Thanks. Well I'm a member of my les Paul guitar forums, so il post in the for sale section there instead of eBay. I've sold an old Burny les Paul to a guy in Essex before. It's a cracking guitar but its just not getting played, and it deserves it. It comes in hard case so I'd just need a big box and tons of bubble wrap. I used ups in past and it all went smooth. I want a new bike for me and girlfriend and I seen a couple of beauty's at halfords, so this would raise the cash. Thanks for the help. : )
Is it worth selling on eBay these days.?
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You'll eventually see, the second that guy send you an email "The item hasn't turned up, I want a refund!" you'll understand.
send things fully tracked and insured?
I would never send anything i sold on Ebay not signed for. Anything over £50 ish gets sent special delivery.
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Im with sell elsewhere also mate.
£30 for postage could be spent on a train ticket/petrol and cash on collection/delivery.
£30 for postage could be spent on a train ticket/petrol and cash on collection/delivery.
You've answered your own question tbh. Buyer pays via Paypal. Says it didn't arrive/is broken when they swap it over for their one/etc.
PayPal side with the buyer and refund the buyer. You lose item and cash. It's so simple to defraud people via eBay I'm surprised it isn't on the news more often.
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Yes, I sold 5 sings before I left the UK for Canada and I made about £700. It was annoying paying the eBay fees, but less annoying than dealing with **** on Craigslist and Gumtree.
Not read all the posts but don't know if it's been mentioned. PayPal is also 10% not sure that has a maximum like ebay
Delivery will be a lot more than £30 if you want it insured properly. With that sort of price make sure it is. That extra 10 could save you hundreds
Delivery will be a lot more than £30 if you want it insured properly. With that sort of price make sure it is. That extra 10 could save you hundreds
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Several times I've thought about selling more expensive items on ebay, but then looked into the fees and found it to be not worth the hassle.
For example I've recently sent my phone to Mazuma for £180, with them I get the money in my bank the next day by BACS... zero hassle.
Ebay charge a listing fee and then a final value fee which all in all is a little over 10%. Paypal will then want about 3-4% so I worked out is was going to cost me about £30. Selling on ebay would have got me a little more money, but not enough to make it worthwhile and risk the potential fraudsters.
For example I've recently sent my phone to Mazuma for £180, with them I get the money in my bank the next day by BACS... zero hassle.
Ebay charge a listing fee and then a final value fee which all in all is a little over 10%. Paypal will then want about 3-4% so I worked out is was going to cost me about £30. Selling on ebay would have got me a little more money, but not enough to make it worthwhile and risk the potential fraudsters.
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Only sell on ebay IF you can stand the loss.
But you could make it a collection only with cash
But you could make it a collection only with cash
Well thanks and I may try to sell it here too. But I've had a guy on my les Paul forums asking if I'd be interested in shipping to Germany. I would but he'd need to cover shipping and insurance of course. See what happens next.
An old vague pic of said guitar...
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/gibson/les_paul_standard_faded/index.html
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/gibson/les_paul_standard_faded/index.html
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