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What toys and games really resell for

Liquidation lots of squishy toys, plush, LEGO, dolls, puzzles and board games went for a middle $5 at auction, and the same products sell for a middle $11 on eBay: the winning bid was about 43% of the eBay price. From 367 lots we priced against sales of the exact same product.

43%of the eBay price, the middle winning bid
$11middle eBay price
$5middle winning bid
6%of closed lots left money after every fee
$41left on the table on the lots that paid
367lots priced, 251 products
What each lot went for against its eBay price146 closed lots. Dots above the line went for less than the same item sells for on eBay. Both scales jump by multiples so cheap and pricey lots fit on one picture.
$1$1$2$2$5$5$10$10$25$25$50$50$100$100$250$250Paid the eBay priceWon for $36.00, sells for $31.00 on eBayWon for $20.00, sells for $27.00 on eBayWon for $3.00, sells for $21.00 on eBayWon for $10.00, sells for $24.90 on eBayWon for $60.00, sells for $83.00 on eBayWon for $60.00, sells for $25.00 on eBayWon for $130.00, sells for $168.99 on eBayWon for $60.00, sells for $16.50 on eBayWon for $25.00, sells for $24.99 on eBayWon for $40.00, sells for $25.00 on eBayWon for $30.00, sells for $12.50 on eBayWon for $90.00, sells for $10.00 on eBayWon for $130.00, sells for $29.99 on eBayWon for $15.00, sells for $16.59 on eBayWon for $60.00, sells for $24.50 on eBayWon for $5.00, sells for $10.50 on eBayWon for $21.00, sells for $18.00 on eBayWon for $5.00, sells for $14.00 on eBayWon for $7.00, sells for $10.01 on eBayWon for $25.00, sells for $30.00 on eBayWon for $23.00, sells for $21.50 on eBayWon for $16.00, sells for $8.00 on eBayWon for $31.00, sells for $12.00 on eBayWon for $25.00, sells for $8.00 on eBayWon for $3.00, sells for $15.00 on eBayWon for $17.00, sells for $8.00 on eBayWon for $11.00, sells for $8.00 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $9.90 on eBayWon for $10.00, sells for $9.00 on eBayWon for $5.00, sells for $3.00 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $15.99 on eBayWon for $4.00, sells for $20.00 on eBayWon for $15.00, sells for $14.57 on eBayWon for $6.00, sells for $13.89 on eBayWon for $6.00, sells for $13.89 on eBayWon for $1.00, sells for $18.44 on eBayWon for $7.25, sells for $18.00 on eBayWon for $4.00, sells for $24.29 on eBayWon for $43.00, sells for $25.00 on eBayWon for $13.00, sells for $25.00 on eBayWon for $43.00, sells for $25.00 on eBayWon for $6.00, sells for $15.00 on eBayWon for $61.00, sells for $25.00 on eBayWon for $47.00, sells for $25.00 on eBayWon for $6.40, sells for $10.00 on eBayWon for $3.00, sells for $14.00 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $6.49 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $6.50 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $4.50 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $5.28 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $6.50 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $4.25 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $3.95 on eBayWon for $4.00, sells for $2.94 on eBayWon for $5.00, sells for $3.00 on eBayWon for $3.00, sells for $3.99 on eBayWon for $6.15, sells for $2.99 on eBayWon for $5.00, sells for $4.19 on eBayWon for $2.15, sells for $4.00 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $5.00 on eBayWon for $1.00, sells for $3.99 on eBayWon for $4.00, sells for $5.00 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $7.99 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $5.99 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $3.00 on eBayWon for $1.00, sells for $2.99 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $5.00 on eBayWon for $1.00, sells for $14.99 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $11.99 on eBayWon for $4.00, sells for $13.25 on eBayWon for $4.21, sells for $13.25 on eBayWon for $4.00, sells for $9.99 on eBayWon for $16.00, sells for $6.60 on eBayWon for $7.00, sells for $7.16 on eBayWon for $6.00, sells for $12.50 on eBayWon for $6.00, sells for $12.50 on eBayWon for $6.00, sells for $12.50 on eBayWon for $6.00, sells for $12.00 on eBayWon for $3.00, sells for $12.00 on eBayWon for $6.01, sells for $10.87 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $22.99 on eBayWon for $6.00, sells for $14.50 on eBayWon for $17.00, sells for $20.00 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $10.46 on eBayWon for $3.00, sells for $7.96 on eBayWon for $13.00, sells for $15.00 on eBayWon for $5.00, sells for $14.00 on eBayWon for $6.00, sells for $20.00 on eBayWon for $6.00, sells for $33.32 on eBayWon for $9.00, sells for $19.99 on eBayWon for $7.00, sells for $18.50 on eBayWon for $9.00, sells for $25.49 on eBayWon for $11.25, sells for $25.49 on eBayWon for $4.00, sells for $17.99 on eBayWon for $4.00, sells for $16.92 on eBayWon for $3.00, sells for $5.08 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $29.74 on eBayWon for $3.27, sells for $5.93 on eBayWon for $7.00, sells for $5.00 on eBayWon for $4.11, sells for $10.96 on eBayWon for $20.00, sells for $67.01 on eBayWon for $3.00, sells for $12.50 on eBayWon for $4.00, sells for $12.50 on eBayWon for $4.00, sells for $12.50 on eBayWon for $3.00, sells for $20.00 on eBayWon for $1.00, sells for $3.00 on eBayWon for $1.00, sells for $6.00 on eBayWon for $1.00, sells for $3.00 on eBayWon for $1.00, sells for $4.32 on eBayWon for $3.00, sells for $9.30 on eBayWon for $1.00, sells for $3.00 on eBayWon for $1.00, sells for $4.39 on eBayWon for $1.00, sells for $2.99 on eBayWon for $1.00, sells for $4.39 on eBayWon for $1.00, sells for $3.52 on eBayWon for $3.00, sells for $4.50 on eBayWon for $1.00, sells for $2.00 on eBayWon for $1.00, sells for $9.30 on eBayWon for $1.00, sells for $3.00 on eBayWon for $1.00, sells for $5.24 on eBayWon for $1.00, sells for $4.32 on eBayWon for $1.00, sells for $3.99 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $5.95 on eBayWon for $16.66, sells for $4.15 on eBayWon for $12.00, sells for $14.00 on eBayWon for $11.50, sells for $29.74 on eBayWon for $28.77, sells for $12.99 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $3.40 on eBayWon for $6.01, sells for $29.42 on eBayWon for $9.00, sells for $19.99 on eBayWon for $17.00, sells for $18.00 on eBayWon for $16.00, sells for $18.00 on eBayWon for $3.00, sells for $19.99 on eBayWon for $8.00, sells for $17.60 on eBayWon for $8.88, sells for $14.99 on eBayWon for $9.00, sells for $19.99 on eBayWon for $10.88, sells for $14.99 on eBayWon for $12.00, sells for $10.99 on eBayWon for $6.09, sells for $20.00 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $9.82 on eBayWon for $6.01, sells for $17.95 on eBayWon for $3.00, sells for $12.99 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $10.99 on eBayWon for $12.00, sells for $12.99 on eBayWon for $2.00, sells for $15.87 on eBayWon for $4.00, sells for $17.95 on eBayWinning bid at auctioneBay price

