Has anyone ever sold packaged action figures/toys before?

I could really use some advice...

I've got a good number of old Star Wars figures, a few Starting Lineups, and a large, exclusive X-Men set that I bought when I was younger that I know could fetch some money (rarer shit). They basically take up room for me now. I want to get rid of the shit. Now, I know Trade Depot is a great place to go, but I doubt anyone would be interested. ebay is the next place, but imagine shipping OMGMIP figures to crazy toy-buffs... yikes...
Anyone know where I can go to get rid of this shit at a decent profit?

By the way, yes, this was blank for a while. I hit enter in the "Subject" box. Never knew that would cause me to post a blank thread.

I would guess you'd get the most money on Ebay. Just ship carefully, put the figures in an outer box and use lots of bubblewrap etc. Oh, and have lots of detailed pictures for your auctions.

Yeah, I guess I'll have to...
Well, mayhaps I'll pick up an issue of ToyFare to get a general idea of prices for some of them (and knock $5 or so dollars off the price) and post a list on Trade Depot first... then to ebay.
Never sold on ebay before...

Do a search on eBay and see how much they are going for. Star War figures can get a nice price..depending how old they are.

To increase price, have actual pictures of the item. People wont follow price guide prices. Its mostly based on supply and demand. Just like sports cards. You can find the price of it in a price guide but when you sell it, you wont even get near that price of the BV (book value)

Slap each of them in a star case or if they are really rare and in good condition, get them professionally graded -- you will make a lot more that way.

Forgot to mention, when you send these things out to get graded, you have to pay to get them graded.

;) Thought that was implied. Nothing is free these days (unless you can download it).

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(unless you can download it).

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I recently sold a bunch of MIB/MOC figures on ebay.

For packing them, I used bubble wrap around the package, and filled in the rest of the box with shredded news paper. Sometimes I just use the shredded paper. Either way, the item is secure and safe and does not get damaged in shipping. I also tend to use a slightly over-sized box too.

One thing I have found though, is that the weights can add up pretty quick. I've gotten burned on shipping because I didn't properly weigh my stuff before listing the auction. It was my own fault, and I wouldn't usually mind, but for what I'm actually selling some of my figures for (sometimes between $1 - $5), taking a $1.50 hit on the shipping sucks. And it adds up quick.

Just make sure to pack the stuff, weigh it, then do your ebay listing with the correct shipping cost listed.

If you have a lot of stuff to sell, I would recomend a trip to Staples and buy a decent scale ($40) and a paper shredder ($30). For boxes, get free ones wherever you can. As at EB or Gamestop if you can have some boxes. They just throw them out anyway. Supermarket, package store, warehouse club, ect. ALL FREE SOURCES FOR PACKING BOXES!

Other stuff you will need:
Packing tape
Black marker for blacking out old lables on old boxes.

You can also get priority mail shipping boxes form the post office for free.

Just remember MOC doesn't mean MOMC very important to the
collector.

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omg pir8

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Arrgggghhh matey! ;)

Slightly off topic, but if you buy a postal scale, if it looks opened inspect it for pot seeds. I'm not joking here.