"Pricing on 1/72nd Sale Figures " Topic

I have a small amount of 1/72nd figures (Germans and Americans)that I have painted up and am considering selling off. This is the first time I've ventured into this area, and I have no clue as to what they are worth. I know what I paid, I want to break even, if I sell them. If I can't, because there is no marker, per se, I'll put them on the shelf for looks, and occasional use.

Assuming that the are painted to a good wargame standard (clean paint job, details visible, and colors correct)what is the going price range for figures like this.

I really don't want to go through the hassle of posting photos at this point.

You can spend some time -- maybe a week or two? -- checking eBay listings (and recently completed auctions) to see what similar items are going for.

Cheers
Sumo

Without photos its pointless talking about it..

So post some.

Yep, photos are required or you'll never get what they are worth.

You don't say how you're going to sell them, which makes quite a difference. I'll asume for now that you're sticking them on eBay.
It's a dodgy area this in my experience. I would say normally expect to get about double the unpainted price- quite a bit less if they're poorly painted- a bit more if they're painted to a high standard.
Having said that, auctions are unpredictable, especially in this area. Some people won't go beyond a certain price for plastics, no matter how well they're painted. On the other hand, you might have someone who collects those paerticular figures and will go that extra few dollars/pounds. In short, it depends who's looking.
Photos do help, although curiously, I've seen figures go for a lot of money when frankly, the photos were so poor that you couldn't make out with any certainty just what sort of paint job they'd been given.
In short, you'll never get the same sort of money for painted plastics that you would for painted metals. And I'm not including the intrinsic value of metal over plastic here, which would obviously be greater anyway.
A box of fifty, with a decent paint job, and photographed, would on average probably bring you around £7.00 GBP or £8.00 GBP
Incidentally- if these figures are old and you still have the box(es), then I'd include it/them in the sale. Older plastics will appeal to the collector as well as the wargamer- especially a box in good condition.
If they are, as you say, painted to a good standard, then I don't think you'll have a problem if you're only looking to get your money back.

Pics would help?