Selling a collection
#1
Posted 05 November 2011 - 06:59
Therefore I am looking to offload probably around 200 of my sports car collection (1950 - 1966). I am keeping the 52 cars that I have collected from the 1966 Le Mans race but anything else is going - I hope.
If you look here http://188.65.115.17...n/diecasts.html you will see what is on offer, just ignore any from that '66 Le Mans. Selling them individually on Ebay is the obvious answer but I simply don't have the time to start doing that. There are one or two unique items amongst the collection because I'm a bit of a devil for repainting cars to get something that few people, maybe nobody else, has. Like this Birdcage Maserati driven by Ernie Grimm at Sebring in 1962:
Can anyone suggest the best or simplest way to dispose of them, given that in one month I shall be gone from these islands?
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#2
Posted 05 November 2011 - 08:42
#3
Posted 07 November 2011 - 17:50
Try Grand Prix Models or St Martins Models - I believe they both buy collections.
Cheers
Hamish
#4
Posted 07 November 2011 - 21:48
Or take them with you - you'll always be able to find space in your Maltese flat (even if it means building a floor to ceiling cabinet in the loo)
Edited by D-Type, 07 November 2011 - 23:15.
#5
Posted 07 November 2011 - 23:31
Sholto as Duncan has suggested is a possible, not seen him in some years now but he used to have an eclectic mix of stock and was always buying in collections. Think the email address may be out of date though?
Otherwise you could try the auction houses. Vectis is best known for this sort of thing www.vectis.co.uk
#6
Posted 08 November 2011 - 08:41
Given that I am desperately short of time I have come to an arrangement with a dealer who will 'look after' my collection and put them out there for sale. Obviously he will take a commission on any sale but that's only fair, but the models will remain mine, to retrieve, or whatever, at any future time.
No, Duncan, your idea is not an option.
Meanwhile, if there is anything that catches anyone's eye, just let me know.
#7
Posted 15 November 2011 - 13:20
Hi there Barry,
Try Grand Prix Models or St Martins Models - I believe they both buy collections.
Cheers
Hamish
We generally only buy unbuilt 1:43 kits and very occasionally hand builts. Can't speak for Ralph & Cath at St Martins, wirth dropping them an email. Not sure how contactable they are by phone now they've shut the shop. For diecast collections best price will probably be acheived by dripping them out on ebay but that's laborious. As a job lot, Vectis are probably your best bet.
Mark @ Grandprixmodels.
#8
Posted 16 November 2011 - 08:51
Thanks Mark,
Hamish (long time GPM customer)
#9
Posted 16 November 2011 - 18:07
#10
Posted 20 November 2011 - 20:26
I've visited the shop about a month ago- It has a limited stock of current road and racing models, both in 1\43 and 1\18, with includes mainly the latest releases from all major model manufacturers.
#11
Posted 21 November 2011 - 13:46
While technically we're competitors, there is only a small crossover in what we and the original st Martins do and we have always helped each other out where we can in the past.
#12
Posted 26 November 2011 - 08:59
The deal offered by that dealer is quite reasonable so I am happy to leave them with him and watch the £££s roll in - no doubt very, very slowly.