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I've been meaning to sell off my old Transformers which I had collected as a child and I need some help with estimating what they are actually worth. I checked ebay to get a general idea about the price, but am not sure how realistic they are.

All the figures are loose and have sadly no instructions, they have the usual signs of being used, but most are in good condition.

I had asked tfsource last year how much they would offer, it was about 300$ or 400$, but I'm not sure how reliable that estimate was.

Any help and/or opinions are greatly appreciated.

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Wheeljack Actionmaster loose - 100% includes vehicle 35$
Mainframe Actionmaster loose - 100% 20$
Hotrod Patrol Micromaster Patrols loose Missing Trip-Up 25$
Astro Squad Micromaster Combiners loose Missing Barrage, Heave, Missile Master's back is missing 10$
Ironworks Micromaster Station loose - construction station only Missing Crane/Launcher 10$
Erector Micromaster Transports loose Missing front of crane 10$
Countdown Micromaster loose - 100% includes Base tarnish on side of base and rocket 75$
Scoop Targetmaster loose Missing Targetmasters 10$
Quickswitch Sixchanger loose - 100% 55$
First Aid G1 Defensor loose missing photon pistol 80$
Groove G1 Defensor loose missing photon pistol, twin vaporators
Blades G1 Defensor loose - 100%
Hot Spot G1 Defensor loose missing one Defensor foot, one mechanical arm, one fireball cannon
Streetwise G1 Defensor loose missing photon pistol and carhood
Inferno G1 loose - 100% 20$
Bumblebee G2 loose - 100% gold chrome 15$
Sandstorm Triplechanger loose - 100% 30$
Flintlock & Silencer Targetmaster loose Landfill's weapons 10$
Grimlock G2 loose - 100%? darkblue 30$
Jazz G2 loose - 100% 25$
Rotorstorm European loose - 100% 30$
Road Rocket G2 Laser Cycles loose - 100% 15$
Optimus Prime G2 loose - 100% 30$
Hero Optimus Prime G2 loose - 100% cable to pump is missing 30$

Axer Actionmaster loose - 100% 30$
Soundwave Actionmaster loose - 100% faction symbol missing, loose arm 25$
Cannon Transport Miromaster Combiner Transport loose - 100% 80$
Roughstuff Micromaster Transports loose one missile tip is broken 15$
Darkwing Powermaster loose - 100% 70$
Dreadwind Powermaster loose missing powermaster 70$
Octane Triplechanger loose - 100% 30$
Astrotrain Triplechanger loose - 100% reissue? 20$
Bonecrusher G2 Devestator loose - 100% orange 100$
Hook G2 Devestator loose - 100% orange
Long Haul G2 Devestator loose - 100% orange
Mixmaster G2 Devestator loose - 100% orange
Scavenger G2 Devestator loose - 100% orange
Scrapper G2 Devestator loose - 100% orange
Starscream G2 loose - 100% with sound pack 40$
Ramjet G2 loose - 100% with sound pack 45$
Sunbeam Targetmaster loose Needlenose's weapon 5$
Road Pig G2 Laser Cycles loose - 100% 15$
Dreadwing & Smokescreen G2 Triplechanger loose - 100% 50$
Double Punch Actionmaster Elite loose - 100% 50$

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Here are some pictures to help judge their value. I can upload some better pictures if necessary.

Keep in mind when you're selling to a retailer, you're selling to a retailer. What they will pay you is NOT what it's worth. Expect their offer to be well under half the actual value.

Watch Pawn Stars. You'll get the gist of the sale.

I think what worries me more is if people are still interested in the older figs^^

Can't help you with with your question, but I'd buy most of them if I saw them in a store for not too outrageous a price.

Deruji wrote:I think what worries me more is if people are still interested in the older figs^^

What's worrisome about that?

fenrir72 wrote:

Deruji wrote:I think what worries me more is if people are still interested in the older figs^^

What's worrisome about that?

Crikey! It's the elusive anti-GEEWUNER! This creature can't stand anything that created the brand or is considered a 'brick.'

Keep in mind there's a big difference in price depending on whether you're selling each figure individually, in small lots, or as one large lot. The more figures you bundle together, the less you'll get for each (generally speaking).

And as mentioned above, it also make a big difference whether you're selling to a collector or a dealer.

GuyIncognito wrote:Keep in mind there's a big difference in price depending on whether you're selling each figure individually, in small lots, or as one large lot. The more figures you bundle together, the less you'll get for each (generally speaking).

And as mentioned above, it also make a big difference whether you're selling to a collector or a dealer.

Yes, that's why I decided against selling to tfsource at the time. It's hard to balance between what a realistic price is and what people are willing to pay.

I do hope the prices I set reflect the quality of the items and don't seem absurd.

Is Double Punch a figure anyone really wants? I can't remember playing with him much myself as a kid.

Deruji wrote:Is Double Punch a figure anyone really wants? I can't remember playing with him much myself as a kid.

There's a Market for every figure. Someone will want it. Just sell it separately or in small lots (groups that makes sense, combiner, minibots, ect.) on ebay. It might take some time to sell everything but that's probably your best bet to get the most out of your collection.

I just noticed that the Inferno I have is dated Hasbro 1980, 1982. Should that be correct?

Deruji wrote:I just noticed that the Inferno I have is dated Hasbro 1980, 1982. Should that be correct?

Yes

fenrir72 wrote:

Deruji wrote:I just noticed that the Inferno I have is dated Hasbro 1980, 1982. Should that be correct?

Yes

Copyright dates do not reflect release years, rather the year the mold was designed, which nowadays is usually a year earlier. Generation 1 first used toys that were released years earlier in Japan, either Diaclone or Microman, so those molds had years like 1980 or even 1970's due to how Japanese copyright law worked.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Deruji wrote:I just noticed that the Inferno I have is dated Hasbro 1980, 1982. Should that be correct?

Yes

Copyright dates do not reflect release years, rather the year the mold was designed, which nowadays is usually a year earlier. Generation 1 first used toys that were released years earlier in Japan, either Diaclone or Microman, so those molds had years like 1980 or even 1970's due to how Japanese copyright law worked.

That I was aware of, although with the G1 toys having Takara on them. Since I can't remember when I got them and tried to date it as either 1985 or 1991 model I thought it might have been an error.