Fair means a fault the seller has named, and it prices toys and games at about 45% of the top grade: $1 to $243 across this category (about £1 to £180). Incomplete or damaged: pieces missing from a set, a broken joint, a figure short an accessory, batteries corroded in the compartment.
Where the line falls
Toys are lost before they are broken: the box goes first, then the small pieces, and what survives is a set that is complete or is not.
For comparison, one grade up is Good Toys and Games and one step down is For Parts Toys and Games.
What toys and games are worth here
| Grade | Share of top price | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Good | about 65% | $2 to $350 |
| Fair | about 45% | $1 to $243 |
| For Parts | about 25% | $1 to $135 |
Guide ranges, not quotes, at £1 ≈ $1.35 (August 2026). All five grades.
What pulls the price down at this grade
- Action Figures — Missing accessories, which are often valued separately
- Board Games — Missing pieces, which buyers verify against the component list
- Dolls — Cut or restyled hair, which cannot be undone
- Dolls House — Damaged roofs and detached facades
- Jigsaw Puzzles — Missing pieces, which make a puzzle worthless
- Model Kits — Started or part-built kits
- Model Trains — Motors that stall or run erratically
- Play Kitchen — Missing accessories, doors and knobs
- Playhouse — Rot at the base and around the door
Listing at the Fair grade
List which pieces are missing by their part number where a set has one. Guessing here is what generates the complaint.
Shots that carry the most weight in toys and games:
- Ride On Toys — The whole toy from the side, clean, on a plain surface
- Soft Toys — The whole bundle laid out together, countable
- Trading Cards — The card front, straight on, filling the frame with no glare
- Trampoline — The whole trampoline assembled in the garden, wide enough to show the frame and net
On a typical $122 listing, a marketplace charging 20% takes $24, one charging 13.6% takes $17 and one charging 10% takes $12. WishThrift charges neither side, so you keep the whole $122. Listing is free.
Browse toys and games
See every listing at the Fair grade, or the whole Toys & Games category at every grade. The grade is the seller’s own; WishThrift does not inspect or verify items.
Other grades in toys and games: New with Tags, Like New, Good, For Parts.
Common questions
Exactly which pieces are missing?
Still playable, but it is not the set as it was sold, and a collector will treat it as a partial rather than a whole.
What is the difference between Fair and For Parts toys and games?
Anything falling short of Fair is graded For Parts Toys and Games.