Even of they're not complete you can still make a good profit by selling the parts that you have. You have to be a little bit selective about which board games you buy. Just stay away from the common mainstream stuff that you see in every toy and discount store. I've listed some of the board games I've sold in the past and what money they realised.
Monopoly
One of the best loved board games of all time. Monopoly has had more
face lifts than the average Hollywood actress (or actor come to think of
it.) I've lost count of how many different types of this board game I've
sold n the past. Unless its a really rare and in excellent condition I rarely pay over
£2.00 for a Monopoly game.
Monopoly Boutique
A dressed in pink the whole set comes in a really nice presentation box you can buy boutiques and shopping malls you can go on a spending spree. The chance and community chest cards include paying your
mobile phone bill and getting text messages. This one was in excellent condition and looked like it had been opened up shut back up and never played with. I paid £3.50 for it at a local car boot sale and sold it for £24.99
This board game will show children what it takes to be a great property developer and what it will take to build their dream city. Only you one player can own the prestigious Monopoly towers. I've sold a few Monopoly City's I usually pay £2.00 to £2.50 dependant on condition. I usually sell this game for for about £15.00
Simpson's Monopoly
One of my All Time favourites. I buy this game whenever I see it regardless of condition. It always sells really well and I can part this game out no problem. Plays exactly like the traditional game but all the Springfield addresses and character's are here. usually buy for £1.00 to £4.00 sells for up to £20.00 with out much difficulty
There is always someone who has a board game that's got missing parts. I always have quick look at a game whenever I buy it to make sure the majority of parts are there but its very difficult, if not impossible to buy a board game at say a boot sale and check virtually every single part. Especially when its a game like Monopoly city that has over 80 unique buildings, chance and community chest cards, game movers & dice. If you have a bought a board game and there is some parts missing there is a couple of things you can do. You can hold on to it hoping that you will pick another one up and you can make one good one out of the two of them or you can break the parts downs and sell them off. Monopoly is great for this. There is always someone who wants more hotels, houses or money to make their game better or to replace missing parts. Monopoly is also becoming quite collectible especially the original red box game so these parts can be sold off. You can even make more money if you break a complete game down into parts but it can sometimes take a while to sell them and can be a bit of a pain to list them all. However the listings can be saved it as templates in eBay's Turbo Lister and just list it from that time after time.
Cluedo
Like Monopoly Cluedo has stood the test of time and is still as popular now as it always was. Again the variations of this game is unbelievable. As with Monopoly stay with the variants and you'll make a good profit on each one. The early editions are now becoming quite collectible again these games have lots of parts so are easy to part out . The early ones especially as these lead pipe as a murder weapon was actually made of lead. Health and safety for children hadn't really been thought about then.
Cluedo S.F.X
Cluedo Comes to the 21st Century. This edition is 3D and has sound effects and voices of the suspects. I thought this was going to be a winner however I paid £2.50 for the game it managed to bring £20.00 which is good but it stuck around for a while before it sold, its not that popular.
Harry Potter Cluedo
If you find one "BUY IT" I came across this one at a car boot sale paid £2.50 and it managed to bring nearly £30.00 and sold within a day or two. Really popular game, tons of bits and pieces with the game making it ideal to part out.
Again like the red box Monopoly the vintage Cluedo's are very collectible. this one is from the mid 80's and was like new I paid £1.00 for it which was an absolute steal. I sold it for £15.99. It went really quick as well
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