Popular Post brickvoyeur Posted December 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) Quote I'll read the Nightmare Before Christmas story this year, kids. Twas the night before Clearance And all through the aisle Steamrollers were packed Into my cart like a pile Exo Suits were hung In the storage with care Knowing that in a decade They still will be there Sergeant Jyn Erso was nestled Deep under my bed With terrible proportions And a face that looks dead Wonder woman in her armor And cheetah in her cap The lasso of truth will tell you That this set is pure crap When out on my doorstep A noise shook me awake ShopJustice still delivering Olaf Flat as a pancake Faster shipping than FedEx The turds as they came I cried and I pouted As I called them by name "Now, Dots! now, Mario! Now Lego Movie 1 and 2! On, Raiders! on, Mighty Dinos! On, Takodana and constractables too! To the depths of the dumpster! Stacked 50 feet tall Now throw away! throw away! throw away all!" Each year I make efforts To donate a bit more But Toys for tots sends a bill For returning them to my door Since I can't give them away I'll dig a big pit It's the final solution To get rid of this sh!t I shook as I laughed At the thought of relieving this pain It was nearly 3am So I looked quite insane As I poured the kerosene I cheered with delight "I'll light you on fire, So you're out of my sight" Edited December 7, 2022 by brickvoyeur 15 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonysbricks Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Thanks folks! So to make it short... Cost price * 1.18 + 5 (national shipping) or + 20 (worldwide shipping) = break-even price I think I got it. I will do my first test case tonight. Do I need to put Auction or BIN? I prefer BIN as a seller. Shipping estimate is based on a lot of things like size and weight. I don't do international shipping so I am not sure how to figure that in, but maybe look into the ebay GSP? Tiny sets are about 5, medium sets about 10, large sets about 15, and huge heavy sets are 20+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearCrash Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I prefer BIN as a seller. Shipping estimate is based on a lot of things like size and weight. I don't do international shipping so I am not sure how to figure that in, but maybe look into the ebay GSP? Tiny sets are about 5, medium sets about 10, large sets about 15, and huge heavy sets are 20+. GSP only works for you lucky US citizens. In Europe we don't have GSP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naf Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 @Young_Gun21: On my regional "craigslist" in Europe. @jaisonline: I will try ebay tonight. Just I am a bit hesitant. For me is difficult to determine the asking price on ebay with paypal and shippingcosts which you have to account as well. I just figure in a flat 15% for costs when figuring out what to charge. That should cover ebay fees, paypal fees, shipping materials, etc. Ebay has pretty good filters so you can see what actual sales were on your brand new sealed sets and go from there. Don't be afraid to start something at .99 cents and let it go the auction route. I've never had something sell less than I would have priced at buy it now, and you have the chance of inexperienced ebayers bidding it up well past the current going price. Bricklink's price guide is very good, and I use that for much of my pricing research. I also try to sell as much as possible on bricklink, as they only charge 3% in fees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Thanks folks! So to make it short... Cost price * 1.18 + 5 (national shipping) or + 20 (worldwide shipping) = break-even price I think I got it. I will do my first test case tonight. Do I need to put Auction or BIN? BIN with best offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 BIN with best offer Yes. BIN with best offer. Of course remember to list your BIN a bit higher then you normally would cause you will likely end up selling it with the best offer feature. I would also start with smaller items...if something goes sideways it's better to learn on a $12 polybag than one of your Wolverine Choppers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 BIN with best offer Yes. BIN with best offer. Of course remember to list your BIN a bit higher then you normally would cause you will likely end up selling it with the best offer feature. I would also start with smaller items...if something goes sideways it's better to learn on a $12 polybag than one of your Wolverine Choppers. Is it bad that I never use "Best Offer", since I find it annoying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy_bricks Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Is it bad that I never use "Best Offer", since I find it annoying? I assume you get a bunch of lowball offers? Anything legit come from it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I assume you get a bunch of lowball offers? Anything legit come from it? I've used it before, but I usually put a "reject bids below $$$" restriction on it. I've found that if buyer's are really interested, they'll message me with an offer. I can then turn on "Best Offer" for them or refund $$$ after purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 20x Mars Rovers to a Hong Kong colleague for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soadfan4ever Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I've used it before, but I usually put a "reject bids below $$$" restriction on it. I've found that if buyer's are really interested, they'll message me with an offer. I can then turn on "Best Offer" for them or refund $$$ after purchase. I started using it last month after DNIM kept singing it's praises. That and I was getting tired of all of the messages with offers anyway. I think it helps when you have someone that wants to buy a lot of items and they enjoy haggling the price down. I just make sure to bump up the initial price when I'm listing. Then there are always those surprise buyers that purchase the inflated priced item. