Tips on eBay

For a lot of new Sailor Moon collectors, the primary source for finding toys is often eBay. It’s easy and with Paypal your purchases are (mostly) protected from scammers. When you type in “Sailor Moon” in the eBay search, you get over 13,000 results. That number is overwhelming to anybody, so how do you narrow it down to only toys you’re interested in? Here are some tips that I use and I hope it helps you too!

I am not a card collector, so in the search I add in “-card”, this will give me all listings with the words “Sailor Moon” in it minus the ones with the word “card”. The search results are now down to 9,400. You can keep taking out words for items you’re not interested in but be careful, sometimes sellers incorrectly list their items with unrelated words and you might miss out on a good deal.

As an avid collector, I check on eBay all the time, so I always sort the listings by “Newly Listed”. This way I can easily see what’s been added since the last time I checked. Another useful tool is the “Completed Listings” function. I routinely check on that too to see what prices certain items sold for so I can keep track of the going market rates. I hope these quick tips helped and to start you off on your search, below are some current eBay results using my custom search parameters!

25 Comments

  • Just A Dude

    July 26, 2020 at 6:54 pm Reply

    Hi! I just got in to Sailor Moon, and I’m a retro video game collector. Does anybody know where to find any Sailor Moon game?

    Thanks for your time 🙂

  • Bonnie

    July 21, 2019 at 9:08 pm Reply

    I thrifted a Samantha Vega Luna Sailor Moon purse and was wondering if someone does authentication? I watched videos on youtube and some descriptions make me think it is not real while other descriptions make me think it is the real deal (watched Sailor Snubbs). If you know of an online service where I can upload photos I would appreciate it!

  • Jes Chada

    March 15, 2019 at 5:09 pm Reply

    Greetings! I have a small Sailor Moon figurine from the 90s, no box sadly, BUT it is in excellent condition. It is a 1996 Toei Irwin mini-chibi Sailor Moon with her one hand raised up on the right side in the air as if waving to someone, mouth opening in a smile, and made in China. On the head it says (c) 1996 N.T./K., Toeiand under that is Irwin, and then China. It’s behind her pigtails on the back of her head. I have A LOT of pictures, have looked around, and saw it’s from the ‘Adventure’ set. I would love to know how much it is if able.
    Thanks!

  • Lillian

    January 15, 2014 at 7:29 pm Reply

    Hey, I’m a HUGE sailor moon fan~ But I don’t really have the money to get the merchandise you usually see on sites like Ebay and Amazon…
    Is there any decently low-priced figurines and light up wands that I could get?

    • smcollectibles

      January 15, 2014 at 8:05 pm Reply

      Sadly most of the toys from the 90s are expensive now, but the new merchandise is affordable! Like the new gashapon sets are mostly around $20 for a whole set. They’re also making a new wand (it lights up and plays music) but that one is around $100 retail.

  • Lori

    November 26, 2013 at 3:52 pm Reply

    Now my question pertains to foreign ebays such as : Italy or Germany’s. I always find amazing actual Sailor Moon rpg items and I was wondering is there any way possible to purchase them. Does Italy or Germany have deputy sites for such a thing like From.Japan?

  • Carlos

    August 12, 2013 at 10:22 pm Reply

    Hi!! Congrats for your site, your tips and your AWESOME collection!!

    I just want to know….

    I have a friend that lives in Japan…and she can t find the Sailor Luna mini doll 2004 from PGSM!! 🙁

    Do you know where can I find the doll, ebay or yahoo auctions jp, it doesn t matter!! I REALLY want her!!

    Thanks!!

  • Stephanie

    July 1, 2013 at 10:56 pm Reply

    Hello! I am looking for a way to sell my Sailor Moon dolls. I’ve looked at Ebay but it seems like no one is bidding on them or maybe it’s because it’s so over priced? I was wondering what site or place would you suggest? I have several dolls in boxes, some boxes are a bit dinged up and some are in very good condition. As well as what would a good starting price for the dolls be?

    Thank you!
    Stephanie

    • smcollectibles

      July 2, 2013 at 12:53 pm Reply

      Which dolls are they? I would need to know which exact ones before I can suggest a price ^^ I think ebay is the best place, there are other ways like twitter or tumblr but you would need to actively try to get the word out.

      • Stephanie

        July 2, 2013 at 2:38 pm Reply

        In the 11.5″ dolls I have Princess Serena (1997), Sailor Mars, her jewel in her tiara lights up (1997),
        Sailor Pluto with a bonus outfit (1997), Rubeus (1997), Sailor Moon (2000), Sailor Venus (2000), Sailor Mercury (2000), Sailor Neptune (2001). The ones from 2000 and 2001 come with stands in the boxes. Then I have two 6″ dolls Emerald (1998) and Sailor Jupiter (2000) with base.
        Here are pictures of each of them:
        http://s1176.photobucket.com/user/effinwikid/library/Sailor%20Moon%20Dolls%20for%20Sale

        • smcollectibles

          July 5, 2013 at 5:16 pm Reply

          I’m not the most knowledgeable with North American dolls, but for sure your Neptune doll can sell for $50+. The others I’m not too sure, you can try doing a “completed listings” search on eBay to see what they’ve previously sold for.

  • Tammy

    June 30, 2013 at 4:33 pm Reply

    I’m so jealous of your collection! :O I can’t even call what I have a collection, haha. I must ask, where did you get your 10th Anniversary SMW DX Plushies!? They’re adorable!

    • smcollectibles

      July 1, 2013 at 4:11 am Reply

      Aww thank you, it takes time, I’m sure yours will grow in time too! ^^ I got them from ebay + sales from other collectors.

  • claudia

    June 27, 2013 at 12:10 am Reply

    Hi, I’m a huge sailor moon fan, love your collection, mine is nowhere near that big, but i have collected items over time, and I do have extras, where would you recommend is a good trading page. Also do you know if the chic mixx many a magazines have any worth. I have extras a and extra small cards as well , I was very big on card collecting. Any help or info would be greatly appreciated.

    • smcollectibles

      June 28, 2013 at 1:33 pm Reply

      Hi! Thank you ^^ hmm do you have twitter or tumblr? If you do I can help you spread the word. That’s basically the only way besides ebay to find buyers these days.

      • Sailor Moon

        March 4, 2014 at 11:46 am Reply

        Hi can you help me find sellers at ebay for a pink star locket and a pluto garnet orb and liprod ? price doesn’t really matter lol

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