Comments on: Selling Used Books (and Other Items) on Amazon.com http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/08/21/selling-used-books-and-other-items-on-amazoncom/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:50:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Brett http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/08/21/selling-used-books-and-other-items-on-amazoncom/#comment-796 Brett Wed, 07 Sep 2005 07:48:25 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=459#comment-796 Anybody heard of half.com? Yes, they are now owned by ebay, but they're not auctions... I do all of this purchasing/sales there. Is Amazon as good for the deals? Anybody heard of half.com? Yes, they are now owned by ebay, but they’re not auctions… I do all of this purchasing/sales there. Is Amazon as good for the deals?

]]> By: Gus M http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/08/21/selling-used-books-and-other-items-on-amazoncom/#comment-795 Gus M Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:16:50 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=459#comment-795 Selling CDs on Amazon is definitely worthwhile. You just have to be careful what you sell. If copies are currently selling for under $2, it's not worth selling. But I have many CDs that sell for $6 or more, which is much higher than you would get at a B&M store. I've been pleasently surprised at the number of $15+ Cds I've sold also. IMO, Amazon is much better than Ebay for selling CDs, for a few reasons. 1) item stays live for 60 days. Ebay auctions are only 7 days. 2) Payment is instant. No waiting for Paypal or checks to reach you. As soon as someone buys an item, the money is immediately in your "seller account". (It takes about 3-4 days to transfer to your bank.) 3) I've had bad luck selling on Ebay. My theory is that people often look to Amazon to buy a CD, and just happen to find the used CD link. People don't seem to go to Ebay to look for music. Selling CDs on Amazon is definitely worthwhile. You just have to be careful what you sell. If copies are currently selling for under $2, it’s not worth selling. But I have many CDs that sell for $6 or more, which is much higher than you would get at a B&M store. I’ve been pleasently surprised at the number of $15+ Cds I’ve sold also.

IMO, Amazon is much better than Ebay for selling CDs, for a few reasons.

1) item stays live for 60 days. Ebay auctions are only 7 days.

2) Payment is instant. No waiting for Paypal or checks to reach you. As soon as someone buys an item, the money is immediately in your “seller account”. (It takes about 3-4 days to transfer to your bank.)

3) I’ve had bad luck selling on Ebay. My theory is that people often look to Amazon to buy a CD, and just happen to find the used CD link. People don’t seem to go to Ebay to look for music.

]]> By: AllThingsFinancial http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/08/21/selling-used-books-and-other-items-on-amazoncom/#comment-797 AllThingsFinancial Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:01:37 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=459#comment-797 <strong>Carnival of Personal Finance - Week 11</strong> Hi and welcome to the ALL NEW AllThingsFinancial for Week 11 of the Carnival of Personal Finance. It is hard to believe that we are already in Week 11 of the Carnival. AllThingsFinancial last hosted the Carnival on Week 3. So, let’s get start... Carnival of Personal Finance – Week 11

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]]> By: Flexo http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/08/21/selling-used-books-and-other-items-on-amazoncom/#comment-794 Flexo Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:57:54 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=459#comment-794 That's my plan as well -- some of the other books I was looking to sell where abundant on Amazon for $0.01. I'd be better off donating those to a library. I thought about selling CDs online, but I'm not sure if that worthwhile. That’s my plan as well — some of the other books I was looking to sell where abundant on Amazon for $0.01. I’d be better off donating those to a library.

I thought about selling CDs online, but I’m not sure if that worthwhile.

]]> By: Caitlin http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/08/21/selling-used-books-and-other-items-on-amazoncom/#comment-793 Caitlin Tue, 23 Aug 2005 04:20:55 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=459#comment-793 I've had great results selling used books and graphic novels on Amazon. DVDs, VHS and CDs tend to not sell as well (maybe its just my taste) but I always use Amazon for books and donate it if it's either not worth it (like if 15 people are selling the same book for a penny) or if it doesn't sell after 6 months. I’ve had great results selling used books and graphic novels on Amazon. DVDs, VHS and CDs tend to not sell as well (maybe its just my taste) but I always use Amazon for books and donate it if it’s either not worth it (like if 15 people are selling the same book for a penny) or if it doesn’t sell after 6 months.

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