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11/07/2022 4:16 pm
I have a long-standing collector friend in France who I encountered at a UK swapmeet about 40 years ago and we've been in touch ever since.
He is getting on a bit and is in poor health and wants to sell off his collection of 900 (yes, nine hundred) Brooklins, which he describes as a mixture of current models and "older, rarer items".
It appears some outfit in France offered him a pathetic "take it or leave it" 30 Euros per model, so he is asking me if I have any advice or suggestions for a better deal (He only knows about 3 words of English so isn't able to contact any UK auction houses or other potential takers.)
Unfortunately, apart from the very occasional private swop, I've never been into the buying and selling game so, much as I'd like to help. I'm not really equipped to act as intermediary for selling a collection like this.
I just wondered if any of our Forum members (on either side of the water) has experience of the Brooklin re-sale market and could suggest what his best course of action might be. Maybe he'll just have to try and find a more reputable French auction house, but I presume he's alteady thought of that and hasn't found anyone suitable.
Any comments or suggestions would be welcome. (Names of any suitable potential contacts would be even more welcome!)
Thanks
ps I don't have a list of his models but if anyone thinks it would give them a better idea of what to advise, I can ask him if he actually has a list.
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
Harv Goranson and Harv Goranson reacted
11/07/2022 4:40 pm
I don't https://diecast.org/buying-selling-collections/have a specific answer, but from this website:
https://diecast.org/buying-selling-collections/
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
11/07/2022 5:11 pm
Does your friend in France is a member on the french forum Auto Caradisiac? He can write on this forum and ask the question. I think it would be less complicated for him?
C'est certain.
11/07/2022 5:16 pm
Some years ago I remember seeing a collection of hundreds of BRKs that might have been in France. As I recall, they were all quite dusty from display and no boxes were in evidence. I don't know if this is the same group but if unboxed and dirty, 30 Euros per model may not be too far off the mark for many of them. You said nothing about condition Graeme, so who knows what the value might be.
11/07/2022 5:31 pm
These large collections are tough, Graeme. To get any serious buyer to consider, he would need an inventory including Make, Model, Brooklin ID#, and a condition rating along with a description of the box/original packaging. To be honest, depending on the inventory, 30€ may be about right. If he has a lot of standard issue models with a few rarities thrown in, a buyer, most likely a dealer, would start wondering how long it might take to get his purchase price back. Unless there is an exeptional number of LE's, 25-30¢ on the dollar is about the going rate.For a 900 piece collection, that run to The buyer may be able to unload the LE's quickly and profitably but the rest of the collection would be hard to sell and make money on.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
Harv Goranson and Harv Goranson reacted
12/07/2022 1:41 am
Graeme, I also have several good friend collectors in France. If the name of this friend is Alain, I know him quite well and I am willing to help him if I can. Please email me at gianluigicappi@gmail.com.
12/07/2022 10:03 am
Thirty Euro each for that large quantity? He should take the money and run. FAST.
13/07/2022 12:55 am
@d-crowe You are right......... collections are not an investment but a burden when getting older and/or planning retirement. Good luck for the big guys here how to manage the unexpected.
Of course, I sold everything at huge lost when I moved out of state and I was collecting all scales about DM/FM, CMC, EXOTO and some other exotics big scale models.
I had a lot of fun for 30 years and I enjoyed selling some for big money. Now, I am just as happy with about a few 1/43. Well.... I am just happy not filling shelves anymore LOL.....