HOT TOYS COLLECTING: HARD TRUTHS ABOUT SELLING 

My strategy is to be as patient as possible when selling. These days you are almost certainly making a loss, but this way you can limit your losses. The hardest part is selling figures that are still in stock everywhere...

Great insight, everything you said is accurate. I buy on less than retail prices. When I sell, I aim to break even or make a minimal profit. Being able to buy a new figure with the funds from a sold figure feels good! But, if you’re going to take a loss, take a minimal one. Try to balance out the happiness of collecting. Thank you for another great video!

Spot on! The same in the UK, the world economy is terrible! In the UK we have high inflation and interest rates to name but two of many aspects that affect UK Fiscal policy! I know from visiting New York recently, the States is in the same boat! No quick fix, could take years to recover, if it ever does!!!

OMG! Everything you said was dead on the money! Especially the part about the 'Credibility" of collectors. Awesome video and this needed to be said!

Awesome video and topic, man. As someone just starting out with collecting Hot Toys figures, it’s been difficult not to just buy everything I see but wanted to start with the essential figures I wanted in my collection. That’s been my strategy with collectibles my whole life and I also agree with you on the whole investment thing… most of the time the stuff we all think will be a great investment, doesn’t and it’s usually some obscure figure or collectible that you weren’t even thinking about! This message is way too long, my bad Keco! Haha

Always coming in with the knowledge! Thanks for a great video Keco!

Always dropping major knowlege and keeping it real and truthful... 🔥 🔥

Biggest loss is A lego loss. Huge collection I tried to sell, someone scammed me by promissing to buy it all and could only afford half. Turns out they were stalling and just bought what they wanted leaving me with incomplete lineups and sets. Biggest score is I found a untouched like new Infinity war thanos I bought for only 175

You truly have a one-of-a-kind channel going here. Appreciate the analysis and input.

The only ones making a profit are sellers of new old stock or the ones that bought an original figure years ago. Toys are not an investment - they might be worth something in the future for people suffering from mid-life crisis in a few years time but reasonable doubt exists.

It was definitely worth it. Keep up the good work 💯 👍

Great video… I have a few hot toys but in more of a statue collector i been losing money in selling. For example had a brand new unopened 1/3 queen studios joker and had to sell it on eBay for 1550 , with eBay taking fees and then paying for shipping I lost about 450 dollars.. honestly only buying something that I will keep on the long term

Biggest score: bought the boba fett two-pack for $285, shipped. Sold the Tuskan Boba for $265. Essentially got the beat up armor Boba (which was what I really wanted) for $20.

Thanks for taking on this topic!

thanks for pointing out that you shouldn't buy with resale in mind, buy for your collection, what you like, not what everyone tells you to buy.

Great video, valuable insights!

Great video! My biggest loss was Mezco One:12 Pink Skull Chaos Club(PSCC). Bought it during the 2020-2021 price high and then they release two additional sets lol. But overall sometime I take a loss, sometimes I take a gain. I don’t buy and sell to make money though. But I’ve definitely bought figures due to the hype! My dilemma is I like to have a clean display not very cluttered. So some figures that I love get rotated out and back in their boxes. I have a hard time selling those because I love the figure but then I’m sitting on stored figures that another collector would enjoy.

Best deal i got was in November of 2023. I got Emperor Paplatine for $300

I've lost money on two figures I was selling, and only was willing to do that because I wanted the money to apply to ANOTHER two figures I wanted. But as a buyer, I admit I will only purchase pre-owned figures for x amount OVER the original retail price. And of course I look for a bargain where I can. I'll only pay full price if I can do a payment plan. Fortunately for me, I'm selective ("picky"?) on figures I want so they may be few and far between. UNfortunately, some of the figures I 'm looking for are one that are highly sought after. So price is still high. Another good video!

My biggest scores for hot toys probably either my Deadpool or Ben Affleck Batman

I have purchased quite a few grails at great prices, some sad cases of buying off people who needed to sell to survive, but at least their items went to a good home and are appreciated!

