A few months back I came across a Craigslist ad offering a bunch of board games for $40. Did some searching on ebay sold listings for a few of them and found there was some money to be made. The Monster's Inc Scare Factory alone would all but cover the investment. Offered $45 if they'd deliver and they took it. Later that day I had a nice pile of games delivered to my doorstep and was pleased to find the majority of them to be complete. The lower end games like Bingo, Chinese Checkers, and Don't Break the Ice aren't worth shipping, and Battleship, Operation, Harry Potter Levitation Challenge and the Small Soldiers pinball didn't work, but I was able to sell the game pieces separately.
Board games are one of the more annoying things to ship. The free USPS boxes don't always cut it, and it often takes two non-flat-rate boxes to contain one game. There are large flat-rate board game boxes available, but they're not thick enough for a lot of games and aren't cheap to ship at $15. Fed Ex might be a better option for some games. I've already sold most of these, including a set of dominoes that I forgot to include in this photo, for a net total of around $93, so I've already doubled my money. I can probably make at least another $40 profit from this lot as the Monster's Inc set has not yet sold.
If you're interested in purchasing any of the remaining games, you can find them in my ebay store.
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