IAmTheRad
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Well, last week I was worried a bit about funds, and decided to sell Pokemon games on eBay. The auction finished today. My buyers all paid within 30 minutes of the auction ending. I got more than I expected. And this is after eBay took their cut.
How much I got doesn't matter. I can afford the main thing I sold the games for. And a couple of extras that I had as "nice to have".
Namely, a 1TB OLED Steam Deck, a 1TB a2 SanDisk Extreme micro SD card, and even dinner one day. And I have a little bit left after that. Enough to get some snacks for a day of gaming but nothing extra after that. That's after eBay took their cut and the shipping fees (as I only did free shipping to Canada. $16 for each individual item)
This also assumes that none of my buyers will raise issues with the item they get. They shipped out today, and I was really surprised to see the snipers swoop in. One even got it in the absolute last second of the auction.
So, here's hoping my buyers don't have issues with the items and don't raise any problems on eBay. As long as two accept the game without issues, I can afford the Deck.
Either way, I'm waiting until the 15th to order the Steam Deck at the earliest, assuming that at least two of the items are delivered and the buyer leaves positive feedback.
We11thatwasC00L
Don't tell the tax man
cyanideremark
Good to know ebay has quite become the sole domain of the dodgy, grey importers of crap. The last time I tried to thin out some stuff; the fees had gone through the roof; preferring the volume rather than the occasional seller.
EngorgedPhallus
What pokemon games did you sell that were worth so much?
IAmTheRad
Pokemon Emerald, Pokemon Crystal, and Pokemon Heart Gold
CrapsMcgee
Selling on eBay is great when you want to maximize the value. It just sucks that all the fees (eBay, PayPal, shipping, etc,) basically add up to like 25%.
IAmTheRad
Yeah, the fees did hurt. But I still got more than I wanted even after the fees and shipping.
mksu
You missed out on the opportunity to sell all of that stuff for $5 at GameStop. I bet you feel foolish now.
spitslap
5 dollars?!?! Must have had the entire pokemon library for that kind of cash
IAmTheRad
Look at moneybags here getting $5