Liliput Lane

[Barmaid]

I now have approximately 60 Liliput Lane things (all boxed and with their certificates etc) to sell.

1) can anyone suggest how best to clean them? They havent been dusted for 15 years.
2) best place to sell? Ebay?

Ruddy things........

[jennyjoan]

I used to have loads of them too - a friend kept buying me them and I so loathed them. Gave them to the charity shop

[Mamyalynne]

A soft brush, either a paint brush or a clean blusher brush.

[DarceyK123]

A very damp toothbrush will do the trick.

[ladybirder]

Borrow Other Half's damp shaving brush.

[tamborine]

As theyre resin rinse one in washing liquid to test if paint runs. Box them up & pass on as pressys.

[gingejbee]

...shaving brush? Does anyone still use them?

[Barmaid]

Thanks all.

Tambo - I'm not sure there is anyone I know whom I dislike that much ;)

[Buenchico]

For most collectable items (such as postcards, stamps, books, printed ephemera, etc) I'd normally recommend Delcampe over eBay but I can't see any Lilliput Lane items listed there, so it seems that it's not the place to head for.

So eBay might be your best bet but don't expect to make a great deal of money:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/lilliput-lane-cottages

(Note that the spelling is 'Lilliput', not 'Liliput'. I only mention it because an incorrect spelling in an eBay listing can mean that your item doesn't appear when potential purchasers carry out a search).

This site lets you see what prices Lilliput Lane items have been selling for recently:
https://findmylilliputlane.com/home.html

[ethandron]

Unless you're emotionally attached to them (which I assume you're not, I get the feeling they're not ones you've bought yourself) then I wouldn't bother trying to clean them, just take them to your favourite charity shop as they are. Looking on eBay I think you'd be lucky to get a tenner each for them, plus the hassle..

[tamborine]

£56.....hmmmm

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lilliput-Lane-House-Cawdor-Castle-/132551538309

[Barmaid]

I've just looked at a couple tambo. One went for 158 and another for 182. But those are the rare ones. Until I've looked them all up I have no idea (and some only fetch a fiver for a job lot)

[Tilly2]

Were they all presents, BM?

[Tilly2]

...I'm asking only because I am very impressed that you have kept all the boxes and the certificates. :-)

[Barmaid]

Lol Tilly. They arent mine. They were Mr BM's mother's and then his fathers and now I am adminstering the estate. And I have decided I HATE Lilliput Lane having spent all Saturday boxing the wretched things up. We are now cataloguing and cleaning. However this is only one of many collections..........

[Prudie]

Lordy I've bought loads of that for a family member who likes them. The attraction escapes me.

[Barmaid]

And me Prudie. I wouldnt give them house room. Although having said that, they are taking up a large space in my dining room right now.

[bednobs]

i once looked after a lady who has a whole roomful collection of wade pieces. it was such a nightmare for her family when it came to sorting out the estate. there was one son. he had to become an expert in wade immediately, and as far as i remember, it was very difficult estimating for iht purposes. it was also hard for him because he knew they were very important to his mum, but he couldnt have cared less about them