selling your stuff on Amazon - part 7 - advice for newbies in the first post

miss_angie1

Thanks apprentice tycoon:T
I will add my official membership number to my signature now:j

cazmanian_minx

Help, I think I'm catching the Amazon bug again! I've had a stack of classical CDs and PS2 games sitting in my hall for months, meaning to sell them on eBay but never getting round to listing them because I couldn't be bothered to go through the whole photograph-write listing-upload palaver.

I've just put the whole lot (about 35 items) onto Amazon in 20 minutes :T

I've been having a trawl through eBay this morning and noticed quite a lot of classical CDs selling at much lower prices than they're available for on Marketplace - do CDs tend to shift or am I best off sticking to books if I want to start buying to sell?

Annie021063

cazmanian_minx wrote:

Help, I think I'm catching the Amazon bug again! I've had a stack of classical CDs and PS2 games sitting in my hall for months, meaning to sell them on eBay but never getting round to listing them because I couldn't be bothered to go through the whole photograph-write listing-upload palaver.

I've just put the whole lot (about 35 items) onto Amazon in 20 minutes :T

I've been having a trawl through eBay this morning and noticed quite a lot of classical CDs selling at much lower prices than they're available for on Marketplace - do CDs tend to shift or am I best off sticking to books if I want to start buying to sell?

I've sold many CD's and PS2/xbox games on Amazon as well as books so list away they will sell for you.
Good luck

bukup

Hello all...,
it's my first posting so please take it easy!!!
Today I opened an account with Amazon,but I'm finding lots of books that I have are not listed.
My question is:
How do you list a book that has no other template or price guide,as it does not seem to give me the option to list a title that is not for sale already ?
Any advice gladly accepted,thankyou Debbie

Annie021063

bukup wrote:

Hello all...,
it's my first posting so please take it easy!!!
Today I opened an account with Amazon,but I'm finding lots of books that I have are not listed.
My question is:
How do you list a book that has no other template or price guide,as it does not seem to give me the option to list a title that is not for sale already ?
Any advice gladly accepted,thankyou Debbie

Hi Debbie and welcome
Sadly you can only list a book if you are a pro merchant seller (see 1st post for details) have you tried putting title in instead of isbn? I sometimes find the book i'm after by this method (amazon are not always spot on with isbn's)
Good luck and I hope you have good sales

bukup

Thankyou for your reply,yes I have tried the title as lots of my books do not have any ISBN numbers,oh well.....
My other question is :
I have an old cook/housekeepers book called
The domestic oracle or A complete system of modern cookery and domestic economy,published in Glasgow by Cameron & Ferguson,by Alexander Murray.The book is undated but looks very old,how do I date it?Although there are none for sale on Amazon,there is one claiming to be dated 1826 on Abebooks.Do I just assume they are the same?Kind regards Debbie

funkyfunkymonkey

bukup wrote:

Thankyou for your reply,yes I have tried the title as lots of my books do not have any ISBN numbers,oh well.....
My other question is :
I have an old cook/housekeepers book called
The domestic oracle or A complete system of modern cookery and domestic economy,published in Glasgow by Cameron & Ferguson,by Alexander Murray.The book is undated but looks very old,how do I date it?Although there are none for sale on Amazon,there is one claiming to be dated 1826 on Abebooks.Do I just assume they are the same?Kind regards Debbie

Hi Debbie

Welcome to the thread, you will find everyone here is really helpful and friendly. It's the friendliest forum I have ever come across.

Take a look on https://www.bookfinder.com I did a quick search and it appeared to come up with two books, one that you had already found. http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&qi=u6XaUyQUZyl9VApv760MBlMaFfY_0351906812_2:6:26

If you think you may have one of these books it could be worth emailing some photos off to an auction house such as https://www.bloomsburyauctions.com to their book expert - he will give you a 'guide price' valuation and offer to auction it for you if he thinks it might sell. Although you may then choose to list in on Ebay - I think dealers keep their eyes on rare collectable books on Ebay and prices can go quite high.

Let us know how you get on, it's always fun when someone gets a 'find'.

FFM

bukup

hi there-thankyou for your input...I will email bloomsbury tomorrow and let you know how I get on,kind regards Debbie

cazmanian_minx

Less than 7 hours since listing and I've sold a CD :j :j :j :j

Annie021063

cazmanian_minx wrote:

Less than 7 hours since listing and I've sold a CD :j :j :j :j

Well done Caz lets hope it's the first of many for you.