Apologies in advance for the long comment Keco. I recently had to buy a lot of things for the house such as security cameras, exterior lights, timers, etc. When I bought them, it really hurt because I didn't have the budget to buy them but I had to. Now that they are all installed and working, I look back on it and think: "at least it's done now and I don't have to spend the money again anytime soon." The money has already long been spent and long gone. That's how I look at my Hot Toys collection. I recently sold my Mk2 diecast with custom light up kit for $250. It's a loss to be sure, but the money I spent on the figure when it first released has long been spent and is long gone. And I've enjoyed the figure to its fullest. I also sold my Death Watch Mando which was admittedly, and impulse buy, because at the time, I had no idea that named Mandalorians like Bo Katan would appear in live action and be made. That too, I took a loss. But again, the money has long been spent is long gone. I just see it as a way to make some money back and roll it over into the next figure I'll be getting in this case, Mk2 2.0. As a buyer, the only figure I bought that is a bit of a regret is Justice League "classic" suit Batfleck and I spent quite a bit over retail to get it. But to be fair, I don't think anyone who have guessed that Hot Toys would make a 2.0 of a character from a dead and critically disappointing franchise - surprisingly we got Black Manta. But I got Wasp from Antman 2, which is a far better look for her than that power rangers suit from Antman 3 and Bucky from the show for an absolute steal at well below their retail price including shipping. The only figures I'd be sad I took a loss on would be exclusive figures like Blue Baleman

Great video and on point!

Good topic! Currently on the same boat trying to sell to make more room but even selling lower Msrp nobody really want to buy. Definitely buyer market rn

Great info!👍🏼

Also the constant upgrade to the 2.0, 3.0 figures really drive down the value of your old figures. You thought it’s going to stay in your collection forever, then Hot Toys flaunts the newer, better, improved version with comparison pics with your old inferior version smh.

I’ve got some great deals on figures that were not must haves, but wants that I initially passed up on. When you can pick figures up for half off shipped, it’s a good excuse to buy. When it comes to selling, I hated doing it even when the times were good. I’d rather part them out or gift them to friends or family.

Great info thanks

Yo let's go !! I love these vids

I collect a wide variety nerdy collectibles and I do rarely sell. However, most of my collectibles do appreciate in value. The only things that don’t are my HotToys and that’s honestly devastating. I just got into this market/hobby only a few months ago but it is a very unique market. I still buy figures but if they held their value I would not only buy more but I would appreciate them more. The only way this market will be profitable is if hot toys stops selling things in bulk and does more limited runs. The Artisan Anakin is a perfect example of this. Those figures will not only hold their value but they will most likely appreciate over time.

If i take a loss when selling something, i take it as the price to pay for enjoying the figure for the time i had it

Well said!!

If I ever said “they’re an investment”, I’m saying it metaphorically as posing them brings me joy. My happiness is what I invest in. Economically…..not at all.

Hi KeCo, I watched you willfoxification , and just saw your video. You made very good points. I,ve been trying to sell My Prime One Studios 1/3 Batman Batcave Hush deluxe and all I'm asking for is $1300 bucks and in total I paid about $1675. Now I did request that this be local pick-up only because of scammers but I also mentioned that there is a police precinct by the corner of my block that we can in front of and do the transaction, I also know 2 policemen and asked permission and they said no problem. Now it,s almost a year and had 2 inquiries but they live to far and I don't want to ship it and about people saying it arrived with broken parts and I get scammed. So I hear you loud and clear, it is getting very hard to sell something and even more you already know your taking a lost because your force to sell it cheaper if you want to get rid of whatever you have a figure or statue.💯👍

Best deal I got was Drax for 300 shipped. It’s definitely fun when you get lucky. Be patient!

Try this strategy 1) buy two 2) keep one unopened and display the other one 2) wait until it appreciates in value sell the unopened one that would have paid for the opened one - no regrets, works even better if you buy on sale, it would have paid for the opened one

For me I don't collect entire lines from a certain series or film franchise, I just buy figures I really want and love for my collection, so in the end my entire collection so far are actual figures I want to keep for the long run, but if I had to sell them I would in an instant.

