Auction
Posted by ag_corax jerrytel

 

Posted by ag_corax jerrytel

jerrytel wrote:
I will be replacing Katie this year as the point of contact for most things regarding the auction in 2023 and any questions regarding volunteers.
With that said, we have nothing to share currently on anything regarding the auction this year other than the following:
1. Yes - the same pre-approval process will be used again this year
2. Drop Off hours and other policies from previous years will still be in place at this time.
3. Keep an eye on the https://livegameauctions.com/ website for any further updates
Jerry
Thank you for this post and information. I wanted to ask your advice. I have inherited a large number of old Avalon Hill war games such as Advanced Squad Leader and the like. Some are unopened. I have considered bringing them to the GenCon auction/store, but I'm not sure if old war games like this would do well there. Is GenCon a good forum for such items or is there another auction/store you would recommend? Any advice you have on this would be most appreciated. Thank you for your time.

Posted by tdb ag_corax

ag_corax wrote:
jerrytel wrote:
I will be replacing Katie this year as the point of contact for most things regarding the auction in 2023 and any questions regarding volunteers.
With that said, we have nothing to share currently on anything regarding the auction this year other than the following:
1. Yes - the same pre-approval process will be used again this year
2. Drop Off hours and other policies from previous years will still be in place at this time.
3. Keep an eye on the https://livegameauctions.com/ website for any further updates
Jerry
Thank you for this post and information. I wanted to ask your advice. I have inherited a large number of old Avalon Hill war games such as Advanced Squad Leader and the like. Some are unopened. I have considered bringing them to the GenCon auction/store, but I'm not sure if old war games like this would do well there. Is GenCon a good forum for such items or is there another auction/store you would recommend? Any advice you have on this would be most appreciated. Thank you for your time.

I'm not Jerry but I have bought and sold games at the GenCon auction.  So here's my 2 cp.

If your goal is to absolutely maximize money, the Auction is probably not the best possible choice.  A lot of the bidders are actually dealers, and they are only looking for good deals.  If a couple enthusiasts are in the room when your item comes up you may do very well.  If not, you'll get maybe half of what it would retail for.  Or maybe less, if the dealers already have a lot of copies.

On the other hand, the fees are very low, and the process is much easier.  You won't have to worry about shipping, feedback, etc.  Drop off the games Wednesday or Thursday, have fun at the con, and come back around Sunday to collect your money and/or unsold goods. 

So as a fairly convenient way to get some money for old games, it's great.  As a way to squeeze every possible nickel from old games, it's probably not ideal.
 

Posted by quarex

There are multiple sections just for wargames AND if you honestly have unopened copies of old Avalon Hill games those have a decent shot of ending up in the "Crème de la crème" section and getting a lot of attention and quite possibly a higher price than EBay due to the enthusiasm generated when people bid against each other in-person for really unusual things.  Definitely no guarantees of anything, no, but I always sell stuff at the Gen-Con Auction instead of EBay because I like not having to deal with packaging/mailing things and scam bidders.

Posted by jerrytel ag_corax

ag_corax wrote:
jerrytel wrote:
I will be replacing Katie this year as the point of contact for most things regarding the auction in 2023 and any questions regarding volunteers.
With that said, we have nothing to share currently on anything regarding the auction this year other than the following:
1. Yes - the same pre-approval process will be used again this year
2. Drop Off hours and other policies from previous years will still be in place at this time.
3. Keep an eye on the https://livegameauctions.com/ website for any further updates
Jerry
Thank you for this post and information. I wanted to ask your advice. I have inherited a large number of old Avalon Hill war games such as Advanced Squad Leader and the like. Some are unopened. I have considered bringing them to the GenCon auction/store, but I'm not sure if old war games like this would do well there. Is GenCon a good forum for such items or is there another auction/store you would recommend? Any advice you have on this would be most appreciated. Thank you for your time.

Everything Quarex and tdb said is good advice. The Auction does have dedicated war games times and those sections have seemed to get smaller and smaller over the years so it could be a focused group that would be attending and bidding on those sections. 

My additional advice would be to simply do your homework on what the games may typically sell for in other platforms and set your reserves accordingly.

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