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siulon Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I have been using Buy it now, with best offer for a while. a lot of times people try to low ball me, then I have fun messing around with them. like I listed 8129 set for 300? (I don't remember exactly how much, they there were 3 people low balling me around $100, seriously??? I was gonna counter them with above $300, just for the fun of it. But then ebay doesn't allow that. so I went like 295, or something like that. Back and forth couple times then I finally declined the offer. Then finally a Russian guy bought it from me for 300. It's something fun to 'play' with when I have free time, but i stopped doing that now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I've never use auction or best offer. Occasionally I do get an offer messaged to me and they are-as exciter stated- from serious buyers. No low ballers yet :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soadfan4ever Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I have been using Buy it now, with best offer for a while. a lot of times people try to low ball me, then I have fun messing around with them. like I listed 8129 set for 300? (I don't remember exactly how much, they there were 3 people low balling me around $100, seriously??? I was gonna counter them with above $300, just for the fun of it. But then ebay doesn't allow that. so I went like 295, or something like that. Back and forth couple times then I finally declined the offer. Then finally a Russian guy bought it from me for 300. It's something fun to 'play' with when I have free time, but i stopped doing that now. My favorite experience with best offer was the guy who offered me $17 for a minifigure that I had listed at $15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young_Gun21 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 My favorite experience with best offer was the guy who offered me $17 for a minifigure that I had listed at $15. I had someone offer me $2,500 for a $25 item, but sadly it was instantly retracted -I don't always going shopping, but when I do I buy Lego- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 My favorite experience with best offer was the guy who offered me $17 for a minifigure that I had listed at $15. That sounds like what Steve Carell did when dealing for an item on Pawn Stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siulon Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I was selling the star wars B-wing at ebay, somebody offered me $500 and I jumped and got so excited. After I calmed down I figure it was too good to be true, it's easy a mistake, or the person will probably retract it. so I contacted the buyer and surely it was a mistake. But he/she still offer to buy it from me for 200 plus shipping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naf Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I'm guilty of low-balling people on ebay using best offer, as a buyer there really isn't any reason not to. The seller either counteroffers with the real price that they're willing to sell the item for, or they'll accept your lowball. I've made offers for some items at 50% off the BIN price that have been accepted, especially if an item has been sitting around for a month with no one buying or watching. Sometimes people just want to get rid of stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I'm guilty of low-balling people on ebay using best offer, as a buyer there really isn't any reason not to. The seller either counteroffers with the real price that they're willing to sell the item for, or they'll accept your lowball. I've made offers for some items at 50% off the BIN price that have been accepted, especially if an item has been sitting around for a month with no one buying or watching. Sometimes people just want to get rid of stuff. I had some uptight seller blacklist me for low balling at 50% off :-) Just set auto-decline, why the attitude.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siulon Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I had some uptight seller blacklist me for low balling at 50% off :-) Just set auto-decline, why the attitude.. can't we all get along =) well, I'd like to have some fun sometimes, i guess it really depends on my mood at the time or sometimes, even a low balling offer can lead to some win-win situations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 can't we all get along =) well, I'd like to have some fun sometimes, i guess it really depends on my mood at the time or sometimes, even a low balling offer can lead to some win-win situations I was referring to the guy who black listed me. If you don't set auto-decline, why would you be offended by low-ball offer to the point of blacklisting low-baller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciglione Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Guys, I want to thank all of you for helping me. I finally managed and had the guts to put the first set online on ebay.de Thanks again! I really appreciate this. Ciglione Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Sold 4 Wolverine Chopper Showdowns in the last couple days. It's time to raise the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zskid00 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Sold 4 Wolverine Chopper Showdowns in the last couple days. It's time to raise the price. How many do you have left? I only have 7 and I want to hold onto them until later in the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 How many do you have left? I only have 7 and I want to hold onto them until later in the year. I have 20 or so left to sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest betsy805 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I have 20 or so left to sell. I wish I had that many! I've only got 2 left (started with 6). Still trying to decide whether to raise the price a little or pull them off and hold till Christmas. What are you raising price to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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