1 Step 1 · Photo guide
How to get the most accurate offer Every item you want paid for has to be identifiable. We price from verified eBay sold results, and a sold result exists for an exact item — not for “a box of toys”. So each item needs to be readable somewhere: in its own close-up, or in a numbered group photo where its name, maker or number can actually be read. Anything we cannot identify cannot be priced, and we will not guess at it.
That is the only hard requirement. It does not mean one photo per item. For a large collection, an itemized list with quantities plus organized numbered group photos does the job — the steps below say exactly how. If something is still unclear after you submit, we pause that part of the quote and text or email you for the one specific view we need; your reply attaches to this same submission.
Identify, do not just show. A photo counts when we can read what the thing is : card/issue number, maker, year, model/style/SKU, scale, barcode, serial, or the grading label. A pretty photo with no readable detail does not count.Wipe your camera lens and use bright, even light. Names, numbers and labels must be sharp enough to read, not just visible.For individual items, photograph 1–2 items at a time and let the item fill most of the frame.
Take a clear front photo plus the identifying back, bottom, tag or label. For sealed items, do not open them just for us.
Tell us how many. If you are sending more than a handful, give us an approximate total count and a short itemized list with quantities — in the Bulk collection boxes below, or by text. Without it we can only price the items that happen to appear in a photo.Show condition problems clearly: stains, tears, bends, scratches, missing pieces or damaged packaging. Flaws we can see are priced honestly; flaws we find later change the offer.
Grouping by type is optional — helpful, never required. If it is easy, keep cards with cards and die-cast with die-cast; if it is not, send them however they are and we will sort it out.Avoid: glare, blurry labels, overlapping piles, cropped-off tags/numbers, or photos showing only the generic back of packaging.
Bulk collections & piles (10+ items)
Two things make a collection priceable: a manifest (what is in it, and how many) and photos organized so each item can be identified . Steps 1 and 2 are the manifest; the rest is the photos.
Your approximate total count. Roughly how many items altogether — “about 450” is a perfectly good answer, and an estimate is expected. We confirm the exact count together at drop-off, so nobody has to count a pile twice. Put it in the How many items box below.An itemized list with quantities. One line per item or group, naming it and saying how many: “12 Boyds Bears, tagged”, “3 Barbie dolls, 1990s, boxed”, “~200 Marvel cards, 1992 Impel”. Approximate quantities are fine (“~” is welcome). Use the Itemized list box below, or text it to us — whichever is easier.Overview first. One or two wide photos of the whole collection, so we can see the scale of it.Then organized, numbered groups. Lay the items out in small groups on a plain surface, nothing overlapping, and photograph one group per photo. Number the groups (group 1, group 2 …) and use the same numbers in your list, so each line of the manifest points at a photo.Readable closeups of each unique item. This is where the individual identification actually happens. More angles of the same item do not help us — a photo of a different item does. Repeat angles only when the identifying detail is on another side.Valuable items individually. Anything you believe is worth the most gets its own photos, never a group shot. Under-photographing one good piece costs you more than every common item put together.Front, back and base. The front, then whichever side carries the name, maker mark, model/style number, tag or date stamp — usually the back or the bottom.Damage, up close. Photograph every chip, stain, tear, bend, missing piece or damaged box. Flaws we can see are priced honestly; flaws we find later change the offer.Grouping by category is optional. Cards with cards, die-cast with die-cast, plush with plush — it makes the numbered groups easier for both of us, and we are happy to receive a mixed pile instead. Never re-sort a collection just for us.
You do not need one photo per item for a large collection — the manifest, plus numbered groups, plus closeups of the unique and valuable pieces, is what we need. What we cannot do is price items nobody named and nothing shows: those come back to you at $0 rather than as a guess. If anything is still unclear we will text or email you for the exact missing views, and your reply attaches to this same submission and code.
Collection photography: overview, then numbered groups
First show the whole collection, then separate items into countable groups and match each group number to your itemized list.
Whole collection One overview with approximate total count.Numbered group Match this photo to a line in your quantity list.
AI-generated layout examples, not actual consignor merchandise.
What a priceable photo looks like. The difference between the two columns is not photography — it is whether we can name the exact item from the photo.
✓ Best results
✓ One card, front
✓ Same card, back
✓ 1–2 items, separated
✓ Clear label or tag
✗ Harder to value
✗ Overlapping pile
✗ Distant table photo
✗ Glare
✗ Blurry text or numbers
Watch a 12-second valuation tip (video)
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See the photo demonstrations above for what to include with your submission.
Optional — tips for what you have. Pick a category to see which detail identifies it. Sorting your collection into these categories is entirely optional; it only makes the numbered groups easier.
Trading cards
Comics
Die-cast / toys
Clothing
Other collectibles
Pick one to see what to photograph.
Trading cards
Front and back of each card Card number, set, year and maker Any insert, parallel or hologram The grading label, if it’s slabbed Large collection: an overview, then representative groups, then individual photos of anything unusual or premium
Card example Show the front, back, card number, and any grade or surface damage.
Comics
The full front cover Issue number and publisher Visible condition and any major defects The back, if it carries identifying info Potential key issues: an individual photo of each
Die-cast / toys
The front, and the bottom or back Maker, model or item number, and year The packaging, if you have it Condition: paint wear, missing parts, box damage
Toy example Capture the model or maker mark and any box damage without hiding it.
Clothing
Front and back Brand tag and size tag Style/model number, or the material/care tag Any damage or stains, up close
Clothing example The tag and style number can distinguish lookalike garments.
Other collectibles
The front, and the back or bottom Maker marks and labels Serial or model numbers Packaging, if any Condition, up close
Condition example Show what is present, what is missing and any visible defects.
Open the full photo guide — the five shots for one item, how to lay out a group, bulk-collection passes, a quantity-list template and seller FAQs.
I reviewed the photo guide. I understand each item has to be individually identifiable — in its own close-up or in a numbered group photo — and that for a collection that means an approximate count and an itemized list with quantities as well. Items nobody named and nothing shows cannot be priced.
+ Large collections · the manifest
Bulk collection: approximate count & itemized list Skip this for one or two items. For a pile or a collection it is the manifest from step 1, and it is what lets us price the whole collection instead of only the items that happen to appear in a photo. Approximations are expected — a rough number beats a blank box.
How many items, approximately? (optional here — needed for a collection, here or by text)
An estimate is fine and expected — “about 450”. Do not count a pile for us: the exact count is confirmed together at drop-off.
Itemized list with quantities (optional here — needed for a collection, here or by text)
One line per item or group — name it and say how many. Approximate quantities are welcome (“~200 cards”). Grouping by category is optional. If you numbered your group photos, use the same numbers here. Already sent us the list by text? Leave this blank; we have it.