Star Wars 12" Classic Series

DARTH VADER:
I purchased this Darth Vader (along with the rest of the figures pictured below) back in 1995 along with everyone else dying to infuse our collections with anything Star Wars. The purchase price was $19.99. Having decided that I want to sell anything that doesn't "fit" in my collection anymore, this was my "first" sale on eBay using "the_higher_standard" eBay handle.

Sales Price: $20.00 on November 2, 2008. Unfortunately, this was the best result I received on these auctions.

LUKE SKYWALKER (BESPIN ATTIRE):

Purchase Price: $19.99

Sales Price: $4.99

LUKE SKYWALKER (FARMBOY):

Purchase Price: $19.99

Sales Price: $7.05

SANDPEOPLE (Blaster Weapon Variant, Sticker Warning):
Purchase Price: $19.99

Sales Price: $5.51

SANDPEOPLE: (Gaderffii Stick Variant, Sticker Warning)

Purchase Price: $19.99

Sales Price: $8.05

OBI-WAN (BEN) KENOBI:

Purchase Price: $19.99

Sales Price: $6.24

RESULTS:

Six 12" Star Wars figures, originally purchased for $19.99 each (or a total of $119.94), sold for a mere $51.84. There are three ways of looking at this: (1) a loss of $68.10 (probably the most sound way); (2) one less box in the garage taking up space (definitely a plus in my wife's eyes); or (3) $51.84 that I can use to: (a) pay towards the credit card; or (b) buy something else to sell to try to increase that profit margin. I like option number three. Now I have to decide whether to use 3(a) or 3(b). I'll let you know.