Ebay Questions

**Z7X** · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:54 pm Post subject: Ebay Questions

I'm lookig to sell some stuff on ebay, and I wanted a few questions answered.

Is it better to sell it yourself, or use a store that sells it for you?
Is it better to charge a flat rate for shipping?
Should the pirce be started low, and hope that it gets up to what you want, or star it relatively closer to what you want?

Thanks all.
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**ManfredvonKarma** · Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 3783 Location: Toms River, NJ

I would say it's better to sell it yourself. I would also suggest a flat-rate shipping (exclude other countries of course). As far as starting price, start it relatively low, and set a reserve at the absolute lowest amount you want to get for it. That way, if it one person bids on it, at the lowest price, you're not stuck losing money.
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**Z7X** · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:35 pm Post subject:

I'm lookig to sell my Epiphone Goth Les Paul ( http://epiphone.com/default.asp?ProductID=36&CollectionID=5 ) I want to get at leas $300 for it. I was thinking of starting at 290. how much should I set shipping at?
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**Z7X** · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:03 am Post subject:

Can someone explain that reserve you keep mentioning? What does it mean?
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**D0m0omod** · Joined: 25 Aug 2007 Posts: 848 Location: Chicago, IL

I was wondering these exact questions as well. I have a Pantera album I bought for $100 (out of print + highly sought after = high price.) I used the Buy It Now feature on an ebay auction but forgot I was already in a bid war for the same item from a few days prior. I expected to lose that auction, but the auction ended with my highest bid being the current bid, all they had to do was bid 1 cent over me and they would've won. So I got stuck buying the same cd for $100...twice. I want to sell one of them with addtional cds I don't want as a bundle and redeem myself.

I was thinking of starting the auction at around $70 and having a Buy It Now price of about $150 or so. The auction will have 5 cds, one being the rare Pantera, and I'll throw in my new Slayer logo patch and call the whole thing a "Metal Bundle Pack." I might even add a DVD, too. I'm not planning on doing this soon, but I'll add more stuff (new t-shirt, pins, etc.) to spice it up and then I'll get my shit together.
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