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What is the right place to sell my unmade model kits?

Started by Paper Kosmonaut, April 14, 2023, 05:00:35 AM

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Paper Kosmonaut

Quote from: zenrat on April 19, 2023, 05:17:25 AMI had a look what monogram 1/72 Space Shuttle stacks are going for.  Hoooweee!
Kit collectors I guess.

Here's a tardy reply from me, ha!
It would be fabulous to sell it for the price you saw. I know I saw some with asking prices of $300 or moer. But those are in mint condition, cellophane wrapped and intact. This one of mine is meant to be built. The cellophane is long gone, the  previous owner took almost all bigger parts off of the sprues and everything is oput of the plastic bags. It's all there, but not like you buy it in the shop. So, I would never get that 300 dollar price for it.
Same goes for the Gemini. the Realspace aftermarket set is tidier than the old Revell kit itself...


(you see, it's a bit of a mess. But it actually is all there. And in good shape.)

But then again, I want them to be built, not stashed and stored by someone who derives a model builder from his or her fun by keeping it away as an investment. That is how they were sold to me way back when. What's the use of a Van Gogh when it is placed in a dark safe where no one sees it?

Anyone in the EU can buy them from me, so if one of you thinks he likes one of the kits, be my guest and ask.
dei t dut mout t waiten!

PR19_Kit

Mine's in a slightly similar state, but I've built the BIG tank, and all the rest of it is still in kit form. :(
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit