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Posted By: DaveB In Response To: You'll get no argument from me.... (MaaMaw)
Friday, 29 July 2005, at 8:35 a.m.
Ahh yes, Ebay. I sell stuff on Ebay and my best source of "stuff" is, believe it or not, from the Salvation Army store. They have a bunch, and I mean a bunch of vinyl records for a dime. The records themselves aren't worth much but apparently the covers have a value. I have sold them for anywhere from $1.00 to up to $100.00. The shipping and stuff is a pain but it is profitable. And kinda fun..
DaveB
We have only one swap meet in Humboldt County (an indoor flea market) and
> I was so excited to find it because I really used to enjoy those.
> Wellllll... you would not *believe* the prices! They're as high as any
> antique store (although it has the appearance of a junk/flea market and in
> no way resembles an antique mall!). They have a "reference
> library" for sellers, and when you ask if someone will take less,
> they say, "I can get a thousand dollars for that on Ebay!"
> UGH!!
> Also, due to my touch of compulsivity and also due to the fact that I
> don't want to risk anything but glowing feedback at this stage in the
> game, I take *way* too long to write descriptions. I don't see much
> potential for cutting back (I know me too well), so I've decided to go
> mostly for stuff I can buy in small quantities, write up once, and relist
> several times. That's the only way I can see making it work, but of course
> my experience is less than minimal at this point.
> I've also decided not to list anything that I'm not 90% sure will sell
> going in. It just isn't worth the fees, IMHO, unless you have high-ticket
> items where one sale will fetch a big profit.
> It's a hideous combination of thrilling and devastating.
> They should call it AuctionTorture.com
> Luv,
> MaaMaw
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