Large Kulmbach collection Inherited... What to do with 10,000 figures?

[snagy]

Thank you Kulmbach - that direction I did not try to move ...
Now I see them...
Br.
Sandor

[Mike G]

Wow. I would be jumping up and down to paint some of these. I should think they're worth at least $15-20k

[Kulmbach]

Where are those pictures available you all write about??
I can't find them... 
Best regards-
Sandor

Scoll down a Little and you will find the Pictures under the text

[Hannibal]

Someone from BFFS UK (Nick ? or ...) should pay a visit to you of 2/3 days and make an inventory and pictures to organize this task : I would if not far away, till september ... then to plan a selling campaign .... by EBay and various events ...

[snagy]

Where are those pictures available you all write about??
I can't find them... 
Best regards-
Sandor

[willie]

 Dear Miss Young.  I am amazed at this collection.  I do not think you will have any problems selling your collection.  At the Valley Forge Show and the National Capital show in DC. I meet this lady who was selling her husband collection of flats and books he had passed away. It took about a year to sell the collection and this year at Valley Forge she just had prints left. I wish you the best of luck on your endeavor. Willie 

[Hannibal]

Ooh, I am ready to invest in these .... where do you live ....

You should make an inventory, divide in lots and sell in auctions, on EBay and in sseveral shows over a year time to maximize your selling prices !!
Some of those  arerare and are quiet valuable, will be disputed and sold at good prices !!! if you are patient.

Looking at the pictures .... fantastic treasures !!!

[Kulmbach]

Looks like a quality Collection! Those figures showed are mostly Gottstein figures, now hard to find. Seems also to be a complete collection of Blum´s Murten set now out of reach and the Egyptiens from Neckel´s list. Shouldn´t be hard to sell at the rigt price, I recommend I table at next year´s show in Kulmbach.

Best regards
Jan

[Mrs Young]

Dear Sirs,

I have some photographs of the collection, I have attempted to upload these here?...

The cabinet holds 40 drawers... Each drawer is holding a large mixed collection of bare, primed and painted figures.

On top of the cabinet are 9 further drawers of figures. As well as three large boxes of un sorted figures, some in original packaging from purchase.

It is quite something!

Sent from my iPhone

[Brian]

As Nick said, they need to be identified

Going back 30-50 year I assume there 30mm figures?  sets are what you have to find but single figures your not talking a lot 50p for foot and £1/£1.50 mounted figure unpainted.
As most of the old figures are still produced and sold there not a great market for secondhand figures, but saying that you could also be sitting on some wanted sets?

can you send photos? 

     

[Nicholas Ball]

Dear Mrs Young,

the first thing to do is to photograph and identify them. Are they are is sets, still in the boxes or just individual, put into a draw?

If you put  photos on here, there may be some interest from the members in buying them. Alternatively, there are also auctions that specialise in this type of thing.

I noticed you first posted this in March, ( Newbie section ) and there are now many more figures than previously thought.
( originally 2000+ )  I presume it is only the painted figures that are in the cabinet.

Nicholas

[Mrs Young]

We have recently inherited a large collection of Flat Figures. Aprox 10,000 pieces. Some painted, most are not.

These are aprox 30-50yrs old and collected from Kulmbach in Germany.

We are looking to have them apprised and the collection sold.
Would this be something anyone could advise on?

Thank you very much.
Kind Regards
Mrs Toeni Young  toeni@oakburystudios.com