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meegle Standard Userer	Hey all, I have some cd's that I would like to seel and have never sold online before. Ive only bought from Amazon and eBay but never sold. Have any of you seen better results with either one. Would you say that I should do a "lot" of mixed cd's or auction or sell all of them individually? I hope to sell them all and would love to just do one HUGE (21 cd) lot!!! Thanks! Here's a list if youre interested: Dressed to Kill Twin Peaks - Fire Walk with Me Quatermass and the Pit Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger Hunt for Red October Hudson Hawk Face/Off Curse of the Cat People Congo Mission to Mars Enterprise A Time to Kill V (Harnell) V - The Final Battle Amercican Psycho Pet Sematary The Mole Ghost Story Restoration Robin Hood (Kamen) Batman Beyond
posted 03-12-2007 08:40 PM PT (US)

tjguitar Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by meegle: Hey all, I have some cd's that I would like to seel and have never sold online before. Ive only bought from Amazon and eBay but never sold. Have any of you seen better results with either one. Would you say that I should do a "lot" of mixed cd's or auction or sell all of them individually? I hope to sell them all and would love to just do one HUGE (21 cd) lot!!! Thanks! Here's a list if youre interested: Dressed to Kill Twin Peaks - Fire Walk with Me Quatermass and the Pit Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger Hunt for Red October Hudson Hawk Face/Off Curse of the Cat People Congo Mission to Mars Enterprise A Time to Kill V (Harnell) V - The Final Battle Amercican Psycho Pet Sematary The Mole Ghost Story Restoration Robin Hood (Kamen) Batman Beyond The easiest way is to send your list to used@moviemusic.com and Peter will send you a quote.
posted 03-12-2007 08:44 PM PT (US)

meegle Standard Userer	Really? That seems too easy! thanks!
posted 03-12-2007 08:46 PM PT (US)

tjguitar Standard Userer	As far as the ebay and amazon thing goes, eh, its mixed. Sometimes you list stuff and it doesn't sell, so its a waste of time and $$ on insertion fees. Amazon is okay, but sometime stuff just sits up there for months. I used to have more stuff sell on half.com than amazon, but I think I've only had like 3 items sell on half in the past year. More people are buying used from amazon I think, but amazon also takes a bigger commission and charges $0.99 per listing.
posted 03-12-2007 08:46 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Yeah, you use Amazon.com and/or ebay/half.com you are handing lots of money over in fees that you could otherwise be keeping. If you want to make as much as you possibly can, sell them individually on various marketplaces. But this means dealing with 21 different customers, payments, packages, etc. Lots of time and energy required, for what? $100 bucks or so. If you want a flat out single transaction and be done with it, I'll take care of you. Lots of people - both from within and outside of our community here - have done this and have been pleased. Get either store credit or cash. It's a great setup for people wanting to unload quickly and with little hassle. I'll be looking for your email meeg!
posted 03-12-2007 08:59 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	...and one more thing: I'll buy the stinky stuff as well as the good stuff. No pickin' and choosin' here, unlike other places!
posted 03-12-2007 09:00 PM PT (US)

Stargate Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by PeterK: ...and one more thing: I'll buy the stinky stuff as well as the good stuff. No pickin' and choosin' here, unlike other places! How much for 20 copies of The Bodyguard?
posted 03-12-2007 09:08 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Heh! I don't buy piles of solid stink. I said I'll take the good stuff with the stinky stuff.... there has to be at least some balance, so if you try to sell off the good stuff yourself and then offer the stinky stuff to the used store here, you'll be the one sitting on that stinky stuff in the end, with no way to get rid of it for any kind of return.
posted 03-12-2007 09:41 PM PT (US)

tjguitar Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by PeterK: Heh! I don't buy piles of solid stink. I said I'll take the good stuff [b]with the stinky stuff.... there has to be at least some balance, so if you try to sell off the good stuff yourself and then offer the stinky stuff to the used store here, you'll be the one sitting on that stinky stuff in the end, with no way to get rid of it for any kind of return. [/B] Or you can get a whole 25 cents to a dollar for each stinky stuff cd at wherehouse.com or spun.com. Not worth it unless you just need to clear space and don't have free trash pick up.
posted 03-12-2007 10:31 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	A whole 25 cents! Now we're talkin' How many Euros is that?
posted 03-12-2007 11:40 PM PT (US)

tjguitar Standard Userer	Not enough to buy Karate Kid....on VHS! [Message edited by tjguitar on 03-12-2007]
posted 03-12-2007 11:47 PM PT (US)

rkeaveney Standard Userer	As far as I know Amazon does not charge any listing fees. They only get $ when the CD sells. Ryan
posted 03-13-2007 10:47 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Amazon calls theirs a closing fee. It's $1 (which is more than Ebay's listing fee for average priced CDs). It's more expensive to sell CDs on Amazon than any other marketplace. Ebay continues to work because people can grossly overcharge for shipping (like $5 to send 1 CD by First Class Mail) and make up for the fees. You don't have that "luxury" with Amazon.com.
posted 03-13-2007 10:57 AM PT (US)

tjguitar Standard Userer	Yeah Ryan, they dont charge it if it doesnt sell, but they charge you $0.99 per listing per item that sells. what I hate about buying off amazon is if you buy multiple items from the same seller, there's no discount on shipping. Then the bastards still send it media when you pay $10 shipping for 4 cds. They could at least send it priority w/ that kinda $$
posted 03-13-2007 01:20 PM PT (US)

Dinko Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by PeterK: If you want a flat out single transaction and be done with it, I'll take care of you. Lots of people - both from within and outside of our community here - have done this and have been pleased. Get either store credit or cash. It's a great setup for people wanting to unload quickly and with little hassle. I'll vouch for that! Easiest way to get rid of soundtrack stuff you don't want: dump the CDs on Peter. Now if only the store had a pop music section. I had to pack those O'Town CDs under vacuum so the neighbours wouldn't complain...
posted 03-13-2007 03:58 PM PT (US)

Eeriedreamz Non-Standard Userer	Id love that copy of ghost story if you are willing to part with it by itself.
posted 03-13-2007 04:43 PM PT (US)

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