Selling Lego on ebay

Bowey123

I am clearing out my loft and have realised I have some very valuable Lego sets.  Some incomplete. Others not.  

I am sourcing pieces for the incomplete ones and will either sell them on eBay or keep them for my grandchildren.  

If I sell them on eBay, how do I avoid someone paying for it, then claiming it was incomplete and getting eBay to refund.

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

If you list your items well you will generally attract decent buyers and if the sets are no longer in production they are likely to be purchased by collectors and fans rather than something for the kids to play with.

I think the risk of problems with something collectable is more limited, the main problem is the probably the buyer losing a bit under the sofa and then blaming you but again if the buyer is a Lego fan that's less likely to happen IMHO  

If you need specific bits to make up incomplete sets have a look on Bricklink.

Bowey123

I agree the risk is the buyer losing a bit and blaming me.  

So, really, list it as incomplete even though it is complete. 

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

Bowey123 said:

I agree the risk is the buyer losing a bit and blaming me.  

So, really, list it as incomplete even though it is complete. 

In the slim chance a buyer loses a couple of bits and opens a SNAD you'll be out £3.25 (ish) for the return postage, the original postage you pay to send plus a couple of bits of Lego, you'll lose a lot more than this in the selling prices if you state complete sets are incomplete. 

I think you are overly concerned about this OP, I would just list them and be happy they are off to a new home where they'll be appreciated   

strawb_shortcake

We recently spotted a £60ish lego set we bought for our son years ago, it was missing one minifigure and still sold for £255, so being incomplete may not even make that much difference 

diystarter7

Hi OP

We only often sell to buyer collects, no lego but almost anything anf everyhting - we've sold our sofas, severl over the years, dinning tbale and cahirs, tv's hifis, mobile phones, laptops etc - we are often advised we understand the item as it was better than expected. We do sell low and limit are sales by collection only, but always get 101%, happy customers.

Thnaks

martindow

diystarter7 said:

Hi OP

We only often sell to buyer collects, no lego but almost anything anf everyhting - we've sold our sofas, severl over the years, dinning tbale and cahirs, tv's hifis, mobile phones, laptops etc - we are often advised we understand the item as it was better than expected. We do sell low and limit are sales by collection only, but always get 101%, happy customers.

Thnaks

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