Ebay company to sell your bike?
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Cruiser
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Ebay company to sell your bike?
Im going to be putting my bike up for sale and just want to find a company to take care of the ebay auction crap, I have heard of few people using such a company, but cant find one on the internet.
Does anybody know of one, I live in Dallas TX if it matters
Thanks
Does anybody know of one, I live in Dallas TX if it matters
Thanks
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It is easy to sell in Craigslist, but expect some scam responses. Don't put your telephone # in ad. If you must, spell a number, e.g.:
555-195-123four.
It is a little bit of a pain to sign up. If you have to, get someone under 35 to help you.
555-195-123four.
It is a little bit of a pain to sign up. If you have to, get someone under 35 to help you.
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The hardest part of posting an add on ebay is taking good photos, which is really not that difficult unless you're using a 5-year-old cellphone.
I really don't understand what "auction crap" you think the listing agent will handle for the fees they charge.
I really don't understand what "auction crap" you think the listing agent will handle for the fees they charge.
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Some people will get the dealer to change bulbs, or put air in the tires, some people just do it themselves.
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To all others I have used craigslist but have had no luck, just really would like a professional service to list it to get more hits, look better than what I could ocme up with
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I had been doing this for years, but quit a couple of years ago.
The problem is that most sellers want more than their item is worth,
and it turned out to be a giant waste of my time in many cases.
Most felt that if the item didn't sell, then I shouldn't be getting paid, the problem is that whether or not the item sold,
I still had to do all the work.
Take, edit, upload pics, write up the ad, answer emails, etc, it all takes some time.
I even had my neighbor ask me to sell his truck for him, I agreed, but told him I wanted $50 to do the ad. I had a buyer that offered within $200 of his asking price, be he refused to sell. Then the son of a bitch came to my house and wanted his $50 back because it didn't sell. I told him to go pound sand (not that nice really), and he was pissed. Do these people think I work for nothing?
IF I do an ad now, I demand $100-200 (vehicle ads) up front and NON returnable, but if it sells, I will deduct that amount from the 2%-10% of the selling price that I charge (rate depends on the value of the item)
I also found that doing small items is just NOT worth the effort.
If I do a small item for someone now, I demand that they sell it for NO reserve, that way at least I know I will be getting a percentage of something.
I've sold $40K campers, drag cars, most everything, but it is a PITA!
The problem is that most sellers want more than their item is worth,
and it turned out to be a giant waste of my time in many cases.
Most felt that if the item didn't sell, then I shouldn't be getting paid, the problem is that whether or not the item sold,
I still had to do all the work.
Take, edit, upload pics, write up the ad, answer emails, etc, it all takes some time.
I even had my neighbor ask me to sell his truck for him, I agreed, but told him I wanted $50 to do the ad. I had a buyer that offered within $200 of his asking price, be he refused to sell. Then the son of a bitch came to my house and wanted his $50 back because it didn't sell. I told him to go pound sand (not that nice really), and he was pissed. Do these people think I work for nothing?
IF I do an ad now, I demand $100-200 (vehicle ads) up front and NON returnable, but if it sells, I will deduct that amount from the 2%-10% of the selling price that I charge (rate depends on the value of the item)
I also found that doing small items is just NOT worth the effort.
If I do a small item for someone now, I demand that they sell it for NO reserve, that way at least I know I will be getting a percentage of something.
I've sold $40K campers, drag cars, most everything, but it is a PITA!
Last edited by Ragtop; Jul 9, 2013 at 03:35 PM.
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I had been doing this for years, but quit a couple of years ago.
The problem is that most sellers want more than their item is worth,
and it turned out to be a giant waste of my time in many cases.
Most felt that if the item didn't sell, then I shouldn't be getting paid, the problem is that whether or not the item sold,
I still had to do all the work.
Take, edit, upload pics, write up the ad, answer emails, etc, it all takes some time.
I even had my neighbor ask me to sell his truck for him, I agreed, but told him I wanted $50 to do the ad. I had a buyer that offered within $200 of his asking price, be he refused to sell. Then the son of a bitch came to my house and wanted his $50 back because it didn't sell. I told him to go pound sand (not that nice really), and he was pissed. Do these people think I work for nothing?
IF I do an ad now, I demand $100-200 (vehicle ads) up front and NON returnable, but if it sells, I will deduct that amount from the 2%-10% of the selling price that I charge (rate depends on the value of the item)
I also found that doing small items is just NOT worth the effort.
If I do a small item for someone now, I demand that they sell it for NO reserve, that way at least I know I will be getting a percentage of something.
I've sold $40K campers, drag cars, most everything, but it is a PITA!
The problem is that most sellers want more than their item is worth,
and it turned out to be a giant waste of my time in many cases.
Most felt that if the item didn't sell, then I shouldn't be getting paid, the problem is that whether or not the item sold,
I still had to do all the work.
Take, edit, upload pics, write up the ad, answer emails, etc, it all takes some time.
I even had my neighbor ask me to sell his truck for him, I agreed, but told him I wanted $50 to do the ad. I had a buyer that offered within $200 of his asking price, be he refused to sell. Then the son of a bitch came to my house and wanted his $50 back because it didn't sell. I told him to go pound sand (not that nice really), and he was pissed. Do these people think I work for nothing?
IF I do an ad now, I demand $100-200 (vehicle ads) up front and NON returnable, but if it sells, I will deduct that amount from the 2%-10% of the selling price that I charge (rate depends on the value of the item)
I also found that doing small items is just NOT worth the effort.
If I do a small item for someone now, I demand that they sell it for NO reserve, that way at least I know I will be getting a percentage of something.
I've sold $40K campers, drag cars, most everything, but it is a PITA!