I know another blogger friend out there already posted to watch out for Skylanders but I wanted to just say that they were right!
I first found out all about these guys from my friend's 5 year old son who is super into them and showed me all about the game and the different guys. These are from a video game, the figures are placed on a little light up stand and each figure is a character in the game. They aren't super cheap to buy and some of them are super rare as well.
I was out at the thrift a month or so ago and found 4 grab bags full of them. They are most recognizable by their bright green bottoms and I knew right away to grab all they had. I had 34 figures in total. I tried to go through each of them and look them up to see if I had any rare ones but most were pretty common so I decided to auction them as one big lot with a BIN price.
I thought with an auction I would attract more buyers plus I wasn't exactly sure how much they would go for. I started it out at $99 or $149 BIN. Lots of views but no action so after 2 days I lowered the BIN price to $139 and it sold via BIN the next day!
I think I invested about $12 in total into it and after fees & shipping I came out with an awesome $99 for Christmas gifts! Definitely watch out for those little green bottoms! They also have orange and blue bottom ones as well.
Great sale! Two of my grandsons are into them. Just read your starbucks mug post. Pack some bubble wrap when you go on vacation. It usually comes in handy for me!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I'm totally going to do that next time I go anywhere! Thanks!!
DeleteGreat find. We gave our son all 3 games for Christmas. I found a bin of them last year at a yard sale....so wish I kept them rather than sell them :/
ReplyDeleteI am definitely going to have my eye out for them at yard sales this year! The newer game came out this Christmas so I'm hoping I can find more from people who maybe are getting rid of the older game! Who knows!
DeleteWow! That was a great flip! I know I've seen those before and passed them by. I won't be doing that anymore. Thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteHow funny. Two of my boys are into them and probably have about 20-25 of them. A couple of weeks ago I was cleaning out their closet and almost threw one of them out. My 8 yo saw it in the trash..oops!!! I didn't even realize it was a Skylander. LOL
ReplyDeleteMargaret @ Live Like No One Else