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jal4u2c70:
I do a fair share of ebay sales for collectibles and star wars stuff so i have a little knowledge on the subject. Personally i think 25% is a little high. Is he charging the people that buy them tax as well? If so that will cut into your profit. Plus, other than taking up display space, what is he actually doing for you? Considering that all he is really doing is putting them out for people to see, i would say 10%....tops 15%. Insertion fees on ebay run about fifty cents and if it sells they take about 12%. And unless its a really rare piece that sells for a very large sum, the fee is really very negligible. You would probably still do better by selling it on ebay. Then again, if you don't care about the money and just want to move them quick, selling through him might get them sold a little faster. Might. You do have walk in traffic of people that are already in store for games. On the other hand, ebay folks are looking for specific games. So game x might have more people looking for it online through ebay than however many people enter his store. Whatever you decide, good luck! Hope you sell them all and make a tidy profit! :)

Maben:

--- Quote from: zygmuray on November 15, 2012, 12:07:12 AM ---
--- Quote from: RealPlumpBox on November 14, 2012, 06:49:49 PM ---I am confused on why you don't like eBay? The money goes straight to your secure pay-pal account and you can aether use it on eBay for purchases which to me feels kind of like a gift card since I never see the money its kind of like free cash i have. or you can transfer it from pay-pal straight to your bank account. I love it and think it is super convenient!!!!!!

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I dont buy on ebay... for me one of the biggest joys of retro games in getting my hands dirty and going to thrift stores and garage sales. So, Ebay kinda ruins the hunt for me.

Iv never really looked into Ebay selling, so what would I be looking at for sales?

Say I sell a Link to the past for $25 bucks and $5 shipping.

How much of that would I get?

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Well obviously, the shipping cost gets deducted from what you are getting. Let's assume your shipping of $5 matches your actual shipping cost. You are left with $25 minus 9% final value fee minus 2.9% paypal fee minus $0.30 (paypal fee). Yes, it all adds up pretty quickly. If you do a buy-it-now option ONLY (without bids), you will get less as the ebay fee will be 13% and they will charge you a $0.50 listing fee.

So in this scenario, you would end up with a little under $22 in an auction format.or a little under $21 with buy it now. If it cost you less than $5 to ship (don't forget to include small stuff like packing material, envelope, etc!) then u can pocket that.

zygmuray:

--- Quote from: Maben on November 15, 2012, 05:23:58 AM ---
--- Quote from: zygmuray on November 15, 2012, 12:07:12 AM ---
--- Quote from: RealPlumpBox on November 14, 2012, 06:49:49 PM ---I am confused on why you don't like eBay? The money goes straight to your secure pay-pal account and you can aether use it on eBay for purchases which to me feels kind of like a gift card since I never see the money its kind of like free cash i have. or you can transfer it from pay-pal straight to your bank account. I love it and think it is super convenient!!!!!!

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I dont buy on ebay... for me one of the biggest joys of retro games in getting my hands dirty and going to thrift stores and garage sales. So, Ebay kinda ruins the hunt for me.

Iv never really looked into Ebay selling, so what would I be looking at for sales?

Say I sell a Link to the past for $25 bucks and $5 shipping.

How much of that would I get?

--- End quote ---

Well obviously, the shipping cost gets deducted from what you are getting. Let's assume your shipping of $5 matches your actual shipping cost. You are left with $25 minus 9% final value fee minus 2.9% paypal fee minus $0.30 (paypal fee). Yes, it all adds up pretty quickly. If you do a buy-it-now option ONLY (without bids), you will get less as the ebay fee will be 13% and they will charge you a $0.50 listing fee.

So in this scenario, you would end up with a little under $22 in an auction format.or a little under $21 with buy it now. If it cost you less than $5 to ship (don't forget to include small stuff like packing material, envelope, etc!) then u can pocket that.

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I guess I really do get way more money going through Ebay instead of this guy. Thanks for showing me all this, I really appreciate it!

I looked into paypal also, and it says there is "usually" no fees to transfer money into your normal bank account. is that a for sure 100%? excluding the debit/credit card stuff?

Or are there some requirements to transfer money?

wiggy:
I've never had to pay to have money transferred to my account. I think you pay a fee for an "expedited" transfer.

RealPlumpBox:
eBay takes very little % from the selling total.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070620011651AAIOF1l

Also paypal does not charge to transfer to your bank account. But I usually leave it in my paypal account since It just sits there and re spend on eBay. (makes it feel like a gift card or free money since I never see it. Stupid I know but eh all good.)

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