What would you do?

[Zadoc]

If you look in my signature you'll see my game collection.

If you were to sell that number of games, (plus systems, accessories and duplicates), would you:

A. Sell it all in one lot

B. Sell it in lots per system

C. Part it out peice by peice

?

[jajaja]

I also wondering this. Like those ppl who sell nearly a complete NES set on Ebay. Would they get the same amount of money if they sold all loose?

[Vectorman0]

It seems with the common games, it's just a waste of time to list separately, when they won't sell or will only sell for pennies. I suggest you part out the more major items and sell the systems in lots with common games. Anything that would get a hefty price should go separately.

[Kitsune Sniper]

That's what I did with the 32x lot I got for $35 the other day. It had a 32x, Genesis 2 (all hookups) and six 32x games.

I sold the 32x+Genesis2+3 common 32x games + 2 random Genny ones I had around here for $25, and the other three 32x games at $15-19.

[Bluteg]

I opened my own Ebay store when I decided to sell 85% of my collection. Of course I had around 1200 items to sell.

[cavein2000]

I thought about this for a while. Depending on the demand, I would stay away from selling individual items. Suikoden II, Valkyrie and such, def sell individually. You will definitely lose money on giant lots though. For example, I found a 40 game NES lot just now about to finish under $50 with many great games that usually grab $10 a piece.

I say break things up into smaller attractive lots. put a couple $10 carts with 10 common games, for example. Don't put too many good games together. If you want to get the most money I feel this works best. Also, I've seen Super Mario 1, 2 and 3 grab over $30. Grouping a series together seems to fetch more cash as well.

[-hellvin-]

Just sort out stuff that you know will command a high price and then everything that's left over that's decent, but not worth listing alone, just lot it up with the system and you should bring in some nice cash.

[unwinddesign]

It's a double edged sword. I've been watching this for awhile, and dealing in it all the time, I think I've gotten it down pretty good. There's still an element of randomness/luck, but here's what I've found.

If you have a complete set of something (i.e. every NES game), then sell them all together. You'll get more money than parting it out.

If you don't have a complete set, but have like say 200/248 of the Dreamcast games, put all the worthless ones together, and throw in a couple of them worth $20. Then take the other 20 games that are worth something (i.e. $10 or more), and sell them individually AFTER the other auction goes off. Typically, if you advertise the 180 game lot well (i.e. omg wtf 3/4 of the released DREAMCAST GAMES!!1), it will go for a good amount -- sometimes even an insane amount. Then you can sell the expensive games alone, net another $400+, and walk away with a lot of dough.

If you have a small number of games for a system, each worth a good amount, then sell them individually. If you have a good amount of games for the system, bundle the worthless ones w/ the system and sell the others individually.

Do not mix and match systems in the same auction. This will kill the price -- most people aren't looking for an NES, Dreamcast and PS1 system plus a shitload of games for each. It will severely hamper the number of people interested, and the bids you will receive.

Also, if you want max value for your shit, then do not sell it on the forums. People want to lowball you for stuff, particularly on higher priced items. There are always douche 1 people members who want you to shave $25 off of a $100 purchase. @_@ It just wastes a lot of time, and eBay -- while they take a lot of fees -- is easier, and will probably net you more money. A LOT more money, if you play it correctly and luck is on your side that day.

[scooby105]

It all depends on how valuable your time is. If your time is pretty much worthless right now, then photograph everything, sell all the high value items separately, and throw the common garbage into one lot and you'll probably do better. But if your time is currently valuable to you, then just sell everything as a lot and be done with it.

[kevin_psx]

1 - Sell all pieces individually


2 - the pieces that don't sell-- use ebay's Free relist option to try again at $0.01 and $5 ship


3 - if parts still don't sell-- throw them all into one giant auction to get rid of them-- (or use them as trade-in fodder at EBgames)