July 30 - Wizard Magazine Jim Lee Tribute Issue
Sold for: $19.99 Fees: $3.55
I left Chris in charge of all the comics from the lot. There are over 300 of them, so it will take him a while. He has been quite busy recently finishing his PhD and moving houses, but he has finally settled in, and until his child is born next month he has had a bit of time, so we listed around 30 items from the comic lot. We listed all the trade paperbacks (graphic novels) and magazines - essentially all non-comic issues. There were a number of Wizard magazines - which is a magazine about comics and the industry. This was a tribute issue to Jim Lee, a famous comic book artist and writer. It sold in about 24 hours, which always nice. Not a huge profit, but any small profit helps.
The Numbers:
Initial Cost: $2,000
Number of items sold in July: 6
Number of items sold overall: 16
Gross Profit for July: $386.93
Fees to eBay: $51.14
Net Profit for July: $335.79
Net Overall Profit: -$655.47
Chris and I have each recouped $672.27 of our initial $1,000 investment so far.
July 1 - Kotobukiya Final Fantasy VII Tifa Lockhart
Sold for: $140.00 Fees: $17.07
This was one of the statues that the box was completely ruined by water damage, but thankfully it still sold without the box. It was the first sale of the month, in the early hours of the 1st, so always nice to start off the month with a big sale. This statue is a bit much, with the bent over-ness and the ridiculous chest. Robin would never let me have this in the house.
July 09 - Brian Pulido's Lady Death Dark Millennium Sculpture
Sold for: $180.00 Fees: $20.50
This is a large statue of Lady Death, from the same series as the Lady Demon statue we sold back in May. It is quite large, and limited to 5,000 copies. It looks like it was never displayed. Both the statue and the box were in very good condition. This was one of the better selling statues so far, so nice to see it sell. We've now sold 12 things, and made back over $1,200 of our initial $2,000 investment. We are getting closer and closer to seeing profit on the lot. A few more big sales and we will be there.
July 12 - Masamune Shirow CYBERGIRLS Portfolio
Sold for: $19.99 Fees: $3.95
This is an art portfolio of 6 art posters done of cybergirls by Masamune Shirow. The 6 posters are inside a cardboard portfolio. This is an exciting sale as it is the first of the comic/art stuff to sell. While not a huge sale, it is nice to see some of this stuff move. When I bought the lot, I was calculating the profit on the statues alone, so the rest of this stuff is just icing on the cake.
Sold for: $9.45 Fees: $2.33
There were a few of these DC Direct action figures in the lot. While they are still in their packages, they had all had some bends and damage to the boxes. These would sell for $20 in pristine condition, so not a lot of money to be made here, but no harm in listing them. I'm glad one of them sold. Any money we can get out of this lot is good, and one less box in my basement.
July 15 - DC Direct Starfire
There were a few of these DC Direct action figures in the lot. While they are still in their packages, they had all had some bends and damage to the boxes. These would sell for $20 in pristine condition, so not a lot of money to be made here, but no harm in listing them. I'm glad one of them sold. Any money we can get out of this lot is good, and one less box in my basement.
July 18 - Kaiyodo Mon-Sieur Bome Collection Vol 15 Kasumi
Sold for: $17.50 Fees: $3.74
The lot had a number of these figures called "Mon-Sieur Bome" and they are numbered. This one is number 15, and is of the character Kasumi from Dead or Alive. These figures are all still in their packaging and in good condition. The price ranges on these. This was by far the cheapest one. Not a huge profit, but any little bit helps.
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