Selling G1 brushes/ Combs

[ChipsteRJ]

I have probably 200+ unique colors/ shades/shapes.

I have yet to find a site with comprehensive data that includes ALL the colors/shades that I own. Including 7 unique shades of a yellow shooting star comb... just for an idea of my predicament.
Trying to properly identify them all would be a nightmare- 1 of each is fine with me.

Anyway I'm sure you all can imagine that I have amassed a HUGE spread of extras. Many of you have seen how crappy my camera is (this is probably admittedly due to operator error).

Lack of good photos, time and proper identification- how do I sell these?

I have thought about taking a down payment upfront then shipping them to the interested party and then upon receiving the unwanted ones back issuing a refund, but how would people (especially International) feel about having to pay for return shipping? Ultimately I would prefer trades, but in that situation how would you feel about paying the fully refundable payment?

I am just trying to protect myself and make sure my buyers know what they are getting.

Any other suggestions?

....yea, I know the fair is the best idea, but It's not going to happen this year...

[hathorcat]

You sell them all to Cat

Problem solved! See I am a freaking genius!

[ChipsteRJ]

You sell them all to Cat

Problem solved! See I am a freaking genius!

I think your collection may already be larger than mine- mine contains no duplicates! All my extras are thrown in a large tin popcorn canister.

[himmie]

Send them all to me?

[YellowCat]

Good luck with that.  Awhile back I found a bunch of pony accessories and it was a pain to figure out who they went to and how to price them.

Greatponies.com is probably the best accessory ID site out there right now.

[summerday]

What about mystery accessory bags for a set price? I know I'd be interested.

[ChipsteRJ]

What about mystery accessory bags for a set price? I know I'd be interested.

Already have mystery boxes on e-bay, but maybe I could do another one for brushes/combs only.

[summerday]

They go fast on the area sales, too.

[hathorcat]

LOL - we should lump all our combs and brushes together and try and conquer the world MWHAHAHAHAHAHA

As to selling; if you have time and patience [and by that I mean a lot of time as it can take ages] you could list them individually for sale here [perhaps using Classifieds and a link from For Sale to the sales]. Or I like the idea of grab bags and a discounted price point - thats going to sell them the fastest. Something like 10 for $10 or similar? I would probably be seriously tempted myself lol

[ValeofSpring]

Hi ChipsteRJ!  Well as much as I would love to take all of your and Hathorcat's combs/brushes and fill a swimming pool so I could dive in, I don't have an empty swimming pool around   It sounds like the main problem facing you is your desire to make sure that if someone really wants, for example, Posey's blue butterfly brush, he/she gets the exact right shade.  That can be tricky even with the best of cameras, so I see your dilemma.

First, my recommendation would be that you post your brushes/combs with a disclaimer in BOLD saying that, while you will do your best to send the right shade, the buyer agrees to take on the responsibility if it's not exactly what that person wanted. 

Second, I'd post pics, even if they're not great--again, highlight the disclaimer.

As far as selling--I'm not a big fan of blind accessory purchases, but what you *could* do that I think would work is offer sale prices when buyers order in bulk.  For instance, brushes/combs that are more garden variety could be $10/10, etc.  I would have found this *very* attractive back in my days of more buying.

Best of luck!  You always have great stuff!!!

[kissthethunder]

I'd take advantage of a ten for ten

[hathorcat]

First, my recommendation would be that you post your brushes/combs with a disclaimer in BOLD saying that, while you will do your best to send the right shade, the buyer agrees to take on the responsibility if it's not exactly what that person wanted. 

All of this! I can completely understand this frustration both as a buyer and as a seller. Whenever anyone asks who a comb or brush belongs to, unless its one of the unique ones, I have to say it looks like it could be. You can never say for certain - different cameras, different computer monitors, different backgrounds to the picture and even people defining colours differently [what someone calls dark aqua someone else may call turquoise and the whole purple - purple pink to pink purple to pink spectrum makes my head hurt] means its practically impossible to ever say 100%. Make it clear who you think it may belong to but that its your opinion or even just list a description of the colour. And simply tell people you can not promise it belongs to certain ponies.

[ChipsteRJ]

I know I got into a mess trying to sell combs and brushes this summer I just don't want to deal with it, but I can't hold on to everything FOREVER...

[prancingstag]

I know I got into a mess trying to sell combs and brushes this summer I just don't want to deal with it, but I can't hold on to everything FOREVER...

Perhaps you could photograph and present them for sale in colour lots? For example, "Yellow Shooting Star Comb - $1 each". And then you have a single photo with them all lined up and numbered, perhaps arranged lightest to darkest if you can be bothered. No matter how shoddy your camera is, it will still provide a general indicator of the actual shade via comparison. Then it's up to the buyer to decide which ones they think would best match what they're looking for.

[ChipsteRJ]

I've tried that numerous times, the camera just doesn't pick up the shade variances very well- Like I said I have 7 or 8 yellows when I take photos it only looks like 3-4 different shades.