Topic: eBay is expensive...

[UncleBob]

Wow.

I picked up two really good buys at KMart today in hopes of reselling them on eBay and putting some extra cash in my Wii fund after a big hole in my tire left a big hole in my Wii fund.

Anywhoo, the items was going to be a copy of Mario Party 4 (Brand New, K-Mart exclusive packaging) and a combo package of Mario Party 4 (again, in the K-Mart exclusive package) and a WaveBird controller.  I picked these up at a K-Mart for $17 each (one game and one WaveBird  - $17 for the pair).  One WaveBird I wanted to keep for myself (I would like a fourth) - and was hoping to sell the rest for $55-$60 (a $20-$30 profit for me, not a bad deal for the buyers - as MP4 sells for around $30 (used - and these are new copies) and WaveBirds go for $25-$30 new - plus I drove an hour out of my way and these were the only things the K-Mart even had for a good price).

However, after figuring in eBay fees and such (I've never actually sold on eBay before) - either I don't make crap for selling them or they wouldn't be much of a deal for the buyers...

And that's just the listing fees - not to mention paying commission on the final sale and PayPal's stupid fees.

Geesh.

[BiLdItUp1]

yep. It's not cool.

[Blue Plant]

eBay's got some very cut-throat sellers.  Bites hard for those offering their wares.  

[wandering]

Garage sales FTW.

[KDR_11k]

PayPal fee? We pay via direct bank transfer. Oh, right, that costs 25$ instead of 9 cents in the USA. Haha.

[Pale]

The only thing I ever made money on ebay with was some Pokemon Colosseum Bonus Discs.  I bought like 9 of them for ten cents each and sold each one for between 20 and 40 bucks!  

[vudu]

eBay's really only worth it (IMO) for big ticket items.  Selling anything for less than $20 just isn't worth the hassle for you.

I sold a Motorola Razr on eBay a few months ago for $200.  After listing fees, selling fees and the PayPal credit card fee, I made about $175 or so.

[UncleBob]

Well, now I've got two Mario Party 4's to sell (EBGames gives $11 trade in for MP4, so that's always an option) and an extra Wavebird to sell.  Time to hit up the three other people I know with GameCubes...