[buymycards]

Even if the listing fees are free, it still costs money to keep these items in your ebay store month after month. I pay $50 per month for the store, plus a nickel per item every month. Most of my stuff is low end, and most of my stuff is "buy it now or best offer". I normally accept any offer that is 50% or more of my BIN price. I wan't to keep turning over my inventory, because even at a nickle per month per item, if I have 800 items listed, it adds up. When I sell an item I pay 12% of the selling price, plus the paypal fee.

It does pay to make offers on items that interest you. Yes, you do run across some sellers who act like jerks when you make an offer, but you also run into some nice people who are willing to work with you. I have been watching an item for the last 3-4 months but I didn't want to pay the BIN price of $225. Yesterday I made an offer of $150, and the offer was accepted.

Don't let the jerks keep you away from the BIN's. There are still some good deals out there.

Rick