The Villages, FL
I'm going to start selling some of my machines in the not too distant future. Downsizing for retirement. Where do you think I'll get the best results? eBay, Craig's List or one of the other popular sites out there?
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My order goes likes this.
1st. Pinside at least for close to a week, be nice to see it go to someone worthy.
2nd. Craigslist for no fees.
3rd. Jack price up 10% and than list on Ebay.
p.s. What are you going to be selling and I call dibs on MM. (wink wink)(nod nod) 
Quoted from starbase:I call dibs on MM.
Oh no - I was in first in I'm closer. (too bad I'm always broke)
Quoted from HELLODEADCITY:I'd do all three -
pinside market , Craigslist , Mr Pinball
If they were priced right you would not be able to reply to the flood of messages.
Free pinhead sites 1st - Marketplace, RGP, Mr. Pinball Classifeds. Then Craigslist. Then edismay - inflate for fees. Ebay is better money wise for popular titles and rare games that are in high demand.
What games are you selling?
Dave
Quoted from DrStarkweather:Id try selling them here first if they are fairly priced.
LOL, yeah but what is fairly priced? Pinside Fairly? LOL! If you want market probably anywhere but here but if you are going to price under market you might be safe here... just brace yourself! 
I'd hike up 15% if going to eBay. You have to include PayPal fees as well...and prob deal with shipping. Pinside is the absolute best way to go
Quoted from Pindufus:I'm going to start selling some of my machines in the not too distant future. Downsizing for retirement. Where do you think I'll get the best results? eBay, Craig's List or one of the other popular sites out there?
If you listed your collection on My Pinside, we could see what you have. You might get PMs with offers.
Quoted from corvair61:Try 30%.
Have you ever sold a pin on Ebay? There is a lot of Ebay bashing on the forums.
I sold one last month.
It cost me less than 5% in Ebay fees. $75 total on a $1600 sale. Buyer paid cash when he picked it up.
Sure PayPal has a fee as well but where do you come up with 30%?
Quoted from starbase:1st. Pinside at least for close to a week, be nice to see it go to someone worthy.
2nd. Craigslist for no fees.
3rd. Jack price up 10% and than list on Ebay.
^ This is generally the same approach I take. I will post my No B.S. bottom price on Pinside and then list it for higher on CL/eBay if it comes to that because everyone on CL "HAS" to bargain or they won't buy. Just human nature I guess....
Quoted from fattrain:^ This is generally the same approach I take. I will post my No B.S. bottom price on Pinside and then list it for higher on CL/eBay if it comes to that because everyone on CL "HAS" to bargain or they won't buy. Just human nature I guess....
That's what the used market is all about! That, and every other country ever does it on most goods, just not the US. Laaaaame-o's we are
Quoted from fattrain:^ This is generally the same approach I take. I will post my No B.S. bottom price on Pinside and then list it for higher on CL/eBay if it comes to that because everyone on CL "HAS" to bargain or they won't buy. Just human nature I guess....
Yeah If I do CL, I inflate it so the buyer can "beat me up" on the price. Then they feel better and I get what I want. Everyone is happy.
In general, I think selling here is tough. When you list it, you'll get lots of "great price", "wish I was closer" and "GLWS" but none of those folks are going to be buyers. It seems like the game has to be a great deal to get sold here.
I've had pretty good luck selling on craigslist. I've sold a few games on Ebay (in fact, I have one that will be ending here in about a half-hour) as well. I've never had any luck selling a game on Mr. Pinball so for me, Craigslist seems to be the place to sell games. Obviously, Craigs comes with it's share of issues (no-shows, tire-kickers, etc) but at the end of the day, the game eventually gets sold.
Ultimately, you have to decide if you want top dollar or just want to get it sold. There are a number of ways to get the game sold. How you do it depends on what you're looking to get for the game.
Dave
Quoted from egyptrus:In general, I think selling here is tough. When you list it, you'll get lots of "great price", "wish I was closer" and "GLWS" but none of those folks are going to be buyers. It seems like the game has to be a great deal to get sold here.
I've had pretty good luck selling on craigslist. I've sold a few games on Ebay (in fact, I have one that will be ending here in about a half-hour) as well.
Be thankful, they are bumping your FS thread 
I've sold many games here for a fair market value. They all go really quick too, but really nice games usually.
Quoted from roc-noc:Have you ever sold a pin on Ebay? There is a lot of Ebay bashing on the forums.
I sold one last month.
It cost me less than 5% in Ebay fees. $75 total on a $1600 sale. Buyer paid cash when he picked it up.
Sure PayPal has a fee as well but where do you come up with 30%?
I just sold my TAF on Ebay for $5200(bin).... I listed it on Pinside for $4400... CL for $4500 and Ebay for $5200(bin).... I ended up dealing with the buyer outside of Ebay as most people do. Wired the money and I saved $300 in Ebay and paypal fees.
The 30% markup comment was a joke because most people remark how insanely priced pins are on Ebay.
Quoted from corvair61:I just sold my TAF on Ebay for $5200(bin).... I listed it on Pinside for $4400... CL for $4500 and Ebay for $5200(bin).... I ended up dealing with the buyer outside of Ebay as most people do. Wired the money and I saved $300 in Ebay and paypal fees.
The 30% markup comment was a joke because most people remark how insanely priced pins are on Ebay.
Sold my first addams on there the same price. It can definitely be hit or miss on pinside. I appreciate the thread bumps, but lots of "Deal lookers" who want to pay well below market value. I can appreciate that, but it doesn't help get a pin sold
I for one am very grateful to people who list pins for sale on this site. I am more confident buying from someone with an established reputation on Pinside than almost anywhere else. (And, yes, I have bought more than once.) By all means, list elsewhere if you'd like, but please keep listing here. 'Much appreciated.
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