With Ebay getting mentioned throughout the threads, I thought we could share our individual experiences both good and bad.
I’ll start with the bad since it happened recently. I sold a turntable with the plastic dust cover. It went for about $50 + shipping. Dust cover was cracked during shipping. I worked it out with the buyer and refunded the shipping. I didn’t loose money on the deal but I will be spending a bit more time on packaging in the future. Buyer was content and left positive feedback.
The only other “con” would be a couple winning bidders not paying (items didn’t ship).
My “pros” for Ebay include several items selling for way more than I would have ever expected. I had a pair of weighted (filled with cement/sand/etc.) silver salt and pepper shakers that I bought for something like $4 at a thrift store. The actual silver weight was probably only an ounce or two (silver was around $35oz). They sold for $240.
I also had some scrap “components” that I determined to have approx 6lbs of copper when cleaned. I shipped a 40 lb flat rate box for $38 + shipping. $6 lb for copper I didn’t have to harvest!
I list my items in batches so I can take all the pictures at one time, post descriptions at one time, and ship at one time. I have 115 positive feedbacks and I feel the exposure your items receive is worth the fees you pay.
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