A time feared by all collectors has finally come to haunt me: I'm broke. Not bankruptcy broke, but "in serious trouble" broke, and one of the things my wife and I agreed to do is try to scale back the software and hardware collection for cash.
What I plan to do is offload a lot of stuff via ebay, but I have no idea how to get started. When I got my ebay id in 1997, it was a hell of a lot simpler then -- fees, etc. were very simple and upfront. But now the help file for sellers alone is many, many pages of nonsense (at least, to a cursory glance). So, I have questions that I hope you guys can give opinions on. Before I ask them, I'm geared mostly toward getting the best price for what I auction, which *can* include newbies bidding on the software and reserve prices, but does *not* include shilling and other despicable practices. (In other words, I want to be as moral and ethical as possible without getting screwed silly.) I am open to the idea of offering things for auction on places other than ebay. I am not too concerned about auction listing or payment service prices as long as they don't exceed ludicrous limits. With that in mind: - Is ebay pretty much the only place I should consider listing, or are other auction houses viable for software collectors? Some of the stuff I'll be listing is esoteric (even for collectors) so I don't necessarily want to list it somewhere that won't be seen. - Are reserve prices universally hated by bidders, or can they safely be used in their original context (to protect the seller)? - Are "Ebay for Dummies", et al worth reading? Or is the online documentation perfectly capable of a newbie seller to grok? - I have many items that will probably have a starting bid of $2 and most likly not make much more than that. Is it worth it to list these items at all, or will the listing fee alone remove all profit from the sale? - Is there any other sage advice you can give to a seasoned software collector but an ebay newbie (almost an oxymoron, but believe me I exist) -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
