Rare and Collectible Board Games Fetching High Prices on eBay

[@BonnieGelling]

My husband and i went to an unusual estate sale over 5 years ago, it was mostly board games. The sale was held by the family and we spoke with the daughter at length as she told us stories about her dad. He was an exec with Parker Brothers and every time a game was released top management was given a copy. The daughter and her brother were never at a loss for a game board to play. Every closet was stacked with games but we didnt recognize many of them. We found a Monopoly game in the office and i talked my husband into buying it. It's in a wooden box with metal latches on each side. On top is a gold metal plate with the Parker Brothers copyright info as well as brand in cursive writing. It has been played with but the daughter stressed that the games were well cared for and played with.

[@triciaretzlaff4234]

Kickstarter...many would not have heard of the titles. Nice video.

[@brendabruinekool709]

Kat!!! What are you doing?!?! Girl,, you look fabulous, you are glowing and look so angelic!!

[@laurabaumeister3282]

I just went to a holder's estate sale with hundreds of new games. I only picked up a 1960s Monopoly. I didn't think the others would be worth that much. I will be paying more attention now. Thanks Kat!

[@valerielawson8980]

I'd love to know about selling game parts. I find random games and when most of it's destroyed, I save the parts. I think they're cool to look at. ❤

[@TheNurseFlipper]

Ohhh maybe if I can figure out how to just search replacement game parts I'll do one on them!

[@valerielawson8980]

@TheNurseFlipper I'd greatly appreciate it! I live in Florida. So hurricanes & humidity destroy lots of boxes and board games. But a lot of the pieces are salvageable.

[@TheNurseFlipper]

@valerielawson8980 yeah I'm in FL too

[@reneeilse8614]

@@valerielawson8980 I part them out and sell the pieces. Recently sold replacement cars and pegs from a life game.

[@julieof5angelsca200]

I’ve sold chess pieces individually for up to $50 a piece. Franklin mint Star Wars! I also sold some pieces for kiss monopoly. Usually $20 a set (money/ tokens etc)

[@novascotiancelt5218]

Hi Kat. I just went thru 3 totes of board games I had been ignoring for a few years. No winners but have sold some to make the effort worthwhile. Piecing out a Mouse Trap game and that was fun. Always enjoy all your videos but especially the research videos. Thanks again, Randy.

[@jenniferjuneau7329]

What a fun video! Happy New Year, Kat.

[@GrandmasGonnaFlip]

HNY Kat, I hope it is a healthy, loving and profitable year, thanks for the info as always.

[@LgIdaho61]

Kat, that was such a great video!! I’m amazed on these prices of games. I’ve never heard of most of these! Thanks for the video!! 💙💙

[@TheNurseFlipper]

So happy to help!

[@TheSparklyBeader87]

Yes, more board games, please! ❤

[@TheNurseFlipper]

Noted!

[@donnaj9769]

I went to look for another copy of the 1986 Fire Ball Island game (not to be confused with a more recent Fireball Island The Curse of Vul Kar…it is not even close to being as good as the original!!) & found it’s no longer made. I have the original one but my Daughter’s family wanted it since she & her hubby remember playing it when they were younger. You can imagine our shock when we found that used ones, complete, were selling for $650!! They are playing with my game & a whole new generation is enjoying it. I really wish they’d reissue the original game! It’s a gem.

[@TheNurseFlipper]

That’s a crazy price!! I’m glad the next generation is getting to enjoy it!

[@dawnkertesz7351]

Love board games! Cool to learn about collectibles! Great video!⭐️

[@TheMagpiessNest]

Wow 😮 crazy prices! Please do the lower priced ones too, such a great topic xx

[@TheNurseFlipper]

Will do

[@carolbaker259]

Great video! I love selling board games. We had some neighbors who moved and left a dumpster full of newer fantasy games. I was able to dig out about 20 games and did pretty well with them. None sold for as much as the games in your video though.

[@TheNurseFlipper]

That is awesome! Some people just don't know what they have!

[@reynanledesma9580]

You’re always challenging me to expand my sourcing horizon!!! Thank you!!!

[@TheNurseFlipper]

You are so welcome!

[@TMesser74]

I didn’t recognize most of these either but I did Ticket to Ride. They actually have a kid version that is a lot fun. My 7 yr old grandson loves it and I was looking for one for the house when I saw the black boxed edition.

[@gvantassel]

Great video -- definitely will pay more attention to board games. Thanks for the research and sharing.

[@TheNurseFlipper]

You're so welcome!

[@sharisimonehampton5434]

Yes, that blew my mind! Lol. Some heavy prices but if that's what someone is into...you know. Thanks for sharing. It was interesting to see what's popular in that price range. Take care. And Happy New Year to you!😉👍❤

[@TheNurseFlipper]

Yeah I think it's always like that is very rare I see something I think Oh I would pay that much for that LOL

[@juanita_415]

This was a great game bolo's video! Now I wanna go to the thrift store & their closed for the whole night lol

[@TheNurseFlipper]

Haha right?!?!

[@linall2345]

I had no idea kickstarter had games. Thanks Kat!

[@EasyForYouToSay.mp3]

@@linall2345 Kickstarter is HUGE in the tabletop hobby these days. Multi million dollar campaigns multiple times a year. But, I would not recommend just kick-starting any game on there without doing research. It's not uncommon for a 450 dollar game to come out and be received with a collective sigh, followed by a flood on the secondary market.

[@JolynMeehan-r5h]

Sweet! Thx Kat!

[@TheNurseFlipper]

You're so welcome

[@texaslady7630]

Fun, I need a few War of the Ring games. Thanks Kat!

[@TheNurseFlipper]

hahahah me too!

