Comments on: Selling Used Books (and Other Items) on Amazon.com

By: Brett

Brett — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 07:48:25 +0000

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

Gus M — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:16:50 +0000

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: Flexo

Flexo — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:57:54 +0000

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

Caitlin — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 04:20:55 +0000

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.

By: Doobie

Doobie — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 13:18:43 +0000

Flexo’s list of titles make Doobie’s brain hurt.