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Re: Best Selling Method for Sets: eBay vs BrickLink Question
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lugnet.market.theory
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Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:23:08 GMT
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In lugnet.market.theory, Steven Broughton wrote:
> I have about thirty sets from several years ago (most MISB) that I've decided to
> sell. It's been a while since I've sold any of my LEGO and I realize that the
> LEGO-selling landscape has changed somewhat since then. I'd really appreciate
> the opinion of the other AFOLs as to the best way of selling my LEGO. What I'm
> hoping for is something that's a nice balance between easily getting thirty sets
> listed and getting a fair price for them.
>
> Right now, I'm going back and forth between choosing eBay or BrickLink, although
> I suppose I'd be willing to consider other options for selling. I like the ease
> of being able to add all my sets at once to BrickLink using the "Mass Upload"
> option, but I also appreciate the finite time period of an eBay auction.
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> What's your opinion? What have you found to be the best balance between
> ease-of-use and price when selling LEGO sets?
>
> Steven
When I first started buying old lego sets on ebay I did not know about bricklink
(1999), I spent thousands on ebay and then came to find out that the ones on
bricklink are usually less expensive and have a better discription, usually
without an original photo which can be a problem. I now have spent thousands on
bricklink. If you want more money with probably less hassle I would use ebay.
There is not as much competition over a particular set. I would use bricklink
as a pricing guide on low much to start the auction at. I sell a lot of non
lego stuff on ebay, mostly now for other people, and find that if you start the
auction on Saturday around 10:00 and space the items out over an hour you have
the best chance of selling them. Also do not put too many on at one time so
that people have a week to get more money and the market is not saturated with
anyone set. i usually do 20 or so a week and you also build up a customer base
that way that will check in the next week.
John P
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