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Curious as to the value of Windstones that have minor chips or dings. Seems like a tough question to find an answer too. I prefer mint Windstones just in case, heaven forbid, I should ever have to sell them I could get most if not all of my money back. I wouldn’t mind pieces with minor damage, but I don’t want to overpay. Would less than original price be an acceptable amount? For example, what might be the value of a retired peacock scratching dragon with minor dings?
While it hasn’t been updated in a while, the Searchable Windstone sales price Database does have listings for pieces that are mint, and those that are not mint. Here’s the link to the non-mint peacock scratching dragons page. In the time it was updated there were 15 non-mint pieces observed/sold on ebay and they ranged in price from $61 to $200. The average price was $118.
I usually search on ebay to get an idea of what mint and non mint pieces sell for. It depends on the damage. If something has minor damage, it might sell for maybe 20% less than mint. If something has more damage it might sell for 50% of what a mint one would. If something has been professionally repaired though or repainted, it can sell for almost the same as a mint one. It depends too on the popularity of the piece.
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In addition to the above, prices vary quite a bit from year to year. Stuff used to bring in very different prices just a few years ago. It is all subjective.
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My art: featherdust.comIn addition to the above, prices vary quite a bit from year to year. Stuff used to bring in very different prices just a few years ago. It is all subjective.
What they said and definitely what Jennifer said. I’ve been watching eBay prices for a number of years also and yes, there is a downward tick in the eBay market when compared to 3, 4 and even 5 years ago. There’s also a timing in some of the auctions, items. Certain times of the year definitely bring better prices. Winter vs summer. People are more apt to spend during the holiday season, plus they’re inside more vs summer, they’re usually outside a whole lot more and not so apt to be at their PC spending money. Of course, there are exceptions to the rule.
It also depends on how often a piece is available for sale. White Unicorns show up way more than blacks, simply because way more were released, bought and so survived through the years.
I saw the more rare white baby Pegasi, without necklace, easily sell for $80-100 bucks 5 or so years ago, because they are so rare. Very recently I saw one sell on eBay for a pittance in comparison. It’s still worth more resale then the more available white baby Pegasus with a necklace, but the seller probably didn’t realize how rare this particular one was and didn’t set their price accordingly. The buyer got a nice rare piece for a great price.
Certain color schemes are very scarce, not many were made, and very rarely show up. So those tend to hold their value, even if they have a few fleabites. Some color schemes are way more desirable than others. Some sculptures are newer than others and haven’t had many color schemes released in those particular molds, making them less common.
Your Peacock in question is a common color, beautiful, but more common than the ruby or red fire. So pricing it with a few flea bites for resell later would be completely dependent on how many are selling on a regular basis and how the economy is doing. It’s a relatively easy color and sculpture to find.
Some collectors have their eye on a particular mold in a particular color scheme and have much deeper pockets than what the actual market value would dictate. Those are the anomalies you see when something goes for a super high price. Right time of listing, right piece being listed and right deep pocket wanting it badly enough.
I’ve always said it and I will say it til the day I take my last breath, things are only worth what someone is willing to pay for it and some people have the ability to pay a whole lot more for things than a lot of other people.
After dealing first hand with some seriously deep pockets, I’ve used this question as an example, ‘Why does someone pay $50-100k for a horse? Usually, simply because they can.’
Just a suggestion, buy what YOU want to collect. Pay what YOU think is fair. Don’t ever pay based on what you think it’s value might be in the future. If you do that, you’re setting yourself up for a real let down later on down the road. We have no idea what the future value of anything will be, with or without flea bites. :->
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