Ebay tips?

[Woogie]

How much you guys reckon then?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Laney-VC30_W0QQitemZ130214326443QQihZ003QQcategoryZ10171QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

That's a 2x10 with the naff speakers and it's been gigged. £200 with two bids and almost a week left.

Should I start mine at £250?

[Woogie]

Sorry to bump but I need to put it up tonight.

[Philly Q]

They seem to go for about £380 new?

I think £250 might be a bit ambitious for a starting price, but would you be prepared to take any less than that if you only get one bid?

Bear in mind you'll have listing fees, the final value fee and PayPal charges(?) to suffer out of whatever price it sells for.

[Woogie]

Hmm. I guess new valves in it don't count for anything?

I was really hoping for £250 but I know amps depreciate alot unless they are vintage.

[Philly Q]

I don't know - I suspect new valves are a bit like new pickups in a guitar.
 
The buyer just gets a set of valves, a pair of pickups.  It's not adding much value from their perspective.

But you should go for what you want to get, don't settle for a really low price if you're not going to be happy with it.

[Woogie]

I guess I can wack it on at £250 and see what happens

[Perandor]

Also, you get the most bids if you put it up for international sale.  I personally sold a gps system to a guy in Australia and it ended up okay, as did my brother, who sold some Oakley's to  a guy in Sweden, and it ended fine too.  But both items got over 30 bids from countries such as the US, Australia, Sweden, Israel, Canada, Spain, and the UK.

[Jonny]

I guess I can wack it on at £250 and see what happens

Why don't you whack on a price which will come to £250 AFTER all the charges?

[indysmith]

you're more likely to get bids if you start it REALLY low (i.e. a quid). If it doesn't get to where you want it to be then just remove it from eBay before the listing ends. Remember to reserve the right to end the auction early, saying it is listed for sale elsewhere.

[hamfist]

Remember to reserve the right to end the auction early, saying it is listed for sale elsewhere.

This is against ebay rules, and they will pull your auction if you are reported.
 
   Just as general comments, if it's a large item with a fairly well established value ( for example a nearly new amp), I'll often use a BIN price only, so its a sale and not an auction.   I've had a lot of success using this recently, and I've found people are often willing to pay a little over the market value, as they don't have to wait for an auction to end.  If it doesn't sell at the end of the listing, you can relist for free (maybe at a slightly lower price).
  If the item has a somewhat more unknown value (like some vintage Celestions I'm selling at the moment), I'll always stick it up on an auction with the lowest bid set at the absolute minimum I would consider selling them for (in this case £35).
   I cannot understand people setting 99p first bids for expensive items. It certainly doesn't attract anyone who is remotely interested in paying a fair price for your item, so why bother.

[Woogie]

So what charges do I have to pay?

Say the amp sells for £250, how much goes into my pocket?

[hamfist]

So what charges do I have to pay?

Say the amp sells for £250, how much goes into my pocket?

They take approx 10% of the selling price I think.  One one hand it seems extortionate. But on the other hand they give you such an enormous market to sell to.
  In the end we all have the choice whether to take it or leave it.

[Woogie]

wow, that's quite a bit.

[hamfist]

Now I think about it, maybe its a bit less. I'll check for you.

[hamfist]

Sorry, It's about 5% actually for a £250 item.