What to do with 1500+ Lledo models?
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As above, my Grandfather was an avid collector of Lledo (and other) die cast models. Days Gone, Vanguard etc.
He collected at a guess over 1500 models. He died in 2007 and the models were packed into lots of storage boxes.
There are various promotional models, buses, trucks, steam trucks horse drawn vehicles, cars etc. There are others too, Corgi models and such.
What is the best way to deal with them? My Gran ideally would like to sell them, but I can only think of ebay, which would be a full time job! I don't know what they are worth, some seem to sell for a few pounds, others for much more.
He collected at a guess over 1500 models. He died in 2007 and the models were packed into lots of storage boxes.
There are various promotional models, buses, trucks, steam trucks horse drawn vehicles, cars etc. There are others too, Corgi models and such.
What is the best way to deal with them? My Gran ideally would like to sell them, but I can only think of ebay, which would be a full time job! I don't know what they are worth, some seem to sell for a few pounds, others for much more.
Sorry for the loss of your grandfather.
I don't know where you are based, but Vectis area specialist toy/train auction house, so it might be worth contacting them?
http://www.vectis.co.uk/Page/Index.aspx
I don't know where you are based, but Vectis area specialist toy/train auction house, so it might be worth contacting them?
http://www.vectis.co.uk/Page/Index.aspx
There will be some worth next to nothing - pennies (literally) - There may also be some worth quite a bit, due to rarity values (eg the Royal Mail collection - half a dozen models in a set - £100 - £150)
As long as you get two or three valuations on the collection, you stand less chance of an unscrupulous dealer trying to make a killing
As long as you get two or three valuations on the collection, you stand less chance of an unscrupulous dealer trying to make a killing
You have to bear in mind whoever buys them is buying them to make money , as a job lot they'll be worth a lot less than individual sales
Why not find out which are worth money, eBay those and sell the rest as a job lot
Or if you want a quick sale as said above take them to a toy auction
Why not find out which are worth money, eBay those and sell the rest as a job lot
Or if you want a quick sale as said above take them to a toy auction
You could talk to Transport Models in Preston http://www.transportmodels.co.uk/contact_us.php, they might be interested, and aren't that far from West Yorkshire.
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