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Re: Advice wanted on selling Lego collection in Australia...
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Thu, 12 May 2005 09:27:13 GMT
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> I'm guessing things would be easier if I split the sale into
> three with the technic/mindstorms parts as one sale, the train
> another sale and the basic blocks as a third?
Yes, I would think so. Not knowing exactly how much stuff you have in total,
but if it's huge amounts, then split it again into smaller groups. This is
because a lot of people on ebay have only small amounts of cash to spend,
and therefore can't afford to bid on a big lot, but could afford to bid on
one of the smaller lots. So if the lots are too big, you rule out a lot of
buyers.
> Is Ebay the best venue for this kind of sale with Australia?
If you want it over and done with in a few weeks, then an auction is the way
to go and Ebay is king of the auctions.
> I'm
> also guessing that high shipping prices make selling to overseas
> buyers uneconomical to them?
It depends on how rich they are or how desperate they are for what you are
selling. They are paying for the shipping, not you, so whether or not it is
economical is for them to decide. Provided you are able to accept overseas
payment in some form (eg Paypal) and willing to quote on postage if they
ask, I would offer to sell worldwide. Again, why restrict the number of
buyers for no good reason?
> For all the sales I think I'd need to show an itemized list of
> parts by part number as well as photos of the collections as a
> whole and zoomed into parts of it?
I don't think an itemised list of parts is necessary myself. It's time
consuming for you and most eBay buyers just look at the pictures and don't
read anything you write. It is probably worth telling people the list of
major sets from which the parts came, and pointing out some of the rarer or
more valuable parts. But I would not waste time on counting how many black
Technics pins or how many red 2x2s there are. It is probably a good idea to
weigh each lot, as the weight is an important indicator of postage cost, but
make clear whether the weight you are stating is for just the parts, or what
it would weight fully packed ready to post.
And just looking on ebay at the way large lots sell (and don't sell) can be
very informative in terms of making your own plans. High starting prices or
reserves tend to discourage people from making bids. It takes a leap of
faith to offer something you think is worth $100 at a $1 starting price, but
if the thing is really worth what you think, it will get there through
competition of the buyers. Start too high and nobody will place the first
bid. Have a reserve and the bidders figure they are wasting their time and
get more interested in some other auction.
Kerry
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| Hi all, I've been thinking about selling my Lego collection, but before I start the ball rolling I thought I'd ask for advice from the good people reading this group. The collection has a fair bit of technic pieces from the Mindstorms RIS and (...) (19 years ago, 10-May-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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