ebay questions

maka_2

i am just wanting to raise a bit of cash for christmas
i have come across 2 old flat bed computers both in full running order on windows 95 will they be worth selling?
also i put on a motorola v3 and a motorola hs850 bluetooth headset yesterday, but the pictures did not show will this affect the sale alot??

smartie1976

why did the pictures not show? You sure you put them on there correctly.
to host more than one use photobucket or image shack and put the IMG link in your main body text.

maka_2

i put them on seprate and used the free picture slot as i always do. i think it since aol tech help have had their hands on my computer.

buglawton

Simple suggesion: Anything large & heavy put in ADTRADER which is free to use & you can add a photo for nothing too. It has a Postcode dependant search so is great when people want to view & collect. I have bought/sold a Monitor, a Telescope, an SLR camera etc this way - none are easy to post.

If Adtrader does not cover your area there is usually a similar mag that does. At the last count, Loot was irritating due to only showing older ads for free online.

Next option (again I use this with success) is your local paper. They usually have a free small ads section and you can often log the ad online.

OllieLong

maka wrote:

the pictures did not show will this affect the sale alot??

Pictures are the key part to the auction because people want to know what they are bidding.

angelcake

to see how well things sell check for similar items, check the want pages and the advance search to see what has sold!

maka_2

OllieLong wrote:

Pictures are the key part to the auction because people want to know what they are bidding.

I do agree with you but you must admit there are so many items on ebay where they have just used a picture they have found on the internet.
so not a picture of the actual item itself.

OllieLong

Yeah but then you can file an 'item not as described' complaint if it isn't like the picture that is posted.

Contains_Mild_Peril

The seller will often say if they're using a stock picture rather than a picture of the actual item, so the buyer can't complain it's not an actual photo of the specific item. I would suggest that for old computers, those recommending free local ads have the right idea. If selling on eBay, your target market would still be those who can collect locally, since sending such a heavy item would cost a significant portion of its value. I'd advertise in the local paper and supermarkets for bulky but not valuable items.