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Old 11-15-2024, 03:40 PM
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Default Looking for alternatives to selling on eBay

Hello, I'm looking for some alternatives to eBay for selling some of my personal collection. I'm a collector, not a dealer. My collection is primarily ephemera, like vintage cards, photo's, magazines. Many of these collectibles are not high end/high grade, and quite a few are not sports related. I've been buying/selling on eBay since 1998, but recently their fees seem excessive, plus, because of the massive number of listings on their platform it now feels like many items are lost in a sea of collectibles. And the eBay search engine is often erratic. eBay seems more like a good place to buy, not to sell. So I thought now might be a good time to look for some alternatives. And thought I'd ask here if anyone is having luck selling your collectibles elsewhere? Here are some alternatives that I've been thinking about. If anyone has any advice/recommendations, please feel free to share:

Private listings here on Net54 - I haven't tried much yet, but from what I've seen most listings here appear to be for higher end graded cards, or regional more scarce type issues, and not so much the run of the mill raw sports cards that I collect, e.g. Topps, Bowman. I understand that may be the market now, and probably into the future. I may try again to sell privately here. Certainly would be preferable for both buyer and seller. Are there any other forums that you would recommend for selling non-sport related ephemera?

Facebook Marketplace - can anyone recommend specific Facebook marketplace groups that you have had some success with selling, not only sports cards, but other non-sport ephemera? If so, do most groups allow for shipping your items, instead of meeting locally, like with Craigslist, which I don't care to use anymore? I've tried Googling for such groups, but I've not found much promising yet. I'm not a big fan of social media, but use it when I have to.

Auction houses - Seems like this would be a good option if I wanted to unload all or most of my collection. But I prefer to sell a little over time, until such time as I grow tired of selling it. Hence I've been using eBay. The thought of shipping a collection to a AH is not attractive to me. I'm not very trusting of dealers and AH's. There is a very dark side to this hobby (and other hobbies), which is a sad thing for collectors. I've seen it, and experienced it. I prefer selling to other collectors directly whenever possible. I see using a AH as a last option when you need to liquidate.

Right now I'm leaning towards trying the Facebook marketplace, and/or maybe selling privately here, or elsewhere, and seeing how that goes. Any comments/suggestions welcome. Thank you.
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