S/O -- QuicKutz alphabets

Not to disappoint, but I have seen the QK alphas go for $15-$20. Not much when they cost in the hundreds!!! Same with the Sizzlits alphas. That is why I gave them to a middle school scrapbook teacher/club where they would/could be used!

It’s been a few years since I’ve bought any alpha dies, but I’d say $20 is pretty normal. I’ve paid $30, but that for the larger letters. Check sold listings on eBay and you will see what it’s sold for.

Many of the sets sold for $200+, but before QK sold out to Lifestyle Crafts, sets were about $100. The going rate for used items is generally 25-30% of the original price, which I would put at $100. 

Now, if it’s Norton, you could get more. It wasn’t a QK set, but the same wafer thin style of dies. It looks like the Disney font and that goes for more. It’s pretty rare.

I just paid $25 on eBay for the Zelda regular-size numbers (new, sealed in package) ... I think they originally retailed for $59.99 or maybe $89.99? I don’t remember anymore. I’d been watching for them for a long time.

Agreed, you aren’t going to get nearly what you paid for them. But you’ll get something, and that can add up if you have a lot of them. They’re also super easy to ship in a priority envelope, which is one of my primary considerations when deciding whether to put stuff on eBay or not.

For tools, dies and stuff like that, I wouldn’t just donate them right off. Those dies can be used in most any diecutting system so the market is much wider open now for them than they were when they were released. I’m always looking for fun dies.

I agree, check eBay or craigslist and see what the sets you have are currently selling for. Thin dies like that, especially the alphabets are hot, hot sellers at the used scrap stuff sales I have participated in, and they’re easy to ship in a flat rate envelope or box. You won’t recoup all of your investment by a long shot but you will get something for them and if you have a lot of sets you want to unload, it can add up to a nice chunk of change.

If you don’t have a local place that does occasional used craft supply sales, post them here on FSOT. It doesn’t cost anything to list them here and I’m sure they’ll go.

Can't remember, I wanted Maggie or was it Sofia, larger script........

Or overstock.com. They have TONS of alphas and dies, I just discovered.  

I have paid about $25 plus shipping for a full set of the 2" alpha dies. That included upper and lower case.

I love this alphabet and have used it a lot!

I agree with checking on Ebay for the current prices on what alphabets you have for sale-but remember to click the completed sales box and not look at what prices people are asking for their Quickutz alphabets. They can ask whatever prices they want-doesn't mean they are going to get that price. There is a place on the left hand side of the screen that has the option to click on it so you can only see "completed sales". That will show you what that particular alphabet actually sold for. I would take an average of that price, up it a little, make that my price and offer free shipping. People like free shipping and it can make your product sell. That is how I sell items on Ebay. 

Like other Peas have said, you won't get what you paid for them but you will get something-and if you have a lot it will add up. You can use this with any other scrap items you have to sell too. Little by little you will build up a nice little profit where before you had stuff cluttering up a room that you weren't using. It does take time (photographing the items and making up the sales pages), but after awhile you get into the gist of it. 

Ebay will get you the most exposure, but you can sell other places too.