I have avoided eBay (and PayPal) for years, but I do want to sell a few unwanted items from time to time, and possibly also sell some prints of my photographs. Any advice would be appreciated.
What I have picked up from various sources I trust is:
- eBay is great for one-of-a-kind, unique items, and getting good deals on used merchandise, but not great for buying new (not much of a discount, so why not just buy it online from Amazon, BandHPhoto, or wherever)? I do not plan to buy new items from eBay in general in any case.
- The best way to wade in is to buy a few items and ask the sellers to give you the highest rating when you pay promptly. Otherwise, it will be difficult to sell anything with no user feedback rating.
- eBay sucks, and is not worth the trouble. (Same for PayPal).
- A GOOD rating is 100%. A BAD rating is 99.9999999999999999999% (Not sure I'm on board with this one!)
The first thing I would like to get rid of is a Nakamichi CR7a cassette deck. This was one of the best cassette decks ever produced (about $2000 new in the late 80s). I bought it used in impeccable condition and used it to make tapes of hundreds of LPs. I then replaced it with a CD-recorder, and more recently an Analog to Digital Converter and Audacity. In any case, the transport does not work (nothing happens when you press play). However, this happened in the past and it was a 100$ repair. Otherwise, it is very clean, turns on (lights up), and I also have the remote and instructions. I figure I can set a reserve around $30-50 and see what happens. Cassette nostalgia is evidently a thing, and small indie bands like to hand out their music on this format. Anyway, it would be great for someone to tinker around with or use for parts. Mostly I just want it to go to someone who can use it and have no delusions about it being worth a lot of money. I can take some good photos and post it and see what happens. (Currently there is one listed as working for over $900, and cosmetically at least it looks worse than mine.)
Also, I may sell prints of some of my photos at a later date, but I would like to create a different username/account for this store, so as to separate my photos from old random stuff I'm getting rid of--However, I would like to retain my good user rating if possible--not sure how/if this would work. Any advice on setting up a store?