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jessica490
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Question about selling stuff
So I have some stuff I need to sell (video games, table lamps, large rug, puzzles, H's school books, wedding dress etc...) I'm hesitant to sell video games on Craigs list because I don't want people having to come into my house so I can prove that the games work, so I'd like to try Ebay or Amazon for things like this. I've never used either of them before, so I'm not too sure how they work. I thought I'd ask if anyone's used Amazon or Ebay to sell stuff before and how it works. I do have a paypal account set up. Do the websites get a cut of the sell price? Would I pay for shipping?
Re: Question about selling stuff
Its been years since i've sold stuff. I really need to do the same so i just looked into it again. Its free to list stuff on ebay but you pay 10% of the sale price plus shipping as a fee to ebay - they just take it out of your profits. You charge what you want and you can choose to do free shipping and just work it into the price of the item or charge a shipping fee - its up to you.
Tradesy takes 9% but the you have to pay 3% to move the money over to paypal otherwise its just credit on their site. But if you are having trouble selling it on ebay - it may sell quicker on a site thats more targetted for those buyers.
I actually just recently sold an unused gift card on ebay (my first time selling something there, but I've bought lots of things there before) but I didn't have any luck with that. The item sold, and I was told I had ship the item as soon as the payment was "pending" but that the funds wouldn't be in my PayPal account until the item was delivered (as per the delivery confirmation record). Well, it's been a month and the payment has still not gone through and I can't seem to get my money--they say the payment is being processed by PayPal but PayPal says it's an ebay issue. Grrr...I'm basically thinking I'm out what the money I would have gotten for the gift card ($50) plus the cost of shipping ($5)....I even used the Ebay printable shipping label which cost more than going to post office because they said I'd get the money faster.
Anyway...my advice is to go with Amazon. Their system is much more straightforward. Good luck!
I've used e-bay for selling stuff. Photos are key for selling and providing the best descriptions possible. For things you can, go to the post office & figure out which flat rate box will fit best for that item. This way you can advertise what the postage rate will be & it won't be a guessing game for you trying to figure out the weight, size & the to & from. Make sure to limit your buyers to the US only else postage could get crazy expensive. There will be a fee to e-bay upon the sale of the item based on the price you sell it for. If you don't sell it, no charge (assuming you don't use any of the extra options in your ad that cost extra). I've had good experience buying & selling that way, you reach a nice large audience.
For the lamps, rugs etc, those would be harder to do via e-bay. I'm not saying you couldn't sell that way, but shipping might be a bit of headache. For that I would suggest craigslist or search facebook if there are any buy/sell groups for your area. We have a few in my area. When selling those items you can always meet in public places like the police station or inside a fast food resturant (then you can show them the lamp works).
Good luck!!!
I have sold on eBay a few times. You don't have to pay for shipping but it can help your sale if you opt to. Yes, eBay takes a portion of your sale and then you pay like $1 or $2 to get a basic listing on the site.
Personally, I feel that craigslist is easier for furniture, rugs, etc. Why don't you just sell the video games to a used video game store?
The big drawback to eBay is that it's HUGE. People could be searching for an item and literally get 3,000 hits. At least on craigslist it's a smaller pool of items for sale. If you are in a metro area, I would recommend Craigslist.
Ebay has always been hit or miss with getting anything back. I've never tried Amazon.