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Selling DVDs online

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I'm not sure if this is in the right place - I couldn't find a forum dedicated to selling stuff online.

I'm looking to get rid of 150+ DVDs, some of them fairly valuable boxsets.

I want to do this in the easiest possible way, so I looked at Music Magpie but they only offer a few pence to a few pounds for each, when a quick eBay search reveals some of them selling for £40/50.

However, I simply don't have the time to deal with 150+ ebay auctions, dealing with the invoices, getting empty packages, visiting the post office, dealing with non payers, setting up a PayPal, waiting for a few days for the bank checks etc.

I know it's a simple equation of "be lazy and give to Music Magpie" or "stop being lazy and do the eBay thing", so my question is:

Is there a better website to sell DVDs to than Music Magpie, that might offer a little bit more but give me the ease of use of selling in one job lot to the same website and have someone come and pick them all up from me for free?


Has anyone been in the position of having to sell a one-off mass of DVDs without the hassle of the eBay setup procedures?

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  • charlieann
    charlieann Posts: 174 Forumite
    Have you tried cex?
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  • porto_bello
    porto_bello Posts: 1,828 Forumite
    edited 2 March 2013 at 3:25PM
    Why don't you try BOTH eBay and selling in bulk?

    By this I mean listing the most valuable 10, 20 or 30 items (individually) on eBay and selling the lower value items (to Music Magpie or similar) in one go? That way, you make some decent money on the most valuable items, without spending too much time selling them.
    "The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing.
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  • paul2468
    paul2468 Posts: 845 Forumite
    Cash converters.....:beer:
  • Sharon87
    Sharon87 Posts: 4,011 Forumite
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    Why don't you try BOTH eBay and selling in bulk?

    By this I mean listing the most valuable 10, 20 or 30 items (individually) on eBay and selling the lower value items (to Music Magpie or similar) in one go? That way, you make some decent money on the most valuable items, without spending too much time selling them.

    I agree with this, sell the regular movies you'd get 99p for or less on ebay and sell em on music magpie or similar. and the valuable boxsets sell them on ebay.
  • Inigo_Montoya
    Inigo_Montoya Posts: 1,216 Forumite
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    edited 4 March 2013 at 2:35AM
    List them on Amazon marketplace and/or play.com

    For DVDs it requires a lot less effort than ebay

    Either that or advertise them as a bulk purchase on somehere like http://forums.thedigitalfix.com/forums/

    The latter option will get you more than music magpie but a fair bit less than individual sales on amazon
  • Danni-R
    Danni-R Posts: 641 Forumite
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    If you have an iphone/ smart phone with the app it take less than 3 mins to do it on ebay. I looked at MM to get rid but thought I'd rather spend the 2 mins listing them, relisting them etc and get my 99p instead of the 30p that MM offered. also with MM there is the catch that if they arent in perfect condition they will keep them but not pay you.
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  • preable
    preable Posts: 2,114 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud! Mortgage-free Glee!
    My advice is to sell the best ones on ebay and the rest to cex or music magpie
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