Where's a good place online to sell musical equipment ?
Discussion
evil len said:
I've got a guitar amp (Fender Twin Amp) I want to sell ... been trying to find "dedicated" music sites to advertise it on, but not having much luck ... anyone recommend anything ? I don't really want to go the fleabay route !
Cheers
Len
Ebay would be my first port of call if I was looking to buy one tbh. I think it's perfectly fine for this kind of thing....Cheers
Len
Trouble with ebay (IHMO) is the listing is only up for a very short period of time (relatively speaking) ... 10 days or so ... this isn't yer average amp, the potential market is fairly small, and to find someone looking for one at exactly the same time ... well, reposting fees could get expensive 
(mind you, saying that, I dunno what fleabay charges these days)
(mind you, saying that, I dunno what fleabay charges these days)ebay said:
£600.00 or more ... 9.9% of the initial £49.99 (£4.95) + 5.9% of the initial £50.00 - £599.99 (£32.45) + 1.9% of the remaining balance of the final selling price.
So if I sell it for £600 (say), including posting and reserve fees etc it's going to cost me about £45 to sell it ! Bit steep IMO ...Put it this way, stuff on ebay goes well over what you'd think.
I had some rare kit, minimoog, D6 clavinet, Rhodes Suitcase piano and it all went silly. Be prepared to ship it.
You can guarantee it will go for what it's truly worth. Depends on what the true value is relative to yours.
Personally, if I'm looking for a bargain, I won't look on ebay. Never.
I had some rare kit, minimoog, D6 clavinet, Rhodes Suitcase piano and it all went silly. Be prepared to ship it.
You can guarantee it will go for what it's truly worth. Depends on what the true value is relative to yours.
Personally, if I'm looking for a bargain, I won't look on ebay. Never.
Tangent Police said:
Put it this way, stuff on ebay goes well over what you'd think.
I had some rare kit, minimoog, D6 clavinet, Rhodes Suitcase piano and it all went silly. Be prepared to ship it.
You can guarantee it will go for what it's truly worth. Depends on what the true value is relative to yours.
Personally, if I'm looking for a bargain, I won't look on ebay. Never.
I admit, I've paid way over the odds for things in the past.I had some rare kit, minimoog, D6 clavinet, Rhodes Suitcase piano and it all went silly. Be prepared to ship it.
You can guarantee it will go for what it's truly worth. Depends on what the true value is relative to yours.
Personally, if I'm looking for a bargain, I won't look on ebay. Never.
Damned bidding fever!
Edited by useyourdellusion on Monday 2nd November 22:04
Having said, I am trying to find a Nord Stage 88 keyboard (new-nearly new) and ebay is pretty good, as far as pricing goes.
A lot of new stuff can be found cheaper in a shop. Classic kit is not an exception.
Classic Kit+Ebay=Lots more money that you could get in a shop
I had an old Hammond C3. Paid £80 for it at auction. Realised I wasn't going to gig it..... Ebay £2K. Nice.
A lot of new stuff can be found cheaper in a shop. Classic kit is not an exception.
Classic Kit+Ebay=Lots more money that you could get in a shop
I had an old Hammond C3. Paid £80 for it at auction. Realised I wasn't going to gig it..... Ebay £2K. Nice.
Don't forget that if you specify a Reserve Price on eBay you have to pay an extra fee, but if the item sells you get it credited back.
Or you could do what I did with the last guitar I sold; put it up at a Buy It Now price with a Best Offer option. Then you can set it up to accept or reject certain offers. For example: an item with a BIN price of £650 - you can ask eBay to accept any offer over £625, reject any offer below £525, and notify you of any offers in between so you can decide at the time.
My Custom Shop Les Paul sold for 85% of my BIN price.
Or you could do what I did with the last guitar I sold; put it up at a Buy It Now price with a Best Offer option. Then you can set it up to accept or reject certain offers. For example: an item with a BIN price of £650 - you can ask eBay to accept any offer over £625, reject any offer below £525, and notify you of any offers in between so you can decide at the time.
My Custom Shop Les Paul sold for 85% of my BIN price.
Ebay, I sold a completely sh4gged sampler with no start price,
it sold and the bloke picked it up.
Other stuff hasn't sold but most things have way exceeded my expectations.
Try these guys.
http://www.spheremusic.com/Index.asp?Origin=Vemia
it sold and the bloke picked it up.
Other stuff hasn't sold but most things have way exceeded my expectations.
Try these guys.
http://www.spheremusic.com/Index.asp?Origin=Vemia
evil len said:
So if I sell it for £600 (say), including posting and reserve fees etc it's going to cost me about £45 to sell it ! Bit steep IMO ...
Agreed, but IMO, eBay is the place most people searching for kit will look as you could waste what might well amount to the selling fee by placing the ad in online classifieds etc. I'm shortly going to sell my Clavinet E7, and although I begrudge having to part with about 8% of the final price in selling fees, I know (hope) it will go for a decent, representative price.
chim666 said:
evil len said:
So if I sell it for £600 (say), including posting and reserve fees etc it's going to cost me about £45 to sell it ! Bit steep IMO ...
Agreed, but IMO, eBay is the place most people searching for kit will look as you could waste what might well amount to the selling fee by placing the ad in online classifieds etc. I'm shortly going to sell my Clavinet E7, and although I begrudge having to part with about 8% of the final price in selling fees, I know (hope) it will go for a decent, representative price.
List something with a start price which you'd be happy accept, anything else is a bonus.
Ebay is good in the fact you don't get a load of wallies turning up on your doorstep,
they ask their bizarre question normally a day before the auction ends.
Evil len, I advocate Ebay because you get a world wide audience,items that seem expensive in the uk
might be a bargain in others due to exchange rates.
It's this kind of thread that puts me off using ebay/paypal !
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Agreed 21 days is a long time but you get the possibility of top dollar.
You could have it stuck in loot for a year for the best part of £50.
Selling to a shop or dealer and you're only going to get half its value.
I recently sold an item for nearly 700 quid, I started the bidding price at £475,
AND, AND, as the guy couldn't pick it up in the evenings I offered insured carriage and packing.
This would have totaled nearly 80 pounds, I delivered it for petrol money, and as he had paid via Paypal
there was no embarrassing door step haggling, and you know where they live!
This has happened a few times now, I'm still waiting for a nightmare sale.....
Then I'll be singing from a different song sheet, eh!
Good luck
You could have it stuck in loot for a year for the best part of £50.
Selling to a shop or dealer and you're only going to get half its value.
I recently sold an item for nearly 700 quid, I started the bidding price at £475,
AND, AND, as the guy couldn't pick it up in the evenings I offered insured carriage and packing.
This would have totaled nearly 80 pounds, I delivered it for petrol money, and as he had paid via Paypal
there was no embarrassing door step haggling, and you know where they live!
This has happened a few times now, I'm still waiting for a nightmare sale.....
Then I'll be singing from a different song sheet, eh!
Good luck
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