selling your stuff on Amazon - part 5

smartcat04

Bumping up before we slide onto the second page.

soolin

I bought some second hand books for my OH as we are off on hols soon and he likes books for the plane. Out of interest I checked them on Amazon..and one is apparently out of print and rare and there are two other copies, one in the uS at £112 and one in the UK at £40, so I listed it at £25 just to see if it would sell. I haven't told him yet, I just retrieved it from the pile waiting to be read and added it to my stock room......

So, is there any etiquette for explaining to a dearly beloved why he can't have the book I bought for him?

Soo

juno

Soo, do you have a pet that could eat it?!

soolin

juno wrote:

Soo, do you have a pet that could eat it?!

Well...I could blame the budgie, but I doubt it will be believed....

Really though this just highlights that I have no idea what sells and what doesn't. This was just a book I bought for 40p, I wouldn't have bought it for Amazon as it didn't seem the type that would sell at all.

Fingers crossed it sells I could do with another Amazon 'sold' email.

Soo

funkyfunkymonkey

soolin wrote:

Really though this just highlights that I have no idea what sells and what doesn't. This was just a book I bought for 40p, I wouldn't have bought it for Amazon as it didn't seem the type that would sell at all.

I think that is the same for many of us. You do get used to a few titles that you learn to know are 'dead certs', or 'penny dreadfuls' but after that it becomes a bit 'hit and miss'.

I have found that books that I buy for OH sell well on Amazon at fairly good prices. I just say that it has been listed 'read it quick', whilst it's being read I do price it high so that if it sells I know I will be forgiven. When it is returned to me after being read I then reduce the price to a realistic level.

A buying tip (which I hope works for you as much as me) is that if the price on the back cover is in dollars it is usually not a penny seller and usually worth buying.

juno

soolin wrote:

Well...I could blame the budgie, but I doubt it will be believed....

Really though this just highlights that I have no idea what sells and what doesn't. This was just a book I bought for 40p, I wouldn't have bought it for Amazon as it didn't seem the type that would sell at all.

Fingers crossed it sells I could do with another Amazon 'sold' email.

Soo

Well my parakeet likes hiding in the bookcase and eating all my stock!

Christina_F

Just wondering whether DVDs sell better than videos? Anyone got any theories? Also which ones are the ones to look out for?

hornetgirl

Christina_F wrote:

Just wondering whether DVDs sell better than videos? Anyone got any theories? Also which ones are the ones to look out for?

I've never tried to sell a DVD so can't speak from experience. However, there seem to be so many fakes around, that I wonder whether people would be more wary of buying? It would be interesting to know how successful others have been.

juno

Does anyone know what a fep is? As in:

Ex-Library, fep's removed, usual stamps, stickers. Very clean and tidy throughout. Fast dispatch from UK

comicmankev

I sell quite a few DVDs, and as always disneys sell well. I find these much better to sell as they are a lot cheaper than VHS and books to post.

Not sure if there are any that sell for loads, but as always, the more unusual ones do good. Mainstream action/adventure/drama - forget it! (althought I did sell a copy of The Thing the other day for near £7 which cost me £1.50!)