces, the publication of these action figure price guides became less common. Given the dynamic nature of collectible pricing, online price guides have distinct and obvious advantages over other types of action figure price guides. |
How much is my action figure worth?Determining the worth of an action figure is a common question for action figure collectors. In the good ole days, you could just buy an action figure price guide from the local bookstore. However, as action figure collectors have discovered, most of the printed price guides are no longer available or woefully out-of-date. The best ways to estimate the worth of an action figure are discussed. |
What are the most popular action figures?There are certainly some dominant brands of action figures with regard to popularity. Star Wars, Marvel, DC, G.I. Joe, and Transformers are very popular brands of action figures. Of course, these action figure brands are popular also relative to the overall number of figures made over the years. The popularity of individual figures changes frequently and often based on new figures and/or releases of new movies or other “news” related to the brand or figure. Another measure of popularity is measured by the figure’s desirability. |
