Used model kits in Saguenay typically sell for C$15 to C$150 (about $11 to $110). Model kits are worth what their completeness says they are worth, and the crucial distinction is one word: sealed, started, or built.
Selling model kits in Saguenay
Saguenay sits on a genuine fjord in the north of the province, built around aluminium smelting that runs on local hydroelectricity. It is a francophone city almost entirely, it is a long way from anywhere larger, and its winters are among the coldest in the populated part of the country.
Industrial employment moves households on contract cycles, and the isolation means goods circulate locally for a long time rather than being shipped out. Winter equipment turns over reliably every season.
The city was amalgamated from separate towns that are a real distance apart, so agree which one. Winter is long and severe here, so a daylight time and a weather fallback are both sensible from November onwards.
Confirm which of the former towns the item is in. They were amalgamated into one city but they are a real distance apart, and in winter that distance is a different proposition again.
Handing it over in Saguenay
Interac e-Transfer is the norm and is instant and traceable, which suits a private sale well. It is what most buyers will suggest before anything else.
Sell your Model Kits in Saguenay
Listing is free and there is no commission and no buyer fee, so the price you agree is the price you keep. Most listings take about a minute to put up.
What model kits are worth
What lifts the price
- Sealed, unbuilt kits with intact sprues
- Complete with decals, instructions and parts
What pulls it down
- Started or part-built kits
- Yellowed or cracked decal sheets
Working out what yours is worth
- Check the decal sheet for yellowing
- Note the kit number and scale
Getting it ready
- Open the box and check whether the sprues are still bagged and the decal sheet is present and unyellowed.
- Count the sprues against the instruction sheet, and look for any part that has been cut off.
Photograph
- The contents in the box as they are, showing whether bags are sealed
- The instruction sheet, plus the box corners and any damage
Put in the description
- Scale, stated as a ratio
- Whether the decals and instructions are present, and the decal condition
Manufacturer, subject and scale: “Tamiya 1:35 Sherman Tank, Sealed” or “Airfix Spitfire 1:72, Started, Decals Intact”. Scale is a hard filter for modellers, and the word sealed carries a real premium — so it must be true.
Listing is free and there is no selling fee, so the whole amount the buyer pays stays with you. You and the buyer agree the handover between yourselves.
Same region (Quebec)
Common questions
Where can I sell model kits in Saguenay?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. The city was amalgamated from separate towns that are a real distance apart, so agree which one. Winter is long and severe here, so a daylight time and a weather fallback are both sensible from November onwards.
Have any parts been removed from the sprue?
Check each sprue and say. A started kit still sells well to modellers who wanted a spares donor — but only when it is described as started.
How much are model kits worth in Saguenay?
Most used model kits change hands for C$15 to C$150 (about $11 to $110). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling model kits across Canada, what model kits are worth, everything second hand in Saguenay, or Toys & Games in Saguenay.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.