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Does anyone here sell on sportslots?
milbroco
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I was thinking about selling on sportslots.com and wanted to know if anyone here sells there and how it has worked out. The fees seem pretty high unless you sell a higher dollar amount per month. Example, 75% on sales under $5.00 and 50% on sales up to $25.00. I am thinking about buying some cards there but I also wanted to find out how it is to be a seller.
thanks,
Bob
thanks,
Bob
ebay seller name milbroco
email bcmiller7@comcast.net
email bcmiller7@comcast.net
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Shane
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Working on:
Football
1973 Topps PSA 8+ (99.81%)
1976 Topps PSA 9+ (36.36%)
1977 Topps PSA 9+ (100%)
Baseball
1938 Goudey (56.25%)
1951 Topps Redbacks PSA 8 (100%)
1952 Bowman PSA 7+ (63.10%)
1953 Topps PSA 5+ (91.24%)
1973 Topps PSA 8+ (70.76%)
1985 Fleer PSA 10 (54.85%)
<< <i>What kinds of cards do you find that people buy from you on Sportslots? Is it mostly oddball/regional stuff or do people actually buy things like 1983 Topps commons? >>
I was going to ask the same thing...
<< <i>What kinds of cards do you find that people buy from you on Sportslots? Is it mostly oddball/regional stuff or do people actually buy things like 1983 Topps commons? >>
I have sold stuff from 1970's and 1980's, and 2000's for both Football and Baseball (I haven't listed anything in the 1990's yet, still going though the boxes... I even sell 1986 Topps commons on there.. I only have about 16,000 cards listed with very little stars (I am putting them on as I have time)
Most of the group rips here end up on there as the cards.
I don't do any auction on there, just straight buys..
Fees are steep, but like I said, I just want to get rid of some of these..
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Working on:
Football
1973 Topps PSA 8+ (99.81%)
1976 Topps PSA 9+ (36.36%)
1977 Topps PSA 9+ (100%)
Baseball
1938 Goudey (56.25%)
1951 Topps Redbacks PSA 8 (100%)
1952 Bowman PSA 7+ (63.10%)
1953 Topps PSA 5+ (91.24%)
1973 Topps PSA 8+ (70.76%)
1985 Fleer PSA 10 (54.85%)
Think of it as selling stuff you cant sell anywhere else. Do not waste time putting up 1988 Donruss commons. Newer sets' commons from premium sets sell well. I have sold 20+ Upper Deck X commons in the past week. If you try the auctions, sell lower value stuff or stuff that will only sell for 99 cents on ebay. With only a 15 cent listing fee and paypal's cut, you will keep more of your money instead of the charge after charge and fee after fee you get from ebay. The best thing is, you can load the stuff and they will notify you when you have sold something and it stay on the site forever (Theoretically) with NO LISTING FEE ( For inventory, not auctions)
No, you wont get rich, but it will pay for group break money.
No auctions, just post and wait. Usually a little higher than ebay prices on cards I like more. Never had any steady sales and my main sales were from people like Burbank grabbing RC's to flip.
It's been awhile since I sold something. Example, 75% on sales under $5.00 and 50% on sales up to $25.00 That's not accurate, right?
Fees
The biggest difference is there is NO listing fee, unlike what you would have to pay on ebay every week, or month if in a store.
The added time of exposure and no money up front makes up more than enough, even for the small time seller, IMO
Thanks again,
Bob
email bcmiller7@comcast.net
<< <i>Hey thanks everyone for the replies. I think I will set up an account when I get more organized for my common singles. I know it would not be very smart to list 1988 donruss singles but what about 1983 Fleer, 1982,83 and 84 Topps? I have several thousand of each year sitting in monster boxes doing nothing. Do you think they would sell or would I be wasting my efforts on those.
Thanks again,
Bob >>
You maybe lucky if you sold an eBay for $0.99 plus $20.00 shipping.
<< <i>Hey thanks everyone for the replies. I think I will set up an account when I get more organized for my common singles. I know it would not be very smart to list 1988 donruss singles but what about 1983 Fleer, 1982,83 and 84 Topps? I have several thousand of each year sitting in monster boxes doing nothing. Do you think they would sell or would I be wasting my efforts on those.
Thanks again,
Bob >>
It depends on your expectations, and the return you demand for your time. Look at the the listings for sets like 1984 topps-- there are over 100 of any given card available for most of the cards in that set (and others like it). If you do sell a 1984T card, you will gross $.18. Is eighteen cents worth it to you? Someone in this thread mentioned that they've sold $40 in commons in the past three months, or roughly $13 gross per month. After 50% fees, that's $6. Are you willing to run to the post office a couple times a week for $6 a month?
The answer is different for everyone, so I'm not saying it's a good idea or a bad one. I'm just suggesting that you carefully look at what the ceiling is for this endeavor, because my feeling is that it's very, very low.
<< <i>I've sold on there since 2000 or sometime around there. I know it's been awhile.
No auctions, just post and wait. Usually a little higher than ebay prices on cards I like more. Never had any steady sales and my main sales were from people like Burbank grabbing RC's to flip.
It's been awhile since I sold something. Example, 75% on sales under $5.00 and 50% on sales up to $25.00 That's not accurate, right?
Fees >>
that link is for naxcom, they now go by sportsbuy.com
1. 75-76 Topps Keith/Jamaal Wilkes in Psa 8+
2. 1971-72 Trio stickers PSA 8+
3. BSKB 1977-78 topps psa 10
Basketball Autos
1992 Courtside Flashback
Action Packed HOF Autos(need elvin hayes,both bill bradley,and the 1st bill walton)
2001 and 2005 Greats of the Game
UD=retro,epic,legends,legendary,generations and chronology
2006 Topps Style 1952 Fan Favorites Autos #/10 (Refractor Autos)
Press Pass Legends
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<< <i>I've sold on there since 2000 or sometime around there. I know it's been awhile.
No auctions, just post and wait. Usually a little higher than ebay prices on cards I like more. Never had any steady sales and my main sales were from people like Burbank grabbing RC's to flip.
It's been awhile since I sold something. Example, 75% on sales under $5.00 and 50% on sales up to $25.00 That's not accurate, right?
Fees >>
that link is for naxcom, they now go by sportsbuy.com >>
??.. It's from the Sportsbuy site.
Maybe I am missing something, but $40 in commons at the 50% range is $20 gross for cards that I would never sell any other way. Plus based on the way shipping is handled, since it isnt ebay and the postage whiny babies arent on there, I actually net about 50 cents per transaction for that. $20 after fees + another couple of bucks is not bad considering, I spent less than an hour listing what I have up there. If someone actually put a lot of effort in it, $50 a month in commons isnt out of the question.
No its not a lot, but if youre selling other things either on ebay or other ways and youre going to the PO anyway, why not?
<< <i>I am thinking of using my downtime over the holidays to put some stuff on sportslots. Any one else have any input on the subject? Did you guys have any problems making your first sells since you did not have any feedback? I was thinking of having a significant discount for volume, is there a cap on the percentage off that I can set up? >>
As long as you are priced fairly, the first sales will come quickly. I ended up selling $28.00 in cards in my first three weeks and continue to sell cards roughly every few days. All on cards that have no business going on Ebay. Can't complain and it beats tossing the cards or burning them