eBay sucks for all the reasons stated, but it also seems to be the only place left where I can still close deals without bending over backward. I suspect it's a combination of much lower traffic on other sites and Facebook algorithms burying some posts.
Here are the shipped prices for all my eBay sales going back to last month, with what the same items were listed for on Facebook and other forums:
1500 (highest offer 1000) --> eBay 1803
3650 (highest offer 3400) --> eBay 4475
4300 (highest offer 3500) --> eBay 5083
2200 (tirekickers, no takers) --> eBay 2508
340 (no offers) --> eBay 434
415 (tirekickers, no takers) --> eBay 499
750 (no offers) --> eBay 1076
Outside eBay, most of the offers I receive come from high-volume resellers, and the negotiations generally involve them pointing out why my card looks worse than another card that sold for the same price two years ago.
And the prices speak for themselves. Collectively, eBay buyers spent $15,878 on my items, which they could have had for $13,105 if they simply knew to where to look. But they don't know where to look (or don't want to bother), so they pay a 21% fee.
Last edited by gunboat82; 06-16-2024 at 08:43 AM.
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