"Geoff Mackenzie" wrote in message
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"Serge Auckland" wrote in message
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"Signal" wrote in message
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"Serge Auckland" wrote:

I had an old Rogers valve amp which I was going to 'dispose' of,
however
my daughter put it on ebay where it fetched £130, purchased by a
very
nice
gentleman in Japan, however it cost over £90.00 just to send it
to him!



Interesting - I need to dispose of some pretty specialised bits of
kit -
monoblok valve amps, electrostatic speakers etc - and thought I
would have
to look around for specialist sites or magazines. Is eBay in fact
the
best
way to go? I must be the only bloke who's never used it....

Geoff MacK


Yes, good way to sell that gear. Couple of tips -

Sell smaller items first to get some feedback. People will be more
inclined to bid on the more expensive stuff once you have
feedback.

Search 'completed items' for the things you are selling before you
put
them up. It will help you establish what your item is worth, what
starting price to use.

Provide shipping costs up front. Don't forget insurance!

Decribe accurately, including faults and cosmetic damage.

It's not a good idea to cut and paste text from other auctions.

Use clear, detailed photographs. More is better.

If you allow people to collect, "cash on collection" is best. Do
NOT
let them pay up front for anything of signficiant value with
Paypal.

Why not?

Becuase they can claim not to have received the goods and get a
chargeback .. it happens


Ah! I hadn't thought of that one. Too trusting.

I thought most of the reputable parcel companies offer on-line
tracking, right up to the recipient's signature - wouldn't that be
proof of delivery?



There are stories floating around where people have signed for empty
packets and bricks in parcels to get 'POD' and facilitate a Paypal
Refund scam - don't how it works (I was told - went in one ear and out
the other) or how true it is....