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Old 11-03-07 | 12:36 PM
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Better place to sell? Half or amazon?

Just wondering what you think is better/more people buy used stuff from, half.com or amazon.com? I have always only used half before, never amazon to sell stuff, and I want to speed up the process of getting rid of some dvds, so I'm thinking of using both.
Old 11-03-07 | 01:18 PM
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I was going to say Amazon but yeah using both sites would really give you a better chance at selling your items
Old 11-03-07 | 01:24 PM
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You have significantly more competition on Amazon.
Old 11-03-07 | 05:42 PM
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I can always get stuff sold on Amazon within 24 hours. Just price it at a few cents below the best price, and it goes instantly, it seems.
Old 11-03-07 | 05:56 PM
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You need to price more than a few cents below. There are tons of people using computer repricers on amazon and tons of competiton which really takes the joy out of selling there.
Old 11-03-07 | 06:18 PM
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I never need to price more than a few.

Hell, I just sold Heroes S1 by pricing it 20 cents below the lowest, and it was up for 10 minutes.
Old 11-03-07 | 06:34 PM
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I guess it is more true for top 100 sellers. Most of the stuff I sell doesnt sell at the rate of Heroes.
Old 11-03-07 | 06:36 PM
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The best bet is to look at your item and get an idea of how much it is going for on half, ebay, or amazon. Sometimes I have gotten as much as 20 dollars more by putting it at the right place.
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Old 11-04-07 | 12:02 AM
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You need to unload your p0rn collection at dvdempire, dude. Amazon.com isn't going to allow you to list all those.
Old 11-04-07 | 12:30 PM
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Doesn't Amazon take a bigger bite on their commission?
Old 11-04-07 | 01:11 PM
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Use dvdplanet, then buy heroes, and then sell on amazon.com
Old 11-04-07 | 04:33 PM
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Amazon's marketplace takes a whopping (almost) 20% commission of the sold price AND a cut of the shipping costs they charged the customer. That latter fact doesn't seem right, or fair, but I've confirmed it on numerous occasions with customers. When I asked them why they did it, they said it was a processing fee. And I thought, what about that bleeping 20% commission?!?

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