Puzzling & disappointing collectible
It puzzles me to as why these are not more popular. 1984 Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars stickers. I have a nice stack of these. 40 years old. It's superhero / comic book stuff. Tough market for them. Especially after the all out success of the Marvel movies? Guess I need to wait for the 'Secret Wars' films? Most collectibles from the 80s seem to be popular. I guess it only applies to toys, figures, video games & GPK stuff? I'll wait until they get 'hot' ?? lol Enjoy your weekend, folks.
30 comments
bonjourami
·2 years ago"It puzzles me to as why these are not more popular. 1984 Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars stickers."
Well, at least you get to advertise your items in here every week.
sakic92710
OP2 years agoThey are not even listed on eBay so, no , they are not being advertised. Nice try with the criticism, though.
bonjourami
·2 years agoJust testing the market, eh?
sakic92710
OP2 years agoI 'test the market' by checking sold listings. Again - you fail at your criticizing.
luckythewinner
·2 years agoI'll wait until they get 'hot' ?
You only have 26 listings.
Why not just leave them up and see?
They won't sell here if they aren't listed here.
sakic92710
OP2 years agoI decide on what I list by % of sold compared to what is current. If only 3%, 5%, 10% or less are selling, I don't bother. Especially when they are not even selling for low prices.
reallynicestamps
·2 years agoCollecting is a hobby not an investment.
Also demographics.
Those stickers came out in 1984?
So the comic collector who wanted them was born between 19 64 to 1974.
He didn't buy them because his allowance/ pay check wouldn't allow it. Or he did and they got lost when he went to college/got married/moved to California.
Today he is 50 to 60 years old, and he has some loose cash.
I'd offer them to dealers at ComicCons myself. Fast nickel over the slow dime.
And the show dealer is seeing more buyers every show than your eBay shop in a year.
janet9988
·2 years agoLots of seller wonder why their "hot" product does not sell.
It is NOT just YOU.
sakic92710
OP2 years ago"Hot" products are those that are priced way too cheap & sell fast. lol
yuzuha
·2 years agoProducts that actually sell are by definition better than products that just sit around forever, unless you would prefer to run a museum rather than a store.
1786davycrockett
·2 years ago@sakic92710
Not intending to be a wet blanket, but one of the problems may simply be Marvel "overexposure."
During Stan Lee's reign at Marvel, everything seemed to be done in a HUGE manner -- everything was "collectible," and Marvel filled the marketplace with way too many comic-related goodies.
I worked in a series of comic book stores from 1988 through 1993, and the level of "Marvel-mania" was just off the charts -- every week, there seemed to be a new, high-level, adrenaline-popping, "hold the presses" major release from Marvel -- and, after a while, it just seemed like so much overkill.
Too many of my younger customers were marching in every week, to purchase every new Marvel comic off the newsstand shelves, while always asking "How much do you think this one will be worth next year?"
A friend of one of my employees came in one day with two long-boxes of exclusively Marvel comics which he'd been collecting for the past several years (mostly X-Men related comics), hoping to cash in his collection in order to pay for his first year in college. The staff buyer offered him only $50.00 -- why offer big bucks, when there was so much inventory available, not to mention all the excess inventory previously unsold?
So maybe the problem is simply "too much available product, and just not enough interest."
hartungcards
·2 years agoThey've got to be more popular than those Lions Club banners.
sakic92710
OP2 years ago1 of those banners just sold. I don't care how popular something is. Just care if I can find the right buyer(s). As I've always said, no one can say, with certainty, what the buyers want.
an-57470
·2 years agoI can.
Buyers want what they want when they want it.
See? I’ve just solved the biggest mystery of eBay selling.
Everyone, you are welcome. 🙂
my-cottage-books-and-antiques
·2 years ago@sakic92710 Was it the one with the lobsters? Did you take my advice and promote the lobster aspect in the title? I said in your thread that the lobster graphics could sell that one. It's a long tail item for sure, so it can take a while to sell or it can sell quickly.
