How to sell 'large' items

don9999

I have two large items to sell.

The first is an office desk. It's from IKEA and is called 'Anton'. It originally cost £119 a few months ago, but I've decided it's too big for my small study. Have only used it for a couple of months so is in excellent condition. Think it should easily be worth £75.

The second is an Iiyama 21" monitor. Model MF-8221. Excellent monitor, but big - it's a CRT rather than a TFT. Will only ask about £60 for it.

However, since both are large/heavy items, if I sold them on E-bay they are likely to cost a LOT of money to post. Alternatively I could try to sell in my local yellow Freeads, but there will be less chance of finding a suitable buyer there. Has anybody had success in sellin on Ebay but specifying 'collect only'?

Any other advice?

Cheers,
Don

trickster

I sold a velux window and specified Collection Only. Had a fair bit of interest and had several bids. Sold slightly higher than I had hoped for.

divadee

hi don

try posting this on the e-bay board you may get more joy from poeple who have sold large items on there.

I never have so cant give you any more advice - sorry

theGrinch

never had a problem selling items for local pickup at the expected price on ebay.

loopyloo_4

I just sold a dining table and a cooker on ebay. Both local pickup only. No problems.

System

Large / Heavy items can be quite cheap to send by courier, if you pick the right one. For example with http://www.parcel2go.com/ you can send something up to 4 cubic feet and weighing up to 25Kg for £8.99 + VAT for next day delivery.