What would a fair price to ask for a Minitrains Baldwin loco.
It's in perfect condition with two crew in closed cab
I see they retail at £140 new
You don't mention mileage, if that's a clue. :laugh:
'Perfect' should mean not more than test-run.
If you're on ebay you can check: put in 'minitrains locomotive' and search, sort by price lowest to highest, and then select <advanced<. A page with a lot of options comes up, select 'completed listings' and you can see what's been paid on ebay in the recent past.
I think the last I saw went for about £120. I'd buy one at about £60 as they are H0, rather than 00, and sell my GEM, which is 00. But I'm happy to wait until one at that price comes along as I'll need to convert it to 6,5mm gauge, i.e. I only need the body.
Hope this helps
Waldschrat
As he says it's HO scale rather than OO and looks small alongside the OO scale Bachmann offering. It's a nice loco though and can suit smaller 009 stock. I can't remember what the last one went for on the s/h stall but you could try asking the Sales Team what they'd give you for it. I'd have a pure guess at about £100/120 if it's only test run, but that would be a guess!The only true way is to put it on Ebay with a reserve of the lowest you'd take and see what happens by letting the Market decide.
Reading your post I suspect that you wish to sell this item privately rather than on e-bay or through the society sales so the following will not help.
As mentioned above these are H0 scale locos and obviously too small when next to 009 locos and stock. This tends to restrict their sale value here in the UK.
Regarding e-bay it can be a mixed bag when selling.
If you set a reserve price or a start price this tends to stop many from bidding and strange as it sounds I have found that a 99p start price and no reserve always results in a higher final selling price than setting a higher start price and /or a reserve.
You also need very good close up photos from all sides, top and bottom and a good description with as much information about the model and the prototype as you can. Again I have found that the better the photos and the description the higher the final selling price.
(One tip for in focus close-up photos is to place a magnifying glass up to the camera lens.)
If you decide to sell your loco through 009 society sales, they will put a realistic price on it to sell, and it will sell.
Brian Meldon
I would also add that opening it out so bidders from the rest of the EU can bid will widen it's sales potential as it seems reasonably popular over the Channel from what I've seen of model railway forums from over there.
The "reserve" vs "no reserve" is always a sticky one and really depends on what you are selling and how popular it's likely to be. I suspect that loco will be popular enough to get away with it but for some of the stuff I've sold recently doing a no reserve would be a guaranteed way to lose money. Horses for courses.
I concur with all said in the previous posts, my experience with ebay is the same in every respect.
One thing I can add: make sure you have ALL possible search terms, e.g. Manufacturer, Steam, etc., but don't forget less obvious ones like WW2, WW II, trench warfare, wargames. If you can't fit them in the text, put them underneath. If you set the writing colour to white they are not even visible to the readers. :laugh:
And, like in real life, they who speaks foreign languages, is at an advantage, i.e. all terms in all languages you know improves your chances substantially. :laugh:
I found Gumtree not very successful, especially for model railway stuff.
Cheers
Waldschrat
009 Society Sales would price it - and expect to sell it - at £85-90.
But then we tend to be on the generous side where members are concerned!
The Sales Team.
Quote from: The Sales Team on November 09, 2019, 10:45
009 Society Sales would price it - and expect to sell it - at £85-90.
But then we tend to be on the generous side where members are concerned!
The Sales Team.
Just for clarity and to avoid confusion David, would that non-binding price guide that you stated, would that be what the Society would purchase the model from the seller for and then put it on sale for a price plus sales commission, or is it the price the Society would then sell it on for after taking the sales commission?
Mick
That is the price (I am advised by those who are much more experienced than me) which would be on the sticker on the box on the Sales stand. We're not buying - Alan is selling and wanted to know a price to ask.
If you'd asked me, I would have thought that price was perhaps a bit on the low side, but what do I know?! - I just deal with the doughnuts...
David.
What doughnuts? I've never been offered doughnuts!! >:(
I'd have thought it a bit low as well.
Quote from: Hobby on November 11, 2019, 08:56
What doughnuts? I've never been offered doughnuts!! >:(
In order to have an opportunity for a doughnut, you have to turn up at Sales HQ on a Thursday morning when all the mail order, admin, prep for the next event and in-goods pricing etc takes place. And don't say that's too far away as 3 weeks ago our Perth member (that is Perth WA not Perth Scotland) visited! ::) :P
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