How much monney.....WBritain (1 Viewer)

[Aleš]

I see here in this forum are a lot of expirience collector who collect WBritains for a long time,so i will like to know,which one are the most valuable(in cash) figures.
Because i notice that in ebay or some other site i see that almost all of the figures lost their valuable(in cash of course,not in love) and just a few have bigger prices.
So how about it?
Which ones are the most valuable and why?
Is this old figures,limited figures,some special series figures,.....?
I think it will be very great for all collectors if there will be any WBritan price catalogue of all figures,(quantity,prices,photos,...) i am sure it will be a best seller.Something like Michel,Scott,Yvert,...is for stamps.
Even Kinder eggs have their catalogue i think or at least there can be found prices,catalogue prices for some of their figures,so why not WBritain?
I am sure collectors will pay for this kind of catalogue even 100 euro to have all the photos,numbers,quantity,prices of valuable,measures,....
Well if you do not know which ones are big valuable,than can you tell us,what is the bigger price you pay for a figure?

 

[mestell]

Ales, you might want to get this recently released WB price guide. This paper back guide for 2009 is well researched. This 92-page price guide from the Toy Price Guide company covers Britains Toys manufactured between 1890 and 1990; including large sections on metal & plastic farm animals plus a comprehensive tractor & implement section covering the entire Britains range between 1890-1990. Includes prices for both boxed and unboxed items. The book is available at Treefrog Treasures and I am sure other WB retailers . . . . . . . . . Mike

 

[theBaron]

Hi, Ales, we need to clarfiy some terms, first.

For "classic" Britains, from the hollowcast period, there are books that catalog them, and price guides. James Opie's and Norman Joplin's books are valuable for anyone who collects the classic hollowcast toy soldiers.

For currently available Britains, if you're looking at eBay listings, I recommend only bidding up to the current retail cost for those figures. That includes the final auction price, plus the shipping costs. There's no reason to pay more for a figure that is still being made and that you can buy from a dealer.

As to discontinued figures, you're right, it would be nice if someone were to publish guides, but you must remember, they are guides, they should give the seller a yardstick to use when deciding how to price, and give the seller an idea of what the market will bear. In the end, in a secondary market (ie, not retail, but auction/flea market/boot sale, etc), the price of an object is whatever the seller and buyer agree on for that transaction.

You can probably get a sense of what some people are willing to pay for discontinued Britains by watching auctions like eBay, and the newly-launched Changing Guard Auctions, and other online auctions or sales.

In the pre-Internet days, we did the same thing, just with hard copy-we'd order an auction preview, then ask for the list of realized prices.

As for a published guide, it sounds like an opportunity for an enterprising person (hint, hint)

Prost!
Brad

 

[Aleš]

hey GREAT!!!! mestell thanx i didnt know that this is already exist!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
YABADABA-Dooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But since you already own this GREAT CATALOGUE,can you tell us more about it,like which ones are the most valuable,or how far this prices go,...?
Anything it will be just G R E A T !!!!
I am sure other members will be very excited too!!!!!!!!!!

GOOD JOB mestell!!!!!!!!!!!

rock on bro

 

[Aleš]

well yes,sure,theBaron,you are right about the price on the market,it is the same way as other collections,the price is agree on for how much is someone prepare to pay for.
But,i was hoping more for some info about which are this figures we all must be carefull if we by accident run into the internet,flea market,...maybe some people sale some collections they didnt collect so they do not know and it is a good opurtunity to buy something valuable for a nice price.
And i am just curius,which are this special items and why?
I am sure every collector wannt to own some nice and valuable piece.I know that new items have prices on the internet so nobody will not pay much more because they are not hard to get,even if they are sold out there is still retailers,internet,ebay,....and this figures sometimes can be buy cheaper from second hand(but it is not the same feeling as when you buy it new from a manufacturer,right?),but i ask more about the other figures from 1890-1990 because we do not know much about this figures right?
But i am sure that here are a lot of "players" who know more about this,so come on guys lets hear it!!!

 

[Aleš]

thaBaron,what do you think about the limited edition?
Do you think price only grow after time or not?

 

[theBaron]

thaBaron,what do you think about the limited edition?
Do you think price only grow after time or not?

Generally speaking, if demand is higher than the available units, the price will stay high or go up, and if not, it'll drop.

Personally, I don't give more value to an object that is billed as a limited edition right out of the box, it matters more to me if it's something I like and want to collect. But I understand that others may want to collect something partly or precisely because it is a limited edition. That's something to consider, when we try to assess what the demand is for an object.

Prost!
Brad

 

[thebritfarmer]

Norman Joplin also has 2 great book son Britains both still available.

Britains New Toy Soldiers
1973-Present

&

Britains Civilian Toy Figures

There is also a couple on Britains farm items in plastic.

and of course don't forget Opies Great Book of Britains. (It is out of print though, I hope they plan to do a reissue)