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Nicolas
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Ekki
Me too.

Cuajete
Me 3!

Łukasz Gliński
Me 4

gorby
I'm sorry to hear about your dad.
These days generally kits are worth what they sell for on Ebay. If you have the time, the best way would be to individually list them as auctions on Ebay although listing them and posting them will take a lot of time. Listing them for sale on Scalemates is also an option, but that's more a long term thing as members will only see your item if they go looking for a particular kit. You would also need to know what price to ask to list on here, you can look on Ebay at similar kits which have sold to get an idea (that can take a long time). When my mum started with dementia one of the first things to go was her understanding of money so I doubt your dad will be able to help with prices, having said that, collectors usually overvalue their own collection anyway. If you have an idea what price to ask you could also list them on Facebook Marketplace.
I looked at the photos you posted and it looks like he has got some quite rare old kits – although that doesn't necessary mean they will be valuable. Having said that I don't know anything about car or sci-fi kits or the second-hand kit market in America (I assume you are based in the USA). Obviously if you sell the lot to a dealer you will get a small fraction of the true value.
I hope you end up with a decent return for his years of collecting.
Incidentally, in Britain there has been some good results shown by dance therapy to help with Parkinson's, I don't know if there is anything available locally.
Hope this helps a little.
Mark

Spanjaard
Mark has given some really good advice. I just want to add that there are some sites that can buy the complete collection, of course the price will be lower that what you get if you sell then one by one. the advantage is that you may get all gone in one go. remember that some kits may give you a good price and sell real fast when sold separately, but others will be waiting forever to be sold....
looking at my own collection, I am an also give you some suggestions, check the condition of the kits (started kits or kits will out decals/instructions may get lower prices) and check if some boxes contain also detail/aftermarket sets, those can be sometimes more expensive than the kit itself....

Chip53
Hi both,

Thank you ☺️

I'm in the UK if that makes any difference, but I have been trying to find prices on eBay. Some items are already on there, some aren't unfortunately. To say he has a 'few' would be an understatement. Try a 3 bed house (loft included). He has been a collector since he was a young boy. It's quite heartbreaking when I know this has been his life, but i literally can't keep them all and need to sell the house.

Treehugger
If you take a photo of the stuff on the floor, I am sure people can chime in on what it might be worth for each kit (as a more or less qualified guess), assuming the kit parts are all there inside the box. I personally wouldn't mind a kit that has been opened, but if there are missing parts or if the kit build process as been started then this is something I would want have known beforehand as a buyer.

Kit model shops, tend to end up buying such stuff what is left from deceased people in their homes re. scale models (or, I've seen that a few times in their online hobby stores), but I suspect they only pay what they feel like. They have to pay for keeping that stuff inside their store (presumably) and maybe aren't interesting in offering a fair price.

Imo, some seemingly new stuff because it was sold with a new fancy looking box/cover, might be originally very old. Stuff designed maybe 30-40-50 years ago. Sometimes they add some new stuff to old stuff, like some new parts or decals, sometimes not.

Ebay might perhaps be a good platform to sell from if you sell stuff over time not rushing it. Presumably taking some risk as some buyers might not be serious. No idea how tricky/annoying this venture might be. Not something I know much about, I only ever bought stuff on eBay myself, I never sold anything.

Important information for a buyer, for id'ing a scale model kit would be:
Name of brand as stated on the box: E.g Revell, Takom, Italeri, etc.
Kit number: E.g "10323" or maybe it just says "102" or something like that.
Scale. E.g 1:72, 1:35, 1:144, 1:350, etc. This is very important.
Name of subject outside on box, or, at the side of the box. E.g "Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX"

With a photo, most people here can probably recognize the kit without you having to list all the details, assuming the photo is clear enough. Sometimes the kit number and scale is indicated on the side of the box, and not at the front.

Although Scalemates is not a store, it has a huge library of scale model kits, and for every entry, there is often a list of sellers online, which in turn might hint of their selling price today. Often, kits are no longer at sale and hard to find, and so no seller will be listed.

gorby
Actually it does make a difference. I've not personally used them, there is a Facebook company called Veteranus Auction Group who sell kits on your behalf. I don't know how much they charge for the service but I'd heard people saying they are good and it makes selling a large collection/stash much easier.
facebook.com/groups/2225050060941638

There is also a company called Kingkit who may be interested in buying the whole stash although you are less likely to get as much money.
kingkit.co.uk/

I also believe Modelsforsale.com buy full stashes.
modelsforsale.com/

Sorry about assuming you were American, the 'Chip' in your user name and the kits you have shown made me think it was more likely you were from the states.
Mark

Michael Osadciw
Nice! The sloppy slush and snow look great. What did you use for snow?

Eric Martin
Moteur bien détaillé félicitations

Guy Rump
Lovely model, weathering and dio, congrats 👍

Tini Hendriks
What a nice little dio, chapeau!

Neuling
I agree with everyone above. 👍

Jesus B
Thanks guys!
@Michael Osadciw, for the snow is a mix of Snow Microballons the AK-Interactive and Matt Varnish or Microballons and Wet Effects in the melting areas.

Rui S
Great Dio 👍

Pietro De Angelis
Beautiful dio!

Mathias Decommere
Lovely scene! Very nice effects! Fantastic weathering on the jeep!

Schwarzadler
Very good!!! Like the look on the driver's face.

Mr James
Very impressive figure painting. Up there there with the best