EvilRufusKay Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 I have a bunch of small stuff taht probably wouldn't fetch much...headlight buckets..lower valance covers and all kinds of other stuff most of use remove...locks..door handles...should I just chuck them? To bad i can't donate them to a local rehab fo Zaholics...Ebay bums me out cause if it doesn't sell I have to pay...seems like I end up loosing money in the long run.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusPuppis Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 How much for the headlight buckets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobythevan Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Let me tell you an ebay story, not car parts but just to answer the question is it worth it (and a continuation of stupid ebay users) I have owned a bunch of video arcade stuff over the years and bought/sold it on ebay. One day my buddy says he will trade me and old beat up pit boss machine (very cheesy graphics, had draw poker, fortune teller, trivia, 6 or 7 games like that). He gave me the game because it was worthless and I pulled the boardset out and installed Arkanoid in it because I like addicting games like that. I asked the same question, is it worth it to list this POS board on ebay? I listed it for $10 and figured it would never get one bid. And then to my surprise and my buddies bigger surprise the board by itself pulled $170. I thought to myself that the buyer must have been mistaken about what I listed. I had given a very good description. I even emailed the buyer and said, you know this game is from 1988 right?(not collectable and not new enough to be cool). He payed and I never heard another word. So nowadays, I just list stuff and watch the money roll in and I have had very few things, even small datsun parts that haven't sold for a decent amount of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 I've done two rounds of auctions recently. With the first one I did GREAT. The second was CRAPPY. The difference is that I closed the second auction at Friday at about 6:00PM. I think that nobody was in front of their computer at that time of day, and my bidders got some painfully good deals that day. I'll do it again and I'm smarter for the experience. I was absolutely SHOCKED at how well the first round went. Sold a nice set of roundtop SU's on the manifold for $180, brand new smog rail for $170, it was pretty cool all in all. The key is to host your own pictures, don't do reserves, etc. My auctions usually cost less than $1 to list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobythevan Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 I agree, pictures, good descriptions, no reserves and I always end my auctions on Mondays around 10 to noon. I figure most people are going to be at work and be able to watch and bid at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilRufusKay Posted November 11, 2005 Author Share Posted November 11, 2005 Good advice guys thanks! MusPuppis.. I will send you a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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