Selling Lego - eBay VS Vinted?

[xsquared]

I have experience of both. Been on eBay longer than Vinted, but eBay is slow these days and many buyers are flocking to Vinted to find a real bargain.

ds is saving up to go to uni and is selling his vast collection of Lego sets, via my eBay or Vinted account. Of course, he would like to get the best price possible and not just get rid of it asap for a fiver.

If you've had experience of selling Lego on both sites, which one did you have more success in? I think people are still willing to pay a little bit extra on eBay if it is a limited edition, but will it be worth it with the fees?

I have only sold items of clothing on Vinted, and most of the time, people still want to knock off 50% of the asking price. Most of my items on Vinted were sold for £5 or less.

I'd suggest FB marketplace to be honest. Lego is notorious for people claiming pieces not there etc if brought online especially via eBay.

Use eBay's sold listings for your pricing but list as local collection on FB market place. You'll still get similar amounts as Lego when priced properly sells no matter what platform but having it collected and the buyers paying in cash means you're much more likely to keep all the money.

Definitely ebay for something like lego. he'll end up with a bidding war.

Make sure he has a good description and lots of photos.

Don't let it end too late time wise, or on a weekend.

@MuffinToSeeHere I have limited experience selling on FB market place, and the last time I did, it was to an acquaintance for a low value item. I do get your point re keeping all the money, and this is where Vinted is preferable to eBay.

@itsmylife7 We will spend tomorrow doing the photos, thanks.
I thought ending on a weekend, if it's a Sunday was a good thing because people are in?

Thanks for your input.

Sunday is the time kids are getting bathed, parents can be busy ect.

Some people recovering from hangovers 😁

I agree with using Facebook. Keep sales relatively local ("buyer collects") so you don't get any of the scammers who claim parts are missing/fake.
Check a site called bricklink if you need a price guide.

I agree, Facebook.

Search for and join some of the Lego selling groups - they’re full of collectors.

You can arrange the sale through Facebook using local collection (easy but limited market size), or postage with PayPal. You could even list on Vinted and then advertise it on Facebook and direct interested buyers to your listing.

Okay, I'll do a bit more research on Facebook Marketplace and checkout the Lego selling pages. Is there a similar completed listings or sold listings function there?

I agree with using eBay for this.

Okay, so I've made 2 sales already from Satr Wars sets.

Never managed to sell something on FB before to a stranger until now, so what is the etiquette on collection for something like Lego?

Do you take out the Lego to show them everything is there, before they hand over payment? I just don't want any of them to claim pieces are missing. I have partially dismantled some of the sets but I'm prepared to reassemble them if necessary in the porch.

Thanks.

I'd join a lego buying and selling group on fb, and research what you are selling.

My son is into lego and the prices some people will pay is crazy.

Thanks for your reply, Walkerbean.

I've just joined Mad 4 Lego UK, Buy, sell, swap shop and I'm using Bricklink and eBay for price guide.

Is there a FB selling group that's better than others?

BrickLink is great if you're happy to do postage.

I only knew about BrickLink yesterday. It seems very niche but that's probably a good thing as there are some serious collectors there.

I do have some vintage Lego as well but a bit nervous about selling those.

Have you sold on Bricklink yourself?

@xsquared bricklink sellers tend to sell as an actual business rather than one off selling.
It will be good for you to use as price guide but probably easier to stick to eBay/Facebook etc for selling.

Thanks. That's very helpful to know.

Right, a few weeks into this and the only success I've had is with the Star Wars sets.

I've joined 3 different Lego groups on FB, and there seems to be lots of brand new amd sealed boxes of Lego for sale, not necessarily retired ones either. It's very competitive, but I'm curious to know how some sellers seem to have dozens of new sets for sale.

It makes me uncomfortable to be honest. To me it looks like they've bought out the whole sale stock and is selling in for a vast profit. Perhaps I've got the wrong end of the stick though...

@xsquared a lot of Lego buyers do buy expensive sets so they can get the GWP (Gift With Purchase) sets that you can only get if you spend over a certain amount (like £200) - you can't buy the GWP sets separately (which is daft because they are usually worth about £20 and I would buy them straight off the shelf if I could). They then sell the bigger sets on.
There are a lot of Lego bargain hunters who bulk buy - for example when Costco get discounted sets - and then sell on.
Some are doing it as a legit business - but I agree with you that it's sometimes "uncomfortable".
Local Facebook selling groups seem to be better than the dedicated Lego ones for selling off a collection.
Are the sets all sorted?
Maybe offer it as one big job lot but you might get slightly less than if you sold the sets separately.

It makes me uncomfortable to be honest. To me it looks like they've bought out the whole sale stock and is selling in for a vast profit.

That's capitalism for you.

Adult DS is obsessed with making money out of Lego.
His only profits / sales so far have been the GWP sales. He's determined to sit on others & assume they will appreciate. He also spent a lot of Easter break building a Millenium Falcon for fun.

I sold off (older Adult DS) lego sets like 10 years ago on eBay.
Have you researched ebay-sold prices for the sets you have listed now, are you sure your prices are competitive?

Thanks both for your insights.

The ones that are currently on sale are sorted and complete with Box amd instructions.

@lljkk I have followed the advice on here and have done extensive research in Bricklink, Brickset amd eBay to gauge a reasonable price.

I think most people seem to be looking for new sets rather than used retired sets. My post for a biggish Star Wars set gets drowned out by those who bulk sell.

I will keep persevering though, and keep an eye on sold listing to tweak my price if need be.

I think it is Zappit

You can sell books, CDs, lego

Weigh the lego, send in a box

They pay you some money

Thank you. I've googled and it's actually called Zapper. They are not accepting trades at the moment, but I'll definitely check them out again at a later date.

Have you tried selling it on Bricklink? It's major seller of second hand Lego.

I was told upthread that it's only for business sellers.

I'll have a read through terms again though. Again, I think it's very competitive too.

My teenager makes quite a lot of money selling Lego on eBay (I think over £1,000). He started off selling vintage Lego my parents gave him but now bids on bulk lots and splits it up to sell in pieces. It's quite time intensive though.

The other tip is to replace any missing pieces in sets from Bricklink etc before you sell them.