The best toys and games flips

Closed lots priced from sales of the exact same product. Names are our own.

What sells in toys and gamesMiddle eBay price by kind of item, from the lots we priced.
Beanie baby74 lotsBeanie baby: $5, 74 lots$5Squish toy41 lotsSquish toy: $11, 41 lots$11Squishy toy22 lotsSquishy toy: $10, 22 lots$10Squeeze toy20 lotsSqueeze toy: $11, 20 lots$11Squeeze ball19 lotsSqueeze ball: $12, 19 lots$12Vinyl figure13 lotsVinyl figure: $23, 13 lots$23Fidget toy9 lotsFidget toy: $6, 9 lots$6Board game8 lotsBoard game: $15, 8 lots$15
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KindLotsMiddle eBay price
Beanie baby74$4.50
Squish toy41$11
Squishy toy22$10
Squeeze toy20$10.99
Squeeze ball19$12
Vinyl figure13$22.95
Fidget toy9$6.17
Board game8$14.99
Brands that sell: beanie babyMiddle eBay price by brand, from 3,469 sales of beanie babys in the last year.
Ty3,194 salesTy: $8, 3,194 sales$8Teenie13 salesTeenie: $6, 13 sales$6Ct12 salesCt: $13, 12 sales$13Jay11 salesJay: $6, 11 sales$6Happy11 salesHappy: $3, 11 sales$3Whale10 salesWhale: $8, 10 sales$8Small and no-name brands154 salesSmall and no-name brands: $9, 154 sales$9
Brands that sell: squish toyMiddle eBay price by brand, from 1,849 sales of squish toys in the last year.
Nee729 salesNee: $15, 729 sales$15Needoh599 salesNeedoh: $16, 599 sales$16Schylling371 salesSchylling: $15, 371 sales$15Doctor5 salesDoctor: $25, 5 sales$25Real5 salesReal: $19, 5 sales$19Sunny5 salesSunny: $11, 5 sales$11Small and no-name brands111 salesSmall and no-name brands: $12, 111 sales$12
Where eBay prices fallMiddle eBay price of each lot we priced; the band is the middle half, $6.50 to $17.97.
Typical range $6.50 to $17.97 (middle half of lots)0255075$0$10$20$302 lots from $0 to $347 lots from $3 to $552 lots from $5 to $839 lots from $8 to $1069 lots from $10 to $1343 lots from $13 to $1520 lots from $15 to $1826 lots from $18 to $209 lots from $20 to $2330 lots from $23 to $2510 lots from $25 to $2820 lots from $28 to $30Middle $11.00

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Questions

Are toys and games from Amazon return pallets and liquidation auctions worth it?

Often, if you buy low. Across 146 closed toys and games lots we priced, the winning bid was a middle 43% of what the same product sells for on eBay. 6% of them left money after the buyer's premium, tax, eBay fees, shipping and a returns buffer, and 1% doubled it.

What do toys and games sell for on eBay?

A middle $11 across 367 lots we priced, with most between $6.50 and $17.97.

What do toys and games go for at liquidation auctions?

A middle winning bid of $5; 48% of lots closed under $5.

Which toys and games sell for the most?

By middle eBay price: vinyl figure $22.95, board game $14.99, squeeze ball $12, squish toy $11.

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