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I have somthing called "The Standard Catalog Of Die-cast cars" this is a book that lists die-cast vehicles & how much they are worth. I also have the a book called the "Toy Appraial Guide". The toy appraisal book has some transformers in it but not many.
Is there a book out there that only lists Transformer toys?

If not there should be.

I appraise toys and I don't use books. They might be valuable for condition reference but anything involving actual monetary value probably won't mean squat by the time the book hits the shelves.

I still think it would be nice to have a general idea.
Somtimes it depends on how bad a person wants it too.

your best bet is to watch eBay for a couple of weeks to get an idea for what condition items are in and how much they go for. eBay will always be more up-to-date than any printed book.

On a similar note I think a book listing all of the parts that come with every TF toy would be a cool thing to have however.

SnapTrap wrote:On a similar note I think a book listing all of the parts that come with every TF toy would be a cool thing to have however.

There are a few of those, actually. My personal favorites are the Cybertronian Unofficial Recognition Guides. They are a bit pricey but the information contained within is amazing. They were pretty much produced by two guys and published by Antarctic Press. They went from G1 through the first two series of Beast Wars before Hasbro shut 'em down.

I did made a big effort to list all G1 transformer toys from 1984 all the way to 1992. I started writing this book on Dec 2005 and I gave it the name 'The Transformer Encyclopedia".
I had written complete with full profile and images included for each and every transformer toys. There are 500+ pages and I haven't finish it(still more to go)..Unfortunately my PC crashed and all my hard efforts are gone! just like that...Very heartbroken whenever I think of it...Till now I'm not sure whether I should start all over again....

God Magnus wrote:I appraise toys and I don't use books. They might be valuable for condition reference but anything involving actual monetary value probably won't mean squat by the time the book hits the shelves.

Wait, are you paid to appraise toys for insurance reasons, or are you just stating that you are well versed in current toy prices, and can accurately judge the worth of a collection?

I keep putting off getting mine 'officially' appraised for insurance purposes (it's getting that big, and valuable, I believe), but if I knew someone in the area who did it, I would be highly motivated!

tigertracks 24 wrote:

God Magnus wrote:I appraise toys and I don't use books. They might be valuable for condition reference but anything involving actual monetary value probably won't mean squat by the time the book hits the shelves.

Wait, are you paid to appraise toys for insurance reasons, or are you just stating that you are well versed in current toy prices, and can accurately judge the worth of a collection?

I keep putting off getting mine 'officially' appraised for insurance purposes (it's getting that big, and valuable, I believe), but if I knew someone in the area who did it, I would be highly motivated!

I usually just offer my services to people who are looking to sell their collections and want to know how much they can expect to get for them. I'm not liscenced or anything so I don't know that I could do it for insurance purposes. I've tried to look into doing it in a more official capacity but all I can ever find on getting liscenced are real estate classes. Most of the people I deal with are just directed to me from the comic store I go to (and sometimes work at).

God Magnus wrote:

tigertracks 24 wrote:

God Magnus wrote:I appraise toys and I don't use books. They might be valuable for condition reference but anything involving actual monetary value probably won't mean squat by the time the book hits the shelves.

Wait, are you paid to appraise toys for insurance reasons, or are you just stating that you are well versed in current toy prices, and can accurately judge the worth of a collection?

I keep putting off getting mine 'officially' appraised for insurance purposes (it's getting that big, and valuable, I believe), but if I knew someone in the area who did it, I would be highly motivated!

I usually just offer my services to people who are looking to sell their collections and want to know how much they can expect to get for them. I'm not liscenced or anything so I don't know that I could do it for insurance purposes. I've tried to look into doing it in a more official capacity but all I can ever find on getting liscenced are real estate classes. Most of the people I deal with are just directed to me from the comic store I go to (and sometimes work at).

I don't see you in Comic City Canton, so do you work in Novi, or do you work at the store close to Dearborn, but north? (I've only been there once).

I guess I would have to go through my homeowner's then to see if they have any recommendations...

tigertracks 24 wrote:I don't see you in Comic City Canton, so do you work in Novi, or do you work at the store close to Dearborn, but north? (I've only been there once).

I don't work at Comic City. I work at Back to the Past in Livonia. I can't remember who from the Michiganders thread works at Comic City. I think it's RodimusConvoy13, maybe?

God Magnus wrote:

tigertracks 24 wrote:I don't see you in Comic City Canton, so do you work in Novi, or do you work at the store close to Dearborn, but north? (I've only been there once).

I don't work at Comic City. I work at Back to the Past in Livonia. I can't remember who from the Michiganders thread works at Comic City. I think it's RodimusConvoy13, maybe?

Yeah it's Rodimus13. I haven't been there, where is that located???

a bit off topic, but there's several GI Joe collectors guides, the biggest being from Mark Bellomo.

Still, I hope that they do create a G1 and G2 guide.

tigertracks 24 wrote:I haven't been there, where is that located???

Back to the Past is in the strip mall on the northwest corner of I-96 and Inkster. We're currently in the process of moving the store into a bigger space in the mall that's about three times the size of the current location. If you're thinking about checking it out, wait until after April 2nd.