We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

Where can I sell this?

Hello,

I'm having a clear out and sellig loads of different bits but the thing i have that's the most value is a Crimson Nintendo DS Lite with a cycloDs card but whenever i have listed it on Ebay they cancelled my listing as it breaks copyright rules.

Not to mention the fact that some of the offers i had off Ebay were just plain silly...it's near enough brand new i'm not selling it for £20!

So what's left?

HELP please i'm skint and could really do with clearing some debts.

Maxine
«1

Comments

  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    I'm guessing the card is your problem (although I'm not techie enough to know what it is or does, there are lots of grey areas about such things). I would leave the card out of the listing.

    But then, if you're not happy with ebay prices...
    Have you looked at what previous listings ended at?
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
  • Tartanmax
    Tartanmax Posts: 50 Forumite
    I think the card is the problem but the card alone is worth £30 and if i leave it out it's going to lose it's value.

    I wouldn't mind selling on Ebay but by the time you take into account thier fees..then Paypals i really did need a decent offer.

    I'm not sure where else i can sell a console with the card.

    The top offer i got was £65 ... the console alone is worth £80.
  • dipsy
    dipsy Posts: 3,137 Forumite
    edited 4 August 2009 at 4:57PM
    DS Lites are selling for between £58 and £75 at CEX

    buy prices alot lower.... think £65 appears to be a fairly good price for 2nd hand DS Lite...

    Here

    one sold on ebay for £49.65

    here
    2007 £1749
    2008 £291.99
    2009 JanMasscara £7.00 Feb megcabot books x 2 £20 XFactor tkts x 2 £58.00 (couldn't go though as they only phoned on day :-( ) foundation £7.99
    total so far for 09 £92.99
  • Floxxie
    Floxxie Posts: 2,853 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    How about listing in your local paper or local shops with a price that you want?
    Mortgage start September 2015 £90000 MFiT #06
  • think the problem is that these are frequently given away on freecycle.
  • cyberbob
    cyberbob Posts: 9,480 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    With the cycloDs card the listing will always get pulled on ebay as its breaking copyright. Without it you can get good prices for DS on ebay £50 plus. Ive never had problems selling them for good money.

    Local papers is always an alternative
  • lightisfading
    lightisfading Posts: 1,288 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    think the problem is that these are frequently given away on freecycle.

    they are?? wish someone on my freecycle would give away a DS!
  • sunnysea83
    sunnysea83 Posts: 1,351 Forumite
    DS Lites dont go for much a pre owned DS from game and gamestation go for £69.99 on there website and instore

    http://www.gamestation.co.uk/DS/Hardware/Console/~r406216/White-Nintendo-DS-Lite-Console-Preowned/

    play.com new is only £99 and £50 used

    so if in a retailer you can get it for £70 with a comeback from the retailer its faulty your not gonna get that on ebay and i think £50-£60 0n ebay is reasonable.

    the chip may put people off buying it and people might not know what it is anyway so not offer extra for it

    just forget the chip and sell it for what its worth which at the end of the day is what someone is willing to pay for it.


    the chip maybe worth £30 and the console £80 to you but not everyone else.

    the best offer of £65 sounds very good to me, i would personally pay about £50-£60 for the console and a third of the chips value after all it is used.
  • NeilJung
    NeilJung Posts: 322 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    You can't sell flash carts on ebay, but a good condition second hand DS Lite can still make not bad money. £50 to maybe £70 in excellent condition. Consider a "buy it now" listing or start the auction for a price you can afford to let it go at.

    As for your Cyclo, best to sell it locally or on a site you're a member of that has a buy/sell/trade section. There are certainly people out there who would like to pick one up for a reasonable price.
  • austin
    austin Posts: 560 Forumite
    wow! a couple of months back i got over £80 on ebay for my used white ds lite with no games!
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 354.4K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.4K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.4K Spending & Discounts
  • 247.3K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 604K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.4K Life & Family
  • 261.5K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.