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Hi!

I was looking around on ebay and saw the ridiculous amounts of money people pay for ok-painted models and decided to try my luck.

So this is the model I am considering selling:
http://bp3.blogger.com/_b58JEGWGu4o/SHW3YcQHLRI/AAAAAAAAAFk/icML4BOVk2g/s1600-h/DSC00103.JPG

I will of course provide better pictures of it but is there anything else that needs to be considered?

For instance: I live in Sweden, is there a problem for me to sell on the American version of ebay etc.?

Any helpful tips?

/Grindah

To sell internationally you tick a box when setting up the sale.

Have you won anything for this model? "Pro-painted" is the usual description but a risky term to use IMO, as stuff labelled this way is a bit hit and miss on eBay.

There's a load of rubbish on eBay described as "pro-painted", but the GD quality stuff sells for a fortune. Sadly, "pro-painted" is a term that makes a lot of people, including myself, turn off, as it usually just means you'll end up having the inconvenience of stripping the model.

Not saying your model isn't well painted at all, it looks great from your picture. But it's a problem to bear in mind when listing the item. Have a look at eBay, it's up to you.

Yeah, I will of course not list it as "Pro Painted". All the "pro-painted" stuff I saw was kind of blah.

That would, like you wrote, most likely turn people off. I see this mostly as an experiment to find out what I can get for my models.

What would you pay? =)

Here's an older article I co-wrote with a very successful e-bay seller

http://www.kan.org/michael/mkp/auctions.php

I think you have a very nice looking model there. I would do some research and take a look at some of the other auctions for demon princes to gauge what they go for, how they're described, etc.

Definately do not skimp on a number of good quality photos. I think you have an above average product there and you need to make sure people understand that.

Make sure you list the model on http://www.coolminiornot.com/ at the time of your auction. It allows you to provide additional information on the model and the buyer can even see what people have voted. Not to mention it is additional advertising for the auction.

As long as you can work out shipping to the US, using the US site should be fine.

If I were you, I'd build up my feedback levels for a while first. Sell bits auctions, and so forth... all your left over commander bits... buy up a few boxes and sell the internal bts online. You'll likely have to lose some money, but hopefully not much, then when you have a decent feedback rating, you can sell your minis for a profit.

If you're going to sell, you need *good* pictures.

That is all.

I would think that doing 'pro-style' mini photos would go over much better: Take it on a neutral background, make sure it's clear, prevent glare and shadows.

Unless you are doing it for S&Gs and beer money, you have to be able to paint big armies really fast (couple days) to be able to make it work at retail - 25% off.

The key just like real estate, is to make your money when you buy.

General advice:

Dont photoshop your pictures other than a good cropping. Its distracting to use effects or add some logo.

Dont use coolmini. Its a huge hassle and waste of time and money. When I have Ive always regretted it. A good listing title with the right words goes further than anything. Ive noticed very little difference lately with posting on forums to advertise and just going straight to ebay. The people buying this stuff are there looking, not on dakka MnP or the cool mini home page. (Not that I dont like to post in MnP, its a great way for everyone to learn)

A picture tells a thousand words or so they say. I for one know that as a buyer a single model is much more attractive with a good picture, the description doesn't matter nearly as much. For an army though it's the opposite a description will often be much more helpful than a photo as it helps you understand what you bidding for.

If I was listing that guy i would tittle it:

WH40K Chaos Deamon Prince of Nurgle *Well Painted*

That hits the main key words people search for, get the point of it being painted across without venturing into the "pro-painted" realm.
Shipping from Sweden shouldn't be much worse than from the UK I assume (ignorant yank here) so as long as you check the "allow international bidders" and list it on the US ebay site you will be fine.

As far as cost... well it's all subjective. You have to factor in whom would be in the market for it, in this case CSM players that want a Nurgle demon prince. So not as many people as would be interested in a generic Space Marine champ or such but more than would be after a DE Lord or something. I would start the bid at retail+$5/hr it took you to paint it. If you want you can add a "Buy Now" and set a price that you would feel ok with getting and alot of people will like to just use that and not wait for the auction to end 5 days later. For shipping charge the actual cost plus $5-10 for "handling" as the shipping is very often your profit margin for unpainted or small things, in your case this won't be the case as much.

Other than that, like already said, PICS PICS PICS are what make you money, pay extra for extra pics if you have to.