I never expect to make money on my figures. I have been lucky to more or less break even so far. I am considering letting my hulkbuster go but given the size it's hard to shift. But I agree. Not an investment it's a hobby! Thanks for the content

I’m from overseas living in the Netherlands and if u play the wait game u definitely can scoop up cheap hot toys due ppl trading back figures to local shops and they put m up again for sale kinda cheap.

Couldn’t agree more when you said “ lthis is not an investment, it’s a hobby“. That until I flip this Artisan Anakin on Keco for double the profit. Lol jk. Still hoping you get him. Keep dropping RU-vid content bro. Can’t speak for all, but I’m not on any other platforms than YT. I’d support you on the others if I was. But this is it for me.

I agree with this 100%. I just got into the Hot Toys community mid 2023 and have found so many crazy deals as it's a buyers market. Heck I just scored a deal on an AOTC yoda with ccfl for $325 cdn

Wise words as always. I'm learning some hard truths about selling... I cant even give some of these Hot Toys away and Ebay takes about $60-$70 dollars of every sale I make with their "fees".🤬

hot toys aren't rare anymore, there's just so many. 5-6 years ago there was a tighter list of figures and just owning any hot toy was special. Now there are too many figures and even variations of each character. The numbers don't lie. I always assume to make a loss and mark that loss as an ownership fee. The market is only good to rare figures like exclusives and limited edition runs. Every collectible market suffers from this if they are successful.

80% of the figures I've sold I've managed to break even.10% made a profit and 10% made a loss.I always price my figures fairly,usually at a price that I would be prepared to pay if I was buying it.

Eb ay is the worst, sold a figure for like 300 and after fees and ad fees, they took almost 100 from the sale. Then when you sell on facebook or insta etc, everyone and their grandma wants to do friends and family, which is now charging a fee to the senders if they use a credit card or are out of the country. Seems like you are gonna lose 100~150 on average every sale.

I decided to sell off one of my Death Watch Mandalorian Hot Toys and boy everyone wants him super cheap. Stuck to my bottom line price and still took a loss after fees

Biggest score was Episode 3 Anakin for $300 including taxes and shipping

Just bought Batman Beyond from Arkham Knight. Great figure for good price. Good time for buying, bad for selling. Thankfully I don't need to sell my figures

I would say try to avoid eBay because they take a massive cut and they are unclear with their fees

The People's Collecting Champ with another punch to reality. 100% everyone has to be comfortable with viewing this as not an "investment" or collecting for value. Go into comics or sports cards if that's the goal. Mahomes is about to get a hard truth this Sunday walking into highmark with the mafia.

Man I so regret getting into mando

How come,whenever I gotta depend ( to buy ) on the secondary market ,the things I want cost x1,5 to x10 ,then ,and the only times I see it in retail price , those are heavily damaged figures 😅. In any case ,im not a seller. Just very annoyed by the scalpers.

At least for 1:12, customizing and creating one-of-a-kind figures is one way to reliably add value to figures. I’m not sure how that is in the world of 1:6

How do you handle buying something for a great price. But then taxes raise up the cost? And say you have to order online cus figure is too far (eBay) Is it still a great deal or no??

Off topic but would you recommend me getting cyborg spider man from spider man game??

The economy indeed is in the crapper 😂! What camera do you use btw? Just started my channel and I’m in the market for a new cam.

As a new collector, I have to admit I've been benefitting from picking-up older Star Wars and Marvel figures on eBay at either lower than retail cost or reasonable offers. From what I've heard from what it was a few years ago, it's definitely a buyer's market.

If you want to make $$ off today’s, buy LEGO. I’ve never bought Hot Toys expecting to ever make profits off any.

My strategy is not to open them or display them once you open it it’s market plummets, if it’s still brand new then it still has its value and you can resell it. Just don’t open it! Just because you bought it doesn’t mean you have to open it or display it.

Hi good video, are you lip syncing? Your voice isnt in time with your mouth