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Old 05-09-07, 04:14 PM
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EBay Experts: Help me sell my old Consoles

I'm trying to free up some space and make a little money at the same time, so I decided to sell my used XBox and Gamecube. I know that is a little late in the game with both the Wii and 360 out, but I have some other things to bundle with the auctions. The Gamecube that I want to sell has a digital port and I plan to sell it with the official component cable and the memory card 251. The XBox that I want to sell comes with 1 s controller, 1 xbox live headset, 1 official component cable, and 1 advanced s video adapter. Both consoles are used, but in great condition with original boxes and instruction manuals How much do you think I should sell them on ebay for starting bids? Any help or advice you can give I'd greatly appreciate.
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Check eBay's completed auctions, and see about how much to expect, money-wise.
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When I sold my xbox, GC and PS2, I checked completed auctions in Ebay. I defined an average price for each console and put something around that... in Craigslist.

I sold all of them the same day I posted the messages.
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I am checking the completed purchases, but it's a little overwhelming with all the different configurations.
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Normally, you're better off selling the component video cables seperate from the consoles. At least, especially with the Gamecube. Offer free shipping if you by both together.

That is, if you have the original a/v cables. If not, that's a bit harder.
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you can always sell to this place:

http://www.estarland.com/index.asp?q=


pretty good prices on some stuff. it might also give you a ballpark to work with
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Originally Posted by GreenMonkey
Normally, you're better off selling the component video cables seperate from the consoles. At least, especially with the Gamecube. Offer free shipping if you by both together.

That is, if you have the original a/v cables. If not, that's a bit harder.
Yes, I still have the original a/v cables.
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I wanted to thank all of you that helped me. I made $110 between selling my Gamecube and XBox. Not bad considering I'd probably get crap for them at eb or gamestop. I'm now considering sellling some of my oop criterion dvds.
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Missed this post originally, but I would recommend for anyone selling an Xbox to point out in the auction the type of DVD-ROM. The original Xbox is still rather sought out for modding and its a big bonus to get a drive that works with DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs.

Anything that might make it a better choice as an Xbox Media Center (drive and motherboard version) should be stressed in the auction.
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Originally Posted by darkside
Missed this post originally, but I would recommend for anyone selling an Xbox to point out in the auction the type of DVD-ROM. The original Xbox is still rather sought out for modding and its a big bonus to get a drive that works with DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs.

Anything that might make it a better choice as an Xbox Media Center (drive and motherboard version) should be stressed in the auction.
Thanks, I did not know that. The XBOX I sold wasn't bought right away, but not real late in the XBOX cycle either. It was the XBOX that had an S Controller and Jet Set Radio/PGR Racing or something like that.
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Originally Posted by dick_grayson
you can always sell to this place:

http://www.estarland.com/index.asp?q=


pretty good prices on some stuff. it might also give you a ballpark to work with
Is this place pretty reputable? Not to bad of prices here, I would think about it if I was sure I wasn't going to get ripped off.
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Originally Posted by Sirgey
Is this place pretty reputable? Not to bad of prices here, I would think about it if I was sure I wasn't going to get ripped off.

I haven't tried them online yet, but they have a store near me that I use to trade in stuff for and never have any problems. I assume it's just as reputable as the B&M store.
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Originally Posted by dick_grayson
I haven't tried them online yet, but they have a store near me that I use to trade in stuff for and never have any problems. I assume it's just as reputable as the B&M store.
Thanks for the info, I looked at reseller ratings and doesn't seem very good, I'd love to hear from someone who has actually used them.
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I'll give you $50 for the Gamecube w/ Component Cables...
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Originally Posted by svrasputin
I'll give you $50 for the Gamecube w/ Component Cables...
If that's a response for me, I already sold it on ebay and shipped it out today.
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Originally Posted by Sirgey
Thanks for the info, I looked at reseller ratings and doesn't seem very good, I'd love to hear from someone who has actually used them.

what do you mean by reseller ratings?
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http://www.resellerratings.com/
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I've got a gamecube (black) with official component cables and GBA player

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