need advise for sellin on here

slowpolky

guys i wana sell some stuff on here in order to get the funds i need to buy rti8's Any advise is more than welcome, ive never sold anything in my life , Things i need to know are, how do i know how much shippins gona cost?
2 how to i collect the money from an online buyer , i have pay pal but only used it for buyin
3 how do i price the stuff ,is there a guide i should go by?
I am gona sell all the stuff i think i dont need in order to get my hands on them sweet rti8's and i have xbox 360 games like graw2 ,gta 5 liberty city, cod 4 , halo3 ,and ps3 socom and also gta5 , i have tons of dvds i have a top notch gps system i never used it a garmin etrex legend cx personal navigator an old jbl centre channel no box pair of yamaha no box lil surrounds thats got jacks for banana plugs can you guys gimi any recomendations on what price i should ask for any of this

Sherardp

Keep your prices fair, if they are too high the items simply won't move. You should determine method of payment, but paypal keeps both you and buyer from being ripped off, just have the money sent to the account you setup using paypal, and provide an email address in which to send funds. Provide pics of the items being sold, and note any defects, etc with the items. Others will chime in but this should give you an idea. GL

messiah

As far as shipping is concerned, box your items for sale and then weigh them. You can then use shipping calculators on usps, ups, fed-x, etc. to find out how much shipping will be. You may find that even if you price your gear reasonably, the cost of shipping makes it a not so good deal. Try selling locally on craigslist first. And lots of good pics!! Pics sell!!

SKsolutions

slowpolky wrote: »

I am gona sell all the stuff i think i dont need in order to get my hands on them sweet rti8's and i have xbox 360 games like graw2 ,gta 5 liberty city, cod 4 , halo3 ,and ps3 socom and also gta5 , i have tons of dvds i have a top notch gps system i never used it a garmin etrex legend cx personal navigator an old jbl centre channel no box pair of yamaha no box lil surrounds thats got jacks for banana plugs can you guys gimi any recomendations on what price i should ask for any of this

What they said, but please take these if you are running low ,, .----..: ;;... ,, .. ,::;;;, ,...!!!!????...,,,,,,,,

I can send you some CAPITALS as well

Your sale might go better.

slowpolky

thanks sk , be sure to send some pictures of your **** so i can nail it to the wall.Then i can kick it ,over and over........

Ricardo

slowpolky wrote: »

thanks sk , be sure to send some pictures of your **** so i can nail it to the wall.Then i can kick it ,over and over........

That.....was funny.

MrNightly

That's the spirit folks... that's the spirit...

comfortablycurt

slowpolky wrote: »

thanks sk , be sure to send some pictures of your **** so i can nail it to the wall.Then i can kick it ,over and over........

That was uncalled for...

He was just giving you some advice. The original post of this thread was basically a big run on sentence. That's not going to help you sell anything. It was some worthwhile advice, you might want to take it.;)

treitz3

That was the advice I was gonna give.

Dang......

dragon1952

I thought both the advice and response were funny
Seriously though, do a Google search on your gear and you'll get a bunch of past and present for sale ads, and you can also check Ebay completed sales, and Audiogon. It used to be you could figure around $1 per pound on shipping, but with recent increases that doesn't necessarily hold true. The size of the box also comes into play. Fedex will be cheaper than UPS in most cases, and they deliver faster overall. The Post Office parcel post can be economical for smaller, lighter items. FedEx, UPS and US Post Office all have web sites and have shipping calculators if you know the destination and package dimensions and weight.

Hillbilly61

I may well be wrong here, but something smells "fishy" concerning the OP.

How about just monitor the "for sale forum," set your price and hope that it is set favorable to a CP regular?

WilliamM2

You should determine method of payment, but paypal keeps both you and buyer from being ripped off...

No it doesn't. PayPal only offers protection on Ebay sales, and even then, I wouldn't count on it.

ken brydson

Hillbilly61 wrote: »

I may well be wrong here, but something smells "fishy" concerning the OP.

How about just monitor the "for sale forum," set your price and hope that it is set favorable to a CP regular?

+1. Learn to spell, use grammar and punctuation. Makes it much easier to understand. SP's posts give me a headache.

dragon1952

WilliamM2 wrote: »

No it doesn't. PayPal only offers protection on Ebay sales, and even then, I wouldn't count on it.

