Thinking about selling my full Cox hobby

Hallo all,

It is a long time ago I posted for the last time on this forum. A year of three ago I was a active participator and read a lot of instructive, fun and warming messages. I really enjoyed it and people are all so helpful.
I got a lot of vintage Cox items in my collection. Some double, and some ten times double or more. all bought when I lived in my parents' house and had a lot of money to spend. It was my hobby to gather all Cox items I could find and if I already had it in my collection to sell it on my own website coxengines.eu. This was very fun, but time consuming! I enjoyed having contact with other collectors all over the world the most.

All troubles started 3 years ago when I bought my own first house which needed a full renovation. I did not have any time left to spend on this hobby. If I were lucky I was able to fish a couple of hours a week to be in the fresh open air.
Now three years later not much have changed. My house is ready to live in but there are still a lot of jobs to do to get it done to my satisfaction. I work a lot and am busy with other responsibilities . All my Cox items are stored in boxes and not touched all that time and only consuming valuable space (almost a room), I do not see that changing for the next few years (planning on getting married, having children). That is why I decided to drop this hobby and keep only the items that have emotionally value for me.
The plan is to sell all in one time cause I just do not have the time to break it down and sell it item by item. Maybe break it in 4. Engines, Models, Cars and parts. I am not sure where to Sell it but will start on the forum where the real collectors are.
I will start inventory the items this week and estimate that I need a month to get it ready. Adding photos could take another month.
I think there are +/- 300 parts, 100 engines, 45 models and 6 Nissan GTP cars. All new in box, from reasonable to mint condition. Also there are some used engines.

I Estimate the total value will be between the 10,000 and 15.000 dollar. I do not need the top price for it but will only consider selling if the price feels right. If a price listed for a item does not make any sense at all (too high or too low) please let me know.

Not easy as i am located in the Netherlands, but i Will take a Jeep Wrangler Sahara 92~95 as a trade in.

Thank you for reading.

Best regards,

Bastiaan Bekendam - The Netherlands



p.s. Bernie, if you still are participating on this forum, maybe my items are a valuable addition to your website.