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<p>[QUOTE="tie.dye.cat, post: 512718, member: 152"]I vote auction house. Ebay has way too many pitfalls even if you're a seasoned seller (you mentioned you've sold there before, but I don't think you've given an indication of just how much you've sold).</p><p><br /></p><p>You pointed out that some of the items would need specialized packing which would take up even more of your time and money on top of what's required to make the actual listing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Between that and wanting to keep it together as a collection, I can't see ebay being a viable venue whatsoever except by using "Local Pickup Only" which would severely limit your potential buyers (not to mention the boneheads who go ahead and buy the items even though they are across the country and have no intention of picking them up...or they buy expecting that they'll meet you half way across the country...oy vey).</p><p><br /></p><p>Auction houses can take quite a chunk out, but it seems the best option given the other choices. Personally, I'd rