28mm Napoleonic collection

[majorsmith]

My dad has a rather large and I have to say it amazingly well painted collection, his 95th rifles won a gold at Euro militare back in the 90s, there痴 a mix of figures, minifigs, elite, connoisseur,hinchcliffe, front rank, Greenwood and ball and foundry,  both French and British, I知 going to post some pics and ideally sell the lot as a collection, what痴 the going rate for units of Napoleonics?

[Harry Faversham]

Quid apiece mate, stand on me. Sell to Honest Harry...
you know it makes sense.

 

[majorsmith]

Haha! Nope 😂

[majorsmith]

Brits

[majorsmith]

Brits

[majorsmith]

French mainly cavalry

[Malamute]

Seeing those takes me back. My first proper lead toys were Minifigs Napoleonics back in the late 1970s...

[N.C.S.E]

I hope you keep a number as mementos.

Used figures not bought from the supply seem to tend to go for 10%-30% below market price. BUT - if they're amazingly well painted (as I suspect yours are) as well as uniformly base and generally beautiful, I suspect you could get 100%-150% on the seller's starting price (this observed from the prices I see floating around for "pro" painted figures - as in - actually good ones). Given their number, I suspect you could walk away with a tidy profit.

[majorsmith]

Thanks guys, I must admit now they are in my cabinet I知 inclined to keep them!

[Belgian]

Would most certainly keep them, they look lovely and you might regret selling these in the future. If not needed I would never sell my painted miniatures as the amount of work and care involved is just invaluable. And to be honest money is just money and you know you will spend it on more unpainted miniatures 

[Cubs]

I'd keep them personally - such a wonderful collection won't get you the sort of monetary reward to compare with the sentimental value.

If you're absolutely decided to sell however, it's my considered advice to spend time photographing and cataloguing, then to sell them in individual units as opposed to an entire collection. Someone is much more likely to spend ｣100 on a great painted unit than ｣1000 on a great painted army.

[majorsmith]

Cherrs for the advice guys, I think I知 just going to keep the armies and add to them!

[jambo1]

Cherrs for the advice guys, I think I知 just going to keep the armies and add to them!

I think you have made the correct decision, lovely looking troops be a shame to part with them.

[Harry Faversham]

Cherrs for the advice guys, I think I知 just going to keep the armies and add to them!

Well said that man.
I've had my Napoleonic Armies over 45 years now, and once sold them. Five years later the club that bought them offered to sell them all back to me, I nearly ripped their hands off! I started regretting the sale as they were marching out of the Emporium, as said time marched on, I realized I'd sold the love of mi' life. How lucky I was to get 'em all back.
Trust Honest Harry... you've made the right decision.

[Gibby]

Keep them, Andy! They're family heirlooms, and they're amazing! The money made would only end up going on crappy stuff like food shopping and car maintenance whereas the painted figures will always be there!