That's not true. I just filed a claim against an online electronics store that failed to ship my items. I was awarded my money back. I don't know about private sales.

WilliamM2

dragon1952 wrote: »

That's not true. I just filed a claim against an online electronics store that failed to ship my items. I was awarded my money back. I don't know about private sales.

I believe they have a copmpletely different merchant agreement, but normally if the seller had no money in his account, you get $0. I had it happen on Ebay. Sent me an email informing me that I had won the dispute, but the seller only had $11 in his account, so that's what I got. Purchase price was well over $200.

Anybody that thinks PayPal really offers protection just hasn't been burned...yet.

heiney9

dragon1952 wrote: »

That's not true. I just filed a claim against an online electronics store that failed to ship my items. I was awarded my money back. I don't know about private sales.

You were lucky. Was it Paypal that paid you or the e-tailer? In the Paypal user agreement it specifically states any transaction outside of Ebay a refund is subject to the funds available in that persons Paypal account. As in IF they keep a positive balance in the paypal account......not a transfer from a bank account.

Perhaps since this was a store front with a business type Paypal account it's different.......just speculating.

I read the Paypal user agreements forwards and backwards before spending close $1000 on Audiogon just so I knew what my options were had I been ripped off. Even with the poor protection I decided to go for it and it worked out fine. Any on-line transaction, especially with an individual, there is a risk involved. You have to weigh the reward against the risk.

H9

Kex

WilliamM2 wrote: »

... I had it happen on Ebay. Sent me an email informing me that I had won the dispute, but the seller only had $11 in his account, so that's what I got. Purchase price was well over $200.

Anybody that thinks PayPal really offers protection just hasn't been burned...yet.

F.Y.I., it's worth remembering that if you do your homework and fund a PayPal purchase with a credit card, that can be a second line of defense, as I explained in the first (long and somewhat Orwellian) post of this thread:

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80469

The long and short of the story was that the eBay seller refused to accept the S.N.A.D. item back, so PayPal would not refund the price (no signature available as proof of return), but the credit card, after a lot of circumventing, refunded the purchase and charged PayPal back for the refund. Proof of return seems to be the key to success in this kind of dispute, and for smaller purchases, proof of shipment alone may suffice.

WilliamM2

Kex wrote: »

F.Y.I., it's worth remembering that if you do your homework and fund a PayPal purchase with a credit card, that can be a second line of defense, as I explained in the first (long and somewhat Orwellian) post of this thread:

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80469

The long and short of the story was that the eBay seller refused to accept the S.N.A.D. item back, so PayPal would not refund the price (no signature available as proof of return), but the credit card, after a lot of circumventing, refunded the purchase and charged PayPal back for the refund. Proof of return seems to be the key to success in this kind of dispute, and for smaller purchases, proof of shipment alone may suffice.

I did end up getting the money back by filing a dispute with Visa. So it did work out, I was just pointing out that there really is no protection from PayPal themselves.

heiney9

Kex wrote: »

F.Y.I., it's worth remembering that if you do your homework and fund a PayPal purchase with a credit card, that can be a second line of defense, as I explained in the first (long and somewhat Orwellian) post of this thread:

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80469

The long and short of the story was that the eBay seller refused to accept the S.N.A.D. item back, so PayPal would not refund the price (no signature available as proof of return), but the credit card, after a lot of circumventing, refunded the purchase and charged PayPal back for the refund. Proof of return seems to be the key to success in this kind of dispute, and for smaller purchases, proof of shipment alone may suffice.

Be sure to read the fine print in the User Agreement for your credit card company as well.

Mine clearly states that goods purchased for more than $50 outside a 50 mile radius are NOT subject to dispute. Needless to say I don;t use that card for Paypal purchases.

H9

WilliamM2

heiney9 wrote: »

Be sure to read the fine print in the User Agreement for your credit card company as well.

Mine clearly states that goods purchased for more than $50 outside a 50 mile radius are NOT subject to dispute. Needless to say I don;t use that card for Paypal purchases.

H9

I asked about that with my old card. It only matters if you actually buy it in person more than 50 miles away. If you buy it online or mail order, you made the purchase in your own home, so to speak, and you are still protected. That may vary by card as well.