I've been selling some of my more niche nerd stuff on livejournal now, and that's going alright... The thing I worry about with ebay is that there are so many people selling the same items as you, don't you have to pay extra money to get your item to appear high in search results, etc?
I did manage to sell one textbook on half.com, which was nice. Of course my school would take old books too but they gave you pennies for them! I think the local used bookstore will be with next option for some of the things I don't sell...
Do you have any tips for selling things like comics and CDs on ebay? Do you find that you are able to sell most of them?
it can be real hit and miss! One time I sold 1 or 2 out of the comic auctions I had up. More recently, I sold most of the comics I had up, but didn't do to well on non-comic stuff
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Oh, thank you for all of the helpful ideas! I've tried searching google before for "tips," but it's a lot more helpful to hear from someone with some experience.
Selling things as lots sounds like a really good idea. Also, thanks for telling me about how many comics would fit into a flat rate envelope for shipping, that is so helpful! I always get screwed on shipping because I end up undercharging and it's SO frustrating.
You've given me the motivation I needed to start putting some things up on eBay (especially since I'll be moving in only a month now), so really, thank you so much! All of these suggestions are really helpful. In particular, I have a bunch of Japanese CDs and it seems like if I try selling them in lots that might be something that could sell well, because they're difficult to get in America.
Are you listed on eBay under the same name? Would you mind if I checked out what your auctions look like?
"I have a bunch of Japanese CDs and it seems like if I try selling them in lots that might be something that could sell well, because they're difficult to get in America."
Import stuff? That'd probably do well! 2 cds can be sent first class for slightly under 3.50. A big group would need to go media mail, parcel post, or priority. (In addition to the flat-rate envelopes, there are flat rate-priority boxes of a couple different sizes.)
any metal? or is it all "J-Pop"?
"Are you listed on eBay under the same name?"
not for my auctions! I'll PM you the link for my auctions later this week. I've got stuff up this week, too! Bids on 3 out of 11 auctions so far.
Actually, none of it would really classify as J-pop, but it's not exactly metal... More like J-rock? But some of it borders on metal (I'm not particularly a music connoisseur so you most certainly know more about metal than I) , particularly Dir en Grey and Miyavi. I don't know if you've heard of them :)
I put up 3 lots of anime VHS tapes and they're not doing so well, I don't think, but that'd be expected. Who wants VHS, really? Haha
I've heard the name, as vomitrocity likes them, I think!
"VHS tapes"
yeah, that's a dead market. The local store I sell stuff to doesn't buy VHS or cassette tapes anymore. I imagine there's out-of-print stuff on tape that will still sell (on ebay). otherwise VHS are 50 cents at my families garage sale! They sell ok that way. I'd try a 1.00 each on the anime stuff, if you have time/inclination to do a garage sale before you move.
"(I'm not particularly a music connoisseur so you most certainly know more about metal than I)"
"I know more about metal than MOST PEOPLE IN THE UNIVERSE!!!!!!!!" I said, bragging. :D
I've been obsessively checking to see how my auctions are going D: Haha. I'm not very confident they will sell but I figured I'd at least give it a try. I'm getting watchers but no bidders, though! They're probably all trying to snag the lots for $.99 right at the end, heh. (And yes, one of the VHS lots I have is for the Sailor Moon anime, which is now out of print in the US, so it's not surprising that it's the most popular of the three)
I'd imagine textbooks are hard to re-sell to anywhere but a bookstore who wants `em.
(I sell comic books and CDs on ebay).
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I did manage to sell one textbook on half.com, which was nice. Of course my school would take old books too but they gave you pennies for them! I think the local used bookstore will be with next option for some of the things I don't sell...
Do you have any tips for selling things like comics and CDs on ebay? Do you find that you are able to sell most of them?
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Selling things as lots sounds like a really good idea. Also, thanks for telling me about how many comics would fit into a flat rate envelope for shipping, that is so helpful! I always get screwed on shipping because I end up undercharging and it's SO frustrating.
You've given me the motivation I needed to start putting some things up on eBay (especially since I'll be moving in only a month now), so really, thank you so much! All of these suggestions are really helpful. In particular, I have a bunch of Japanese CDs and it seems like if I try selling them in lots that might be something that could sell well, because they're difficult to get in America.
Are you listed on eBay under the same name? Would you mind if I checked out what your auctions look like?
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Import stuff? That'd probably do well! 2 cds can be sent first class for slightly under 3.50. A big group would need to go media mail, parcel post, or priority. (In addition to the flat-rate envelopes, there are flat rate-priority boxes of a couple different sizes.)
any metal? or is it all "J-Pop"?
"Are you listed on eBay under the same name?"
not for my auctions! I'll PM you the link for my auctions later this week. I've got stuff up this week, too! Bids on 3 out of 11 auctions so far.
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I put up 3 lots of anime VHS tapes and they're not doing so well, I don't think, but that'd be expected. Who wants VHS, really? Haha
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I've heard the name, as vomitrocity likes them, I think!
"VHS tapes"
yeah, that's a dead market. The local store I sell stuff to doesn't buy VHS or cassette tapes anymore. I imagine there's out-of-print stuff on tape that will still sell (on ebay). otherwise VHS are 50 cents at my families garage sale! They sell ok that way. I'd try a 1.00 each on the anime stuff, if you have time/inclination to do a garage sale before you move.
"(I'm not particularly a music connoisseur so you most certainly know more about metal than I)"
"I know more about metal than MOST PEOPLE IN THE UNIVERSE!!!!!!!!" I said, bragging. :D
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I've heard of that one!
"I've been obsessively checking to see how my auctions are going "
I check mine every day. I can't help it!
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