I found a French Applejack at my local kids consignment store!  I don't collect anymore, so I will be selling her, but I'm not sure of her current value. She's quite lovely, just a few minor marks.  Any help on price would be appreciated!  Thank you!

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Hi everyone,

I'm getting the remainder of my collection ready to sell at the Fair!  Would love your pricing opinions on the following:

-G1 sleeping bag, some minor fading/wearing, design has Paradise Estate, Flutter Ponies, Megan and Sundance, etc.

-Rock-a-Bye bed in Spanish box.  The box is pretty beat up, but the playset is still in its original plastic bags inside.

-Lullabye nursery, good condition, has the following accessories: Baby Tiddlywinks, yellow rattle, purple rattle, blue trim bottle, yellow trim bottle, baby powder (no sticker), pink necklace, pink teddy bear brush, 2 wooden blocks, white cradle, pink swing, pink canopy, 1 diaper box, 2 diapers, pink mobile, pink bowl, pink bath, pink mirror, blue shelf, blue dresser, pull duck, pink spoon

Thanks for your help!

I'm planning on taking my Paradise Estate to the MLP Fair to sell (so hopefully shipping costs can be avoided).  I'm wondering how to price it, as I'm not sure which accessories really up its value and which don't.  It's a complete shell w/ pool and patio.  The accessories included are:

Floor lamp
Bed
Stereo
TV
Coffee Table (stickers peeled off)
Armchair
Sofa
1 complete swivel chair
1 swivel chair with no base
Fridge
Sink/cupboards
2 Seapony statues
2 patio chairs
Patio table with umbrella (missing heart topper)
1 complete lantern
1 lantern missing top
Vanity
Most of the flowers

Thanks in advance for your help! 

Hmmm.  Not too long ago I had a new member here message me quite a bit trying to haggle with me on a couple G1 babies.  They weren't really expensive but she was definitely trying to lowball.  When I asked for her location for a shipping quote she said US, but when I checked out her posts on here (which I did because she was new and had no feedback), she stated she was from Singapore.  I found that very odd, but I do know some international buyers have friends in the US who will ship all their small purchases in one large shipment to save on shipping.  I finally agreed to a fairly low price, but then she wanted super detailed descriptions and backed out because they weren't NM (in which case the price we agreed to would have been a steal).  All in all she gave me a really weird vibe and I was relieved when she backed out.  I am wondering if this is the same buyer.

I've been here selling off my entire collection (600+ ponies plus tons of merchandise) for a couple of months...a lot comes down to how busy you want to be.  I already had everything packed in bins, so I just started photographing and listing them here a bin at a time.  Soon, I had hundreds up at once.  But, I was willing to be busy with it.  It meant constantly answering PM's, doing shipping quotes, and many, many trips to the post office (especially because I'm kind of neurotic and try do same or next day shipping).  So, my advice would be, only list as many as you are willing to deal with.  Even since coming back on here to sell, I have seen a couple other members who listed more than they could deal with, and they got pretty overwhelmed and fell behind.

As to what to list first, depends on your reasons for selling.  If you're selling for the money, list the most expensive ones first.  If you're simply downsizing, start with the ones you're least attached to.  Best of luck!

Thanks everyone!

I would wait until you clarify exactly what the problem is in customs before contacting the seller.  But, to be honest, the fact that she took 3 weeks to ship (with no communication on top of that) is completely unacceptable.

As a seller if I made that kind of error with the customs form I would be reimbursing you for the fees you will be charged - if I made a mistake, I should have to pay for it.  It is pretty surprising if there really was no customs form; USPS does not allow this.  If you print a shipping label online it automatically makes you fill one out, and if you go to the counter at the post office the clerks will make you fill one out (I've never not had one tell me to fill it out).  I'm surprised it slipped by and got all the way to Germany.  In any event, I don't think you should be responsible for the fees.  Just my two cents.

She may have printed a First Class International shipping label online, which always gives a tracking number but is only guaranteed to track within the US (save for a select few countries).  The USPS won't guarantee that other countries will scan the barcode.  Even if the package is tracked, if it is First Class International, it does not include insurance.  They make you go with Priority International if you want insurance, and Priority is ridiculously expensive.  If a First Class package is lost, too bad, so sad, according to the USPS.  Their website will not accept online inquiries for First Class International tracking numbers, and they explicitly state on their website that their call center will not accept inquiries from those tracking numbers, either.  That being said, I have had a First Class International package take a full 4 weeks to arrive.  I think others here have had things take as long as 6 weeks.  So it is possible that it may arrive yet.