Selling star trek collectibles?!
Question: i have a friend who wants to sell some STAR TREK collectibles that were left to her by a relative.they have been authenticated and she has the certificates to prove it.everything from the entire star trek series on BETA with a fully restored beta machiene,autographed pictures of LENOARD NEMOY,pewter figures ,comics and much more.where can she go to sell them without being screwed/
Answers: i have a friend who wants to sell some STAR TREK collectibles that were left to her by a relative.they have been authenticated and she has the certificates to prove it.everything from the entire star trek series on BETA with a fully restored beta machiene,autographed pictures of LENOARD NEMOY,pewter figures ,comics and much more.where can she go to sell them without being screwed/
First, she should skim eBay to see what similar goods sold for recently - that creates a general sense of the value of the items.
A working Beta videocassette player can be rather valuable today - there just aren't many around, and some people have collections of rare videos that only operate on those machines.
There are Star Trek clubs that might be good venues for her to offer the collection, or regional sci-fi conventions. She should consider whether selling the items individually versus as a collection reaps the best return, too. It can be tempting to have one piece that's worth a lot by itself, but sometimes the complete collection is considered more valuable because the rare item completes a set.
If she spends a bit of time online, she'll soon k now what the stuff is worth, and have a good idea where to sell it. She can also visit some of the stores that sell things like comic books and collectable action figures - it might be that she can offer it on consignment through such a store, paying the owner a percentage.
Tell her to have patience and do her homework.