The demand for Lions Club banners generally might not be very high, but sometimes with long tail items it's important to think about who else would want the item. If it was your lobster banner, it is certainly possible that someone from that town or even that club wanted it, it is possible that someone collecting Lions Club stuff wanted, but it is also possible someone decorating with a lobster/beach theme wanted it, and that the Lions Club aspect didn't even enter into it.
This is one reason I like long tail items. They often have multiple buyer groups. The trick is to make sure you create a listing that will appeal to the various groups.
sakic92710
OP2 years agoIt was that banner. I did mention 'lobster suppers' in the title as it is what they advertise on the item. It is an East coast Canadian banner & going to a State closer to the Northern East coast - VT.
my-cottage-books-and-antiques
·2 years ago@sakic92710 Well, I'm glad you took my advice, and glad it sold.
hartungcards
·2 years ago"1 of those banners just sold."
How is that even possible? I thought you said (repeatedly) that you can't sell anything on eBay.
sakic92710
OP2 years agoNo, I say I don't sell enough on eBay to make it worth my while to post 100s of items. If I did not sell anything at all, I would have zero listings. Do you just waste your time in the community on criticizing people who don't see it or way or don't even bothering paying attention to you? lol
hartungcards
·2 years agoNo, I only waste my time reading your posts.
sakic92710
OP2 years agoYour time might be better served by wasting it on the Trump campaign. lol
hartungcards
·2 years agoWhy would I waste my time on the Trump campaign who don't see it or way or don't even bothering paying attention to me?
bonjourami
·2 years ago" Do you just waste your time in the community on criticizing people who don't see it or way or don't even bothering paying attention to you? lol"
Ditto.
cardsforauction
·2 years agoLook up "1984 Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars stickers PSA" you will see a lot of higher grade cards. Obviously, if you have the key cards in high grade, you probably want to get those graded and then sell individually. If these are thin stickers and not card stock, then sometimes that's a factor in price. A collector most of time wants an individual card and not have to get a set of four separate cards to make one image. It's nice to put just one card in a sleeve and toploader. If the designs are good, then collectors will love to have the cards.
meme6253
·2 years agoCollectibles is a crazy market, A virtual roller coaster ride, some sellers are dumping great merchandise at ridiculously low prices which actually helps to cheapen the market, making items less appealing to collectors
simba6
·2 years agoCollectables are like picking lotto numbers. Some can bring in a lot of money and others worthless. Just have to wait for the market to change. Often a new movie can trigger sales.
sextons-sweet-deals
·2 years agoIt's all about presentation, details, and photos.
Demand and interest are like a rollercoaster. You can always set a price and entertain offers. It can take time to sell some things.
Might get these in soft sleeves and top loads. Looks like the average ungraded is around $5.00 each.
Don't skimp on photos. eBay allows many free photos per listing. 24 photos in the U.S. I would guess that would be the same in Canada.?
You have a Vogue magazine that is probably full of great vintage adds and possibly celebrities. Add them to your listing. I see a button that only shows the front. I would also include the backside.
a_c_green
·2 years agoI would, yes. Definitely if you can tie them to an upcoming Marvel film, wait for that. Any market will ebb and flow over time, and they're just gearing up for the coming summer blockbusters.
In fact, in Chicago this weekend is the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo ("C2E2"), which is heavily attended and squarely in that area, so if you're not getting the price you want now, you might want to hold off and try listing again in another month or so.
P.S. Are those actually stickers? They look more like plain collectible cards where the backing forms a larger image when you have the whole set arranged face-down, as seen in your photo.
sakic92710
OP2 years agoThey are stickers. Some are individual, some need a pair to make the image & some need 4.
broto_64
·2 years agoMe too, have a sealed collection of what was once a highly popular music artist band that just had their 50 year anniversary and it is very rare due to they broke up like 30 years ago, almost no interest. Yes I get a few views and granted it is CD's so that's probably why (I guess I should've concentrated on vinyl lol) but just like yourself I am deeply puzzled by the almost absolute lack of interest.