The Energon Pub

Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:56 pm

Hi,

I put together a Transformers collection some years back and I am having a really hard time finding any sort of reliable guide as to the prices today.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

I have been looking at eBay and what people are asking, but the range is crazy from 0 bids at $0.99 to many bids over $50 and more.

I welcome any advice. Thanks for your time.

Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:48 pm

i guess the place to start is how big the collection is and what TFs are in the collection.

Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:02 pm

All right. That's way more helpful than pointing me to a guide if people are willing to actually provide a rough valuation themselves. Anyway, I'll try to list them in a format that makes it easy for you / anyone else to just add their estimate at the end of each item.

Since I have had no luck finding any kind of comprehensive rough guide, this will be quite helpful.

Optimus Prime (front cab only) - good condition......................
Megatron (no accessories) - good condition...........................
Soundwave (no tape) - decent condition...............................
Shockwave (complete) - excellent condition, still works..............

Rodimus Prime (complete) - excellent condition.......................
Devastator (all transformers) - excellent condition..................
Dinobots (full set) - excellent condition, no accessories............
Insecticons (full set) - excellent condition, no accessories.........

Topspin and Twist....................................................
Starscream (excellent condition).....................................
Superion (full set) - excellent condition, stickers poorly applied...
Sharkticon...........................................................

Mirage...............................................................
Brawn................................................................
Bumblebee............................................................
Hoist................................................................
Warpath..............................................................

None of the transformers have the original boxes.

Thank you for your time.

Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:27 pm

im guessing these are all G1? im not good at asking and naming prices. ask one of the mods maybe they can more price wise than i.

Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:31 pm

Check either Ebay or Crave to get a rough estimate for what those particular toys go for.

Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:37 pm

WolfDawg wrote:Check either Ebay or Crave to get a rough estimate for what those particular toys go for.

i would say find the price of each one and add it all together to get a price that you can work from.

Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:38 pm

Yes, they are all G1.

Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:39 pm

Doubledealer93 wrote:
WolfDawg wrote:Check either Ebay or Crave to get a rough estimate for what those particular toys go for.

i would say find the price of each one and add it all together to get a price that you can work from.

That's what I was trying to do, and I guess I will keep doing it.

But the range on eBay is hard to work from, I am finding...

Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:48 pm

Also, the prices of the deals made on Crave seem significantly higher than what eBay suggests.

Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:57 pm

dinobot2000 wrote:Also, the prices of the deals made on Crave seem significantly higher than what eBay suggests.

if i were you i would listen to crave

Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:24 pm

Well going by Crave, even with the figures unboxed and missing accessories, this collection is upwards of $1200...

News Credits: 12 · Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:26 pm

dinobot2000 wrote:Well going by Crave, even with the figures unboxed and missing accessories, this collection is upwards of $1200...

That doesn't sound right based on what you described of the figures. Show us a pic and weca n give you a better idea.

Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:46 pm

Didn't sound right to me. Getting the camera out.

Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:07 pm

Well, here is the bulk of it. Maybe 3/4...

A few items aren't convenient to access right now, like Superion and a few others.

Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:09 pm

Actually, this is more like 1/2. I couldn't fit some of the pictures into the collage.

News Credits: 12 · Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:34 pm

No where near $1200.

Swoop, Constructicons, and Gnaw all have bootlegs. Makes it hard to sell them. Same story for Mirage.

Inseticons will net you about $5 a piece if you're lucky.

Not sure about the others. I'll have to research.

Are you planning on selling or something?

News Credits: 1 · Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:36 am

Take what you paid and cut it by half. You're there.

ps. TF's are a bad investment.

Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:29 am

to be honest, i would rather keep them and keep collecting than sell em. or give them away to a good home.

Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:42 am

I haven't ever checked out Crave, so I can't really speak for them, but isn't there an option to check completed listings on eBay? That way you won't have to do math, you can just see what people've already paid.

Unfortunately, accessories definitely affect the price, depending on the figure sometimes drastically. So even for the listings you do find you might have to add/subtract depending on the difference in condition/completion. Good luck, buddy.