> On Jun 27, 2024, at 12:53, Ali via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
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>> Hogwash. I have attempted many times to sell stuff on ebay. Even at
>> the suggestion of people I would have thought were potential buyers.
>> To date, I have sold nothing. I once went back to the list that
>> suggested I use ebay to report my failure only to be greeted with,
>> "Well, what did you expect. You are not an established seller."
>> I have tried non-computer stuff, too. I offered a Chilton Automotive
>> Repair Manual for a classic car. I listed the cost of a USPS "If it
>> fits, It ships" padded envelope for postage. Ebay denied my listing
>> saying I was asking to much for shipping. At that point I quit trying
>> to sell anything on ebay.
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> Price rules first. I NEVER look at an eBay seller's rep or newness before
> buying/bidding. If what you offer is a good price/value then that is all I
> care about it. If you end up being a shitty seller, not packing right, or
> whatever, then there is eBay Money Back Guarantee. Your trash is coming right
> back to you at your expense. I may be disappointed and lose some time but I
> am not losing any money on the deal so I take the risk. Sometimes it pays off
> sometimes it doesn't.
I am an expert occasional eBay buyer and seller. After joining in ‘97, I have a
100% positive rating with 370 feedbacks.
Unless it is something I haven’t seen elsewhere, I definitely look at the
rating of the seller.
As a seller, I avoid eBay because of the excess fees but sometimes things will
sell at enough of a premium there to absorb the fee. For some stuff, based on
my conversations with other sellers, that is where the market is (anyone want
to buy some signed, first edition Harlan Ellison books ;) ), so one has no
choice.
Most of the vintage computers that I have sold (mostly early 90s SPARC
systems), I sold through group mailings lists, FB pages, etc.
alan
