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Selling sim cards on eBay (merged)

I am currently trying to sell 30 sim cards.

25 o2 of which there are:

-1 set of 5 consecutive numbers

-4 sets of 4 consecutive numbers

-1 set of 3 consecutive numbers

-1 individual number (which seems to be quite easy to remember)

2 T-mobile sim cards

2 Vodafone sim cards

1 Orange sim card

They are all brand new and unopened. Basically I need a bit of advice, are these worth selling on ebay and what would they retail for? What is the best way of posting and how much would this cost? Are there many buyers on ebay? Does anyone reading this buy sims and are they interested?
"Well, we are a Christian country, it is an important part of our make-up and I don't see any reason to change." David Cameron
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  • I would imagine that a lot of people who use ebay also use MSE and already have as many FREE sims as they need!
  • angelcake
    angelcake Posts: 4,496 Forumite
    check ebay to see how much they are going for.
    :p:p Angel :p:p
  • 33pelter
    33pelter Posts: 1,687 Forumite
    I did look up ebay but nobody seems to have a lot like mine and the postage has a great variation so I am really looking for the advice of someone who actually sells sims on ebay.
    "Well, we are a Christian country, it is an important part of our make-up and I don't see any reason to change." David Cameron
  • angelcake
    angelcake Posts: 4,496 Forumite
    sorry don't sell them

    Have you tried cash converters they were paying £3 each for them apparently.
    :p:p Angel :p:p
  • SmileBeHappy
    SmileBeHappy Posts: 9,124 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    they will go for £20-£30 inc postage

    Good luck

    If you have a gold, then seperately

    I sell alot of sims by the way

    List on thursday for ten days though
  • 33pelter
    33pelter Posts: 1,687 Forumite
    Cash Converters have stopped buying them, well at least I was on the phone to the one nearest to me and they say they have stopped buying them. I have a rough idea what gold numbers are, easy to remember etc but what would really be classed as gold numbers? Why list on Thursday? Thanks for all your help!
    "Well, we are a Christian country, it is an important part of our make-up and I don't see any reason to change." David Cameron
  • angelcake
    angelcake Posts: 4,496 Forumite
    because it covers 2 weekends and ends on a Sunday when most people are home browsing and buying!! ;)
    :p:p Angel :p:p
  • angelcake
    angelcake Posts: 4,496 Forumite
    also have you tried those websites where you can type the number in and they will tell you what words you can make with them!!
    :p:p Angel :p:p
  • SmileBeHappy
    SmileBeHappy Posts: 9,124 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    33pelter wrote:
    Cash Converters have stopped buying them, well at least I was on the phone to the one nearest to me and they say they have stopped buying them. I have a rough idea what gold numbers are, easy to remember etc but what would really be classed as gold numbers? Why list on Thursday? Thanks for all your help!
    https://www.phonespell.com
    tells u if ur number is alphanumeric
    yer, thats why i said thursday :beer:
    I should make a sim card helpline, i spend ages helping on the subject lol
    easy to remember
    countup/down 12345 87654 etc
    repeat either like 77777 or 56 56 56
    any number with 786 or 007
    8's are lucky numbers so good
    etc
    let me no if u have any
  • angelfairy
    angelfairy Posts: 3,594 Forumite
    Still trying to gather up the courage to list my first items on ebay.

    I have a few O2 and vodaphone sim cards laying about. Do you think it would be better to list these individually or as a set. There is probably about 5 or 6 all together?

    Many thanks in advance.
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