selling on eBay... questions for the vets!!

[welfaredog]

Hey!



Got a few questions for you seasoned eBay vets out their. I am planning on eBaying a large lot of consoles and games as I only want to collect for NES, 2600 and ColecoVision from now on. I have bought many items off eBay, but have never actually sold anything. I’ve heard that you can make more money by parting everything out, but this seems like it would be a bit of a hassle. Here are my questions:



Is there a dramatic difference in the money that can be made by piecing out items rather than selling in a lot? Wouldn’t it cost a lot more to list a whole bunch of items than to list a single lot?


The PayPal site seems to confuse me a bit. I am not verified, but that does not seem to matter for accepting payments as long as I have upgraded to a premiere account. Since I don’t have a bank account linked to my PayPal, does money received go onto my credit card or does it just sit in my PayPal account. If the latter is the case, how do I get at it?


Anyone care to take a stab at what I should expect this lot to bid out at? (I realize I am not providing much info here, but I’m just looking for a ballpark figure)


All consoles loose (unless otherwise noted), working and with necessary hook-ups, controllers…etc

All games to be considered loose commons (unless otherwise noted)



Atari 2600 Vader w/20 carts

Atari 5200 (no controllers) w/12 carts

Atari 7800 w/15 carts

Atari Jaguar w/Raiden

Odyssey II (boxed) w/5 carts

NES (new 72 pin), 5 carts

SNES (boxed), 3 carts

SNES model II

Sega Master System, w/extra arcade style controllers & 8 CIB carts

Sega Genesis Model II w/10 CIB carts

Sega Saturn w/8 games

Sony Playstation with Crash Bandicoot Warped

Intellivision Model 1 w/ 50 carts (some boxed most with overlays)

Intellivision Model II

ColecoVision w/5 carts

Coleco Pac-Man Arcade Table Top w/battery cover and good decals

Odyssey II w/5 carts

VIC-20, cassette, paddles (All boxed) w/15 carts

TI-99/4A w/8 carts

Commodore 64

Coleco Telstar Pong

Atari CX?? Pong

Yellow Mystery Pong Machine

Many extra gamepads, joysticks, overlays and manuals for various games and systems



Thanks for any input!!!



Brad

[Gamereviewgod]

Is there a dramatic difference in the money that can be made by piecing out items rather than selling in a lot? Wouldn’t it cost a lot more to list a whole bunch of items than to list a single lot?

Depends on the items (I always list rare/valued games seperately from lots) and yes, it's going to cost more since each individual listing is $.30.


The PayPal site seems to confuse me a bit. I am not verified, but that does not seem to matter for accepting payments as long as I have upgraded to a premiere account. Since I don’t have a bank account linked to my PayPal, does money received go onto my credit card or does it just sit in my PayPal account. If the latter is the case, how do I get at it?


I always though you HAD to have a bank account to accept payments. I don't believe it can go on a credit card, but my mom gets money out of her Paypal account through any ATM's with her Paypal card.

[welfaredog]

Good to know... thanks for the reply!