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selling $1.00 items on ebay with free shipping

zep33zep33 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭
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LOL - wouldn't it just be cheaper to throw the stuff away?


What a waste of time

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  • BunchOBullBunchOBull Posts: 6,188 ✭✭✭
    I won a .99 cent auction with free shipping awhile back...the seller shipped the item reinforced with cardboard on both sides and delivery confirmation...it was over $2.00 in shipping alone, much less supplies. He got a very positive feedback from me.
    Collector of most things Frank Thomas. www.BigHurtHOF.com
  • BunchOBullBunchOBull Posts: 6,188 ✭✭✭
    Oh, and I saw a seller the other day who is listing with free shipping to get the eBay fee discount, but in the auction it says all orders of $10.00 or more receive free shipping...if your total is less than $10.00, "please wait for an invoice before paying."

    Idiot.
    Collector of most things Frank Thomas. www.BigHurtHOF.com
  • 66Starfire66Starfire Posts: 135
    He's buying feedback
  • BoopottsBoopotts Posts: 6,784 ✭✭
    And he has a 4.7 for shipping charges.
  • sayheykid54sayheykid54 Posts: 779 ✭✭
    Why bother? The only reason I see him doing it is to bump up his detailed feedback scores. Personally, I don't sell anything for less than $9.99 on Ebay, It's just not worth the effort.
  • rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    i have all kinds off 1.00 cards on ebay buy it now in store ,i usually dont sell anything for 1.00 but when ya got 500,000 cards to go thru, ya gotta start somewhere,somebody out there will buy anythingimage
  • SDavidSDavid Posts: 1,584 ✭✭


    << <i>somebody out there will buy anything >>



    Yup. I'm pretty sure you could place a half used roll of toilet paper in an ebay store for $5.00, and eventually some fool would buy it...and probably pay for express shipping, lol.
  • rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    very true,ive sold some strange thing over the years image
  • benderbroethbenderbroeth Posts: 1,699 ✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>somebody out there will buy anything >>



    Yup. I'm pretty sure you could place a half used roll of toilet paper in an ebay store for $5.00, and eventually some fool would buy it...and probably pay for express shipping, lol. >>



    yeah jay leno does this piece on crap they found on ebay..i think the best was a onion or something that didnt get eaten on turckey day and it went for something like $5,000....
    my t-205's


    looking for low grade t205's psa 1-2
  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    Clearly, the $1 items with free-shipping are about buying feedback.

    TOO risky for me. If you study the genesis of NEGs, you find that MOST
    are left for tiny-money items.


    Folks Who Bite Get Bitten. Folks Who Don't Bite Get Eaten.
  • rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    i dont do free shipping, nobody pays for my shipping lol- i got all 4.9.so im doing something right
  • mrangrydonutmrangrydonut Posts: 59
    Last weekend I did the math on what it costs to ship out my cards (envelopes, penny sleeves, top loads, etc) plus all the fees (ebay listing, final value, paypal). It worked out to $1.80 to sell a single card and ship it out. So, I decided to list a bunch of stuff starting at $0.49 and charge $1.80 for shipping in a top load inside a bubble mailer (w/o delivery confirmation). The cards I listed are nothing terribly special, and would just collect dust in my house. I thought it would be an interesting experiment to see just how much of this stuff would sell at this price point. So far about 1/2 of the cards I listed have bids, with about 8 hours to go.
  • jcdcubsjcdcubs Posts: 341
    If you want do a math click Here
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