eBay Sellers' High Price Guide To Famous Board Game Manufacturers And Subject Themes

All countries have their own famous makers, some people collecting purely domestic manufacturers, others choose from a wide range of internationally popular designers from the late 1800s to early twentieth century, the likes of the McLoughlin Brothers, Milton Bradley, Parker Brothers, Chad Valley, Spears, Waddingtons.

It's important that you check past sales of specific makers and type of board game on individual eBay country sites before deciding where to list your product. In general UK designed games will fare better on ebay.co.uk and their American counterparts on ebay.com but you can never be certain what market forces dictate at any time so always check before listing any potentially valuable items. Visit www.vintage-games.co.uk for a goldmine of information about makers, countries of origin, prices, and board game contents. The site even has thumbnail illustrations of particular games which when clicked upon open to reveal items inside the box which can be compared against your acquisitions.

Note that in the UK vintage board games go under: Toys and Games > Games > Board / Traditional Games; in the USA they belong under Toys and Hobbies > Games > Board, Traditional Games, each country with additional sub-categories such as 'Snakes and Ladders', 'Chess', 'Card Games'.

Very Important: Many board games sell at high prices on eBay for other than game value, sometimes because a popular caricature features on the game such as Bonzo dog or Felix the cat, often because the game relates to a popular sport such as horse racing featured on the likes of 'Totopoly' and 'Ascot'. In all cases it's wise to choose a second category for your listing which depicts that other interest.

Avril Harper is an eBay PowerSeller and author of BANK BIG PROFITS SELLING VINTAGE TOPOGRAPHICAL VIEW POSTCARDS ON EBAY which you can read about at: http://www.sellpostcardsonebay.com and MAKE MONEY TEARING UP OLD BOOKS AND MAGAZINES AND SELLING THEM ON EBAY which you can read about at: http://www.magstoriches.com.

By Avril Harper