My old collection to sell : 100 réferences from M64 to M385 as a lot

Hello fellow collectors

I used to gather Mithril miniature when I was younger (12 years ago) and I happen to recover from the depth of my attic a wood box containing around 100 loose but in good condition Mithril miniatures (as well as some boxes like the balrog), the ones I never actually had time to paint. (7 more references have missing parts it’s clearly mentionned at the end of the list)

I am not the greedy kind and, to be honest I don’t really have a clue of what’s the current value of these miniatures.

On the other hand I certainly don’t have the time (with three kids) to put these pieces individually on ebay or some other auction sites and I think it’s stupid it rots here while some collectors might look after. I do remember how important it is to collectors to find missing pieces. ^^

So I would greatly appreciated advises on how to sell these easily as well as some kind of estimation of the value of the pieces.

To be honest I would like to sell the lot to one or two persons for their own use even if it means selling quite cheap compared to the actual value.

I am in France and can be contacted via these forums or at the following email : igor@pipeshow.net

Thanks for your time, hopefully I didn’t break any rules of these forums by asking this.

Here is the list :

Halls Of The Wood Elf King
M064 Queen Arhendril & 2 Maidens

Mirkwood 1
M085 Beorn With Axe

Mirkwood 2
M103 Giant spider

The Prancing Pony
M119 Pot Boy & Dog a&b

Fellowship Of The Ring
M123 Frodo & Sam a & b
M126 Legolas
M127 Gimli
M128 Boromir
M129 Merry & Pippin a & b

Personalities of the 3rd Age
M136 Mirror of Galadriel
M137 Celeborn
M138 Saruman & The Palantir
M139 Aragorn & Arwen
M141 The Great Goblin

Gorgoroth – the Plains of Mordor
M148 Olag Hai Troll

Gorgoroth – the Plains of Mordor
M149 Half Troll Commander
M150 Uruk

Durin’s Dwarves
M155 Thorin Oakenshield
M156 Thrain Dwarven king

Durin’s Dwarves
M160 Dwarven Alchemist
M161 Dis, Dwarven Maiden
M164 Dain Ironfoot & Azog a&b

Ghost Warriors

M169 Wights Of Tughaid
M171 Solophen, Dunlending Shaman
M172 Lesser Ghost of the Underdeep
M174 Cave Troll of the Underdeep

Isengard
M178 Ugluk, Uruk Hai Orc
M183 White Hand Orc with Merry
M184 White Hand Orc with Pippin

Fangorn Forest
M192 Hundin – The Bandit Chief
M194 Female Bandit

Minas Tirith
M195 Denethor – Steward of Gondor

Elves of Lorien
M212 Elvish Female Adventurer
M213 Lorien Spearman

Tale Of Turin
M216 Morwen & Neinor
M217 Thingol of Doriath
M219 Mim & Ibun a&b
M220 Turin Gorthol “Dreadhelm”
M221 Beleg Strongbow
M222 Morgoth Orcs a&b
M224 Gwindor

Mithril Fellowship
MS225 Celebrimbor the Elven-Smith

The Hobbit
M229 Thorin the Dwarf
M230 Master Elrond
M231 The Great Goblin
M234 Elven King

Turin The Black Sword
M240 Findulas & Gwindor
M243 Brandir the Lame
M244 Turin Turumbar
M245 Nimiel the Bride

The Ancient Folk
M248 Ghan-Buri-Ghan & Spearman
M249 Woses Warrior & Priestess
M250 Corpse Candle
M251 Undead Warrior

The Ancient Folk
M254 Mewlip

Riders Of Rohan
M261 Rohir Warrior & Dunlending a&b
M266 Hama of Meduseld

Moria
M281 Strider Fighting Orc Chieftain a&b
M282 Legolas &Gimli a&b
M285 Balin’s Tomb
M287 Sam & Frodo a&b
M289 Gandalf Casting Spell

Gondor
M295 Mordor Black Troll

The Misty Mountain
M303 Great Eagle – Attacking Orc
M304 Great Eagle Meneldor
M307 Stone Giant
M308 Hithaeglir Goblins a & b

The Orcs Of The Red Eye
M313 Armoured Orcs a&b

Women Of Middle Earth
M317 Female Woodman Scout
M318 Dunland Girl Warrior
M319 Dunland Priestess
M322 Easterling Shamaness
M323 Two Female Hobbits a&b
M325 Northman Female Ranger

Frodo & Sam in Mordor
M326 Shagrat & Gorbag
M327 Frodo & Sam Dressed as Orcs a&b
M328 Luburz – Orc Tracker
M330 Morgul Orc Fighting
M331 Lugburz Orc Fighting
M332 Frodo in the Tower
M333 Lugburz Great Uruk
M334 Lugburz Captain with Whip
M335 Snagas (small orcs) a&b

House Of Elrond
M339 Elrohir
M340 Elf Girl Harpist

Hobbits Of The Shires
M351 Freddy Bolgar & the Innkeeper a&b
M352 Lobelia & Lotho a b
M353 Marcho & Blanco a&b
M355 The Mayor & the Sherrif a & b x2
M357 Rose Gamgee & Goldilocks a&b

Lord Of The Rings Vignettes 1
MV361 Stormcrow: Gandalf, Theoden and Wormtongue

Thorin & Dain
M366 King Dain

The Rangers Of Ithilien
M380 Damrod Running
M381 Morgul Orc Archer
M383 Anborn & Gollum
M385 Morgul Orc with Scimitar

All of the previous are complete and in good condition (no box)
The following are mostly in good conditions, but some parts are missing :

M057 Two Hobbit Travellers (only “b” miniature)
M145 Mouth of Sauron (missing head)
M168 Ghouls (only one of the two)
M173 Skeletons of the Underdeep (shield missing)
MB300 Balrog Of Moria (Box) (missing left horn)
M324 Female Vampires (only “a” miniature)
MB358 : Scatha the Worm (missing front left limb)
MV360 Saruman and Gandalf at Orthanc (pillars missing)
MB369 The Uruloki (missing left ear)

edited after confronting to the Data base (one shield missing on M173 and missing spare head on M145) and one miniature was twice on the list

Thanks, you know my hope is actually to find a seller with enough patience or selling skills to make me an offer and take advantage of it. That’s why, in lack of answers, it may end up in ebay, although I ‘d rather find a real collector for it (even if it means making less money).

Clearly I would accept half of the current price if only someone would be interested by the whole lot (I can imagine a collector who would fill gaps in his/her collection and getting spare miniatures for exchanges here)

Also I would greatly appreciate if someone could give me even a rough estimation of the value for the lot.

Thanks for the advise, I guess if I counted right and based on the site Database, the sum of the complete references (I didn’t counted what was incomplete) is 662 €.

I guess I would be happy to sell for 300 to 400 € (for the lot, including incomplete references) to a real collector (or group of collector) and not to an ebay pro seller (assuming the buyer pays for the transport). Or do you advise me to make a bundle for Ebay?