Recently a member found this used action figure toy at a thrift store for $1:

Most action figures for a $1 are great deals.  However, after buying used action figures many run into a common problem, especially when it’s their first time.

How do you identify what action figure you just bought and what series or line it was made from?

I’ve found the easy way to do this is to take a picture of it then go to one of the following places below for help:

One place sellers post pictures of toys they found to help get them identified is Ebay’s toys and hobby discussion thread

You can also post it on mattycollector’s facebook page, there are tons of collectors on there that may be able to help identify it.

Another good source is the Action Figure Insider Forums

Now if you are still curious as to what the action figure was in the above picture.  It turns out the action figure is a transformer titanium series Thrust.  I deal with action figures all the time and I didn’t even know that.    I did know though, that it was a transformer, so I went over to another resource I use from time to time, TransformersBay.  There I was able to get someone to help me determine what the name and series was of the figure in under 5 minutes.   So, if you want to sell transformer toys,  the above resources are great to use when trying to identify them.

Also, when looking to sell transformer toys or any other used action figures for that matter, you want to make sure you get them at the right price.  I’d pay $1 for transformer action figures all day long, but I might not pay that amount for other figures.   On the other hand, it can be worth it to pay much more than that for certain action figures too.  My opinion is when your first starting out, start off small and take bigger risks as you gain the experience.  Thanks for sharing your find Bill.

Happy Reselling,

John