Would Ebay be the best place to..
Would Ebay be the best place to..
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UIL9794

Original Poster:

268 posts

277 months

Friday 23rd April 2004
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sell my Bible. Griff & Chim 2nd Edt?

I've had no experence with Ebay so is it a lot of hassle to become a seller? How exactly would you get paid?

Cheers

Lee

Nano2nd

3,426 posts

285 months

Friday 23rd April 2004
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how much do you want for it? i could be in the market for one

V8 Archie

4,703 posts

277 months

Friday 23rd April 2004
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I don't know how well it works, but I presume it does.

What I do know is that there appear to be a shed load of idiots willing to bid stupid money for bibles. I considered buying a second one just so I could sell it .

catretriever

2,090 posts

271 months

Friday 23rd April 2004
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I've been looking for a Bible myself and have seen a couple go for £40-£45 on ebay.

UIL9794 said:
How exactly would you get paid?


Remember Ebay operates on trust. The simplest way to get payed is by cheque, just make sure that the money has cleared before you send out the goods.

trooper1212

9,457 posts

281 months

Friday 23rd April 2004
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UIL9794 said:


I've had no experence with Ebay so is it a lot of hassle to become a seller? How exactly would you get paid?



It is a fair amount of hassle to become a seller, ebay want a lot of information. Wasn't like that when I signed up, but they are clamping down on fraudsters and non-payments, so it's all for the better I guess.

If your just wanting to sell this one thing, then just get payment via a cheque. If your selling more, then it's worth setting up a paypal account.

Is it worth the hassle? In the past 2 years I've sold almost £20k worth of stuff on ebay. Admittedly the NSX took up a fair old chunk of that but for selling off stuff that is just lying around the falt, it's a godsend. There is always somebody willing to pay something for your old tat...