Norm B 128 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Earlier this year a friend died and his widow asked me if I could sell his tackle for her. Sooner than selling it piecemeal I looked at it and paid her half it's new value, which was a fair price as some of it is "as new". A few bags are missing but otherwise it's in good nick.. Everything from quality carp rods to match, float and ledger gear plus keep nets. Would this be a good place to sell it or should I put it on E Bay or the like? http://www.seaanglingnews.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
wotnobivvy 110 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 I would start here basing prices on eBay sold figures, then put the remnants on wBay The two best times to go fishing are when it's raining and when it's not Link to post Share on other sites
chesters1 1553 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 7 hours ago, wotnobivvy said: I would start here basing prices on eBay sold figures, then put the remnants on wBay I would do the same but watch the cost of posting rods ,being over a metre the price of postage is prohibative using parcelfarce. Another tip is list every mark or flaw ,some buyers know returning an item is costly so sellers will have to drop the price when the buyer complains if theres nothing to complain about its better but some bastards just make up flaws to get reductions and ebay always sides with the buyer! I used to sell on there all the time but now theres so many pricks fiddling the system i stopped and selling "to be collected" drops the price way down. Gumtree is your second choice but its hit and miss theres lots of tyre kickers and chancers its also owned by ebay ! Believe NOTHING anyones says or writes unless you witness it yourself and even then your eyes can deceive you There is only one opinion i listen to ,its mine and its ALWAYS right even when its wrong Its far easier to curse the darkness than light one candle Mathew 4:19 Grangers law : anything i say will turn out the opposite or not happen at all! "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical." Thomas Jefferson Link to post Share on other sites
Norm B 128 Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 I'll look at the "to be collected" idea as I know how expensive posting rods can be as I've sold some shore casting rods and it's between £20 and £30, depending on length and value so I would prefer collection. http://www.seaanglingnews.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
chesters1 1553 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, Norm B said: I'll look at the "to be collected" idea as I know how expensive posting rods can be as I've sold some shore casting rods and it's between £20 and £30, depending on length and value so I would prefer collection. Trouble is the final price drops compared to posting it as the buyer either has to add the cost of getting there or it restricts you to local buyers If you go to the advanced search option on ebay ,put in whatever your rod is and tick sold listings you can compare the posted to collected final price . If its a collectable rod then you may get lucky but a run of the mill rod can go for pennies if collected. My way of not losing is to start the rod off at the minimum price you want ,if you put a reserve on it it puts a lot of buyers off bidding thinking its high Edited December 30, 2020 by chesters1 Believe NOTHING anyones says or writes unless you witness it yourself and even then your eyes can deceive you There is only one opinion i listen to ,its mine and its ALWAYS right even when its wrong Its far easier to curse the darkness than light one candle Mathew 4:19 Grangers law : anything i say will turn out the opposite or not happen at all! "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical." Thomas Jefferson Link to post Share on other sites
Norm B 128 Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 12 hours ago, chesters1 said: Trouble is the final price drops compared to posting it as the buyer either has to add the cost of getting there or it restricts you to local buyers If you go to the advanced search option on ebay ,put in whatever your rod is and tick sold listings you can compare the posted to collected final price . If its a collectable rod then you may get lucky but a run of the mill rod can go for pennies if collected. My way of not losing is to start the rod off at the minimum price you want ,if you put a reserve on it it puts a lot of buyers off bidding thinking its high Thanks. http://www.seaanglingnews.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
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