[kj] Selling shit on eBay - Alex.

[Alexander Smith]

Thanks everyone. I'll let ya know if I give it a shot. Cheers.
Alex in NYC


On Feb 3, 2008, at 5:55 AM, Paul Wady wrote:


> ALWAYS REGISTER WHAT YOU SEND.

>

> First thing I ever sold is SUPPOSED to have been lost in the post,  

> as the buyer reckoned he didnt get it, having paid for it.  So in  

> the end he got his cash back and I got compensation from the Post  

> Office, so everyone was happy.

>

> Over here its registered or signed for.  That kind of thing,  

> tracking number etc.  Thy shalt not trust the postal services.

>

> ALWAYS WEIGH YOUR GOODIES INDIVIDUALLY AND GET THE POSTAGE RIGHT.

>

> ...and add a few cents, pennies, Euro's etc...

>

> MAKE A GOOD JOB OF WRITING A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT YOU ARE SELLING.

>

> It really sells it.  Really!

>

> MAKE A GOOD JOB OF PACKING YOUR GOODIES FOR POSTAGE.

>

> ...so they can't moan it got damaged etc.

>

> There you go Alex.

> Keep Smiling...

>

>

>

> Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 13:11:08 -0800

> From: culturevirus at yahoo.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: selling shit on eBay

>

> I heard on the news just the other day that eBay will be changing  

> that policy. The new scheme would be no listing fees, but a slightly  

> higher percentage of the final sale. Similar to Amazon. Check to be  

> sure that I heard right and see when they implement the new pricing  

> scheme.

>

> I've sold a few things in the past and my only bad experience was my  

> own naivete when it came to estimating shipping cost. I ended up  

> stating a fixed shipping cost that would cover my expenses, but  

> forgot to factor in overseas bidders. I ended up with little profit  

> on that sale.

>

> As a buyer I'd suggest that you keep the initial bid fairly low and  

> let the market drive the price up. I generally pass on bidding on  

> items with a high opening bid, even if it's a price I'd be willing  

> to pay. Purely psychological I suppose, but you see it live auctions  

> too. I'd also suggest keeping shipping charges at your cost. I know  

> I don't like to see that the seller is obviously trying to make  

> money off of that part of the sale. Put your "buyers" hat on and  

> most of the things to do or not do will be obvious to you.

>

> I am culturevirus

>

> "A. Madani" <a.madani at anirrationaldomain.net> wrote:

> I'd do Amazon.com - the big problem with selling on eBay is that you  

> have to

> pay listing fees, regardless of whether your item sells or not - and a

> commission when it sells. With Amazon, you only pay if an item sells  

> so

> it's less out of your pocket in the long run.

>

> There's also musicstack.com, but I'm not sure how it works.

>

> Hope that helps - good luck.

>

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "Alexander Smith"

> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"

>

> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 3:37 PM

> Subject: [kj] OT: selling shit on eBay

>

>

> >

> >

> > Hey again, gang....

> >

> > Who here has sold stuff on eBay? I'm thinking of parting with some  

> of my

> > unwieldy collection of compact discs. Don't get excited -- I'm  

> keeping

> > all my KJ stuff, but I'm thinking of pawning some old Blur CD  

> singles

> > (don't ask me why I bought them in the first place -- I no longer  

> can

> > understand their appeal) and some of Julian Cope's iffy stuff  

> (stuff like

> > AN AUDIENCE WITH THE COPE 2000).

> >

> > Suggestions? Horror stories?

> >

> > Alex in NYC

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