Ebay and my poor limited brain...

[seawasp]

Kathy and I are trying to sell off some anime merchandise which we no longer need and which may fetch a fair price (some of the Dragon Ball Daizenshu collection, some Sailor Moon artbooks, etc). She's had an Ebay account for some time but while she's bought stuff she never actually sold anything this way, so we started off on that adventure.

However, I can't figure out how to set the thing up the way I want to. The instructions seem to give you the options of auction OR fixed price, yet I see plenty of listings that say "minimum bid"... and "Buy It Now" options.

Do I just go to the fixed price and somewhere in there it will also give me a "bidding start" option?

And I hadn't realized they had so many little FEES in there.

Comments

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

I know someone who might be interested in your Sailor Moon artbooks if you're looking for a set price on them.

If you'd rather auction, if you post links, I'll pass them along.

[redrose999.livejournal.com]

We'd be very interested. We'd have to sell them at the listed price though. They are worth a lot, hard covered good condition books.

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

I certainly understand that. Sailor Moon material is difficult to find.

If you have a list of what you're selling, along with prices, I'll be happy to pass that on. I don't know what they're willing to spend, but one never knows. :)

[redrose999.livejournal.com]

Thank you and yes please. I think both of them are worth around 100 dollars (Ryk is looking to find out exactly). They're hard cover and I recall I spent half of that 15 years ago when I got them. They are, in excellent condition and are limited edition published.

[seawasp]

We don't care how we get the money, so to speak. As my wife (redrose999) says, if your acquaintance is willing to pay the flat price for the books. But they're pretty expensive; we paid something like $40-50 for them back in the day, and $100+ is the price for each one (Sailor Moon hardcovers Nos 3 and 4 and two of the Daizenshu Dragon Ball encyclopedia collection books -- TV Animation 3 and the first of the DB trading card books). All of them have all original inserts, etc., that were with them when they shipped. They aren't in perfect condition -- they've been paged through more than once and not wrapped in plastic all their lives -- but they're still quite nice, and all very much out of print.

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

Just let me know the exact price you want for each of the Sailor Moon art books and I'll pass that along to my friend.

If I wasn't strapped for cash right now, I'd probably be willing to bid on them myself, but...

[kengr]

I've been supporting myself for some time by selling off old computer and gaming stuff.

Fixed Price is just that. The price you set is the price it'll sell for. Period.

Minimum bid and "buy it now" are options for *auctions*.

You set the "starting price" and then you can set a higher price for "Buy it Now".

Note, it's best to set lower starting prices unless you are *certain* you'll get a higher price. That's because the fee you get charged if the item *doesn't* sell is based on the starting price. $10 is the first step. on that. Which is why my current auctions all started at $9.95

One other *major* thing to watch for. *Don't* set your prices by looking at what similar items are listed for. Set them based on what similar items *sold* for (there's an option for showing only "completed auctions")

I say this because I've got a lot of old comics stuff that shows as $25 each if I look at what folks are selling them for. But only $3-5 if I look at completed auctions.

Email me or chat me if you want more help.

[julesjones]

For books you're willing to list at a flat rate only, also look at Amazon. It too has lots of little and not so little fees, but simply listing an item doesn't cost you money unless and until the thing sells.

[mrmeval.livejournal.com]

You might have better luck listing them where your fans or fans of the items are. Set a price and list stuff here and/or on baensbar if allowed.

Amazon sucks for books. There will be 20 people with one for 99 cents. If it is a rare or signed book consider other venues.