Quote Originally Posted by drozenski View Post
This is where people lose focus on costs. Driving to the post office costs you money unless you walk and even then it costs you money.

Your time is worth money. Dont throw your time away. If it takes you 1 hour to walk to the post office that is 1 hour you lose from doing other things. I figure my time at about $25 per hour.

Lets assume you drove and it took you 30 minutes and the miles were 10. Well it costs about $0.50 per mile to travel so that will be $5 but you will get that back in tax's. Well 30 minutes of time is still $12.5



But you also need to factor in time it takes to weigh them, take pics and list on ebay. Lets assume your fast and this takes 30 minutes. That's an additional $12.5 of time.

Now if i was bringing them to my supplier it take lets say 5 minutes to pack them into the car with the other material. That 5 minutes cost me $2.08

Ebay is better in large bulk but for small amounts. Buyer's win hands down.

I'm no fan of ebay, and most of that breakdown was for my own benefit to gauge costs. But if a person does not have a buyer local, they have to ship it regardless...either to buyer here on forum or on eBay. That is why the cost is a wash for me. The picture taking and listing is a real pain for me...not difficult, just something i dont like to do. The weighing is done regardless of who i sell it to. I wouldnt want to ship off a package not knowing what to expect in the end. Its a good topic to discuss as it affects our bottom line. Its always good to have options. I use a variety of local, online, SMF and Craigslist outlets depending on what i'm handling.