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Do Gift Cards/Vouchers And Sims Sell On Ebay?
mimi1234
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I am a complete newbie when it comes to Ebay, so sorry if I come across really thick. I have a whole collection of gift vouchers for Argos, Boots, JJB, Arcadia, HMV etc from doing surveys and as refunds. They are all still in date. Instead of fluttering around at home I want to sell them. My question is, do these actually sell on Ebay? OK, I am probably going to have to accept less than the face value, but that's OK as long as I get at least 70% of the face value. Am I being realistic or will they not sell fpr this much? Also, must I take photos of them all when I put them on or is it not essential? I have no feedback as I am totally new. I don't want to putting on loads of stuff if nothing is going to sell. Also, do Virgin Sims with £5 credit loaded sell on there? Apologies if I sound really thick. I'm totally new to Ebay. Thanks for any advice and tips in advance.
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the gift vouchers do well,but the sim cards have had their day so to speak.every one knows you can get them for free,your best off selling them in bulk or a job lotopinions are like **seholes,everybody has got one and they all stink!
proud father of of identical twin boys born on 18/06/08 at 11.59am and 12.01,weighing in at 4lb 11 and 4lb 15:j0 -
Vouchers do tend to sell well on eBay, particularly Boots and Amazon ones. Most of them go for *around* face value, or at least 90%. After your Paypal and eBay fees, you'd still easily make more than 70% face value.
I wouldn't bother with a Buy It Now as well as an auction price, because as soon as someone puts a bid in, your BIN disappears.
SIM cards with credit on should sell too, though I wouldn't expect them to recognise their face value. I think a Virgin £5 free credit one should fetch about £3.50 or £4 though.
You can search on eBay for completed listings of items similar to yours, this may help to give you a rough idea of what you could expect.
Happy selling!
Everyday I am asked to be a magician, in a world where magic does not exist.0 -
Thanks Porter and Elegantly. I will put them on next week. Shall I bung some photos of them on too or is not essential? Thanks again.0
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put photos on,its always a good sign to show what your advertising for sale
opinions are like **seholes,everybody has got one and they all stink!
proud father of of identical twin boys born on 18/06/08 at 11.59am and 12.01,weighing in at 4lb 11 and 4lb 15:j0
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