[@jenatkins6158]

Oh my goodness! Three grand for a used board game! Thanks for sharing :-)😊

[@joycleckley2881]

That was crazy prices for those board games! 💚😁

[@TheNurseFlipper]

Right?!?! I couldn't believe it!

[@JohnDavis-g8i]

I sold a board game on Christmas Day for $340 called peanut panic. 1994 rare game. I bought it for $10 at a yard sale.

[@MauraWhite]

yess $400 down to $100!!! Those will be more likely found!

[@TamiThurman-z1n]

And I appreciate you sharing more than you know

[@TheNurseFlipper]

I'm so happy to help!

[@AshleyCoupon]

The monopoly luxury edition may be an anomaly because they are currently going way below (about max. $299 free shipping and less currently live on sale) than the Australian sale amount ($526)or perhaps more valuable in Australia?

[@sunshinejenny777]

I would like to see the $100 to $300 games. Thank you for your videos!🎉🎉🎉

[@ghazalamubeen4765]

Wao what a fantastic vedio. Adds a lot of knowledge for me as usual. Gambling is strictly prohibited for us but I am happy that I gained something new in the form of information. Stay blessed

[@TheNurseFlipper]

So happy to help :-)

[@wolfmansgoodies]

Awesome topic

[@WildCardTraders]

Guess I need to pay more attention to games . I do occasionally look up sealed games but normally bypass open stuff.

[@TheNurseFlipper]

Yeah some of the parts can go for crazy prices too!

[@sandragilliland7331]

Thanks!

[@danrasich1570]

Thank you love these videos I would love to see one that shows how you make them. I would love to make some while I am running my own comps

[@TheNurseFlipper]

I am not a technical person so showing that isn't my thing for sure. I use kinemaster to edit and use a sony cv1 and streamyard to record. There are tons of how to videos here that's how I learned most

[@TamiThurman-z1n]

Interesting I haven’t heard of a lot of them either except monopoly I gaurentee you at are value village or goodwill it would never make it to the shelf.unfortunately we don’t have a lot of garage sells but I did find a van Briggle at goodwill I felt like I got one over on them lol

[@TheNurseFlipper]

Maybe check estate sales and online estate sales in your area

[@MaryMorley-nj6zl]

Thank You!

[@TheNurseFlipper]

You're welcome!

[@dianewszolek5613]

I love your content. Seems like every item i get a advertising. Super frustrating

[@LisaVenditto]

Hey there! These research videos are awesome! Did you see any vintage video games? I seem to run into a lot of stuff from the 50s 60s and 70s but I don’t know if they’re worth anything. Not sure if anyone else is interested in that… Have a great day!

[@TheNurseFlipper]

Not much in that top, but if I do a little bit lower we might. I think the big thing with a lot of the older is they were so mass produced even though they're that old the supply is still pretty good so they don't bring much.

[@juanita_415]

Oh dang I did a clean out house a couple years ago and had a train to Ride game didn't realize they were worth that much but mine was missing a couple of pieces and cards so I parted it out I didn't do too bad I remember pulling at least 300 on that and I was like dang lol

[@TheNurseFlipper]

LOL still a good profit!

[@dawndemaine3694]

Very informative. I would think the seller would say the year made.?

[@lisadurban3525]

Wow didn't know any of this.

[@TheNurseFlipper]

Happy to help!

[@RetroBandCT]

Dear Kat, may I ask what software you use when showing ebay?

[@TheNurseFlipper]

I record my videos on streamyard

[@mrbungle333]

As a collector of over 600 board games you must be careful with the information you are giving out. While there is a 400 dollar version of Blood Rage there is also a 40 dollar version. A lot of the kickstarters are expensive because they just came out (Freedom Five) but will die off in popularity and the price nose dives. Will be around 100 dollars next year. Some grail games never depreciate in value (Glory to Rome: Black Box Edition, The Dark Tower 1980s version not the remake). Small World Collectors Ed and WotR Collectors Ed were small print runs with elaborate components.

[@EasyForYouToSay.mp3]

The people who kickstart games know the value of what they have. You will not find Thunder Road and its expansions at a yard sale or thrift store. Or glory to Rome, etc. Board Gamers are a pretty well informed bunch. Our games are expensive, so we research and read the rules and watch reviews before making purchases, and if we keep it in good condition, we know it hasnt usually dropped a whole lot in value. Youll have better luck with the monopoly variants, because board gamers do not play monopoly.

[@deborahtambasco5493]

Who knew?? Unbelievable.

[@CarolGuidi-r8f]

Some items that appear to be SOLD, actually aren't. You can see the listing is "ended." That does not mean sold. Also, there are definitely sales that are not for the amount listed but DO NOT HAVE THE LINE THROUGH THE PRICE. You can see this when you look at solds and also the product research history. Looking deeply you can see there can be more to the story. Sometimes, there are clearly two separate listings that appear to be "sold" but for different amounts. These are the promoted listings. Promoted listings results in DUPLICATE listings. However, only one of the listings reflects action taken. The other one is ended but does not give the accurate data of the item and any transaction of it. (Just one of the reason I hate promoted listings and the effect on the data). Not to discount your work and video. Board games are an interesting topic for sure and there are collectors! I have one I need to list and keep putting it off because I don't want to count and set it up!

[@thishandleisnotavailable]

I don't think Kickstarter games should be included in this list.

[@MarkOliver-p4i]

First

[@TheNurseFlipper]

Yes you are :D

[@ThriftedSpirit]

I heard most of the kickstarter ones you want to grab. Or at least look up. I knew about the gay monopoly one.

[@TheNurseFlipper]

Oh good to know thank you!

[@jst5679]

I can tell your wronge off the mark there are chess sets worth hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of thousands if not more..and thats the first board game off the top of my head

[@TheNurseFlipper]

Chess games typically aren't boxed board games which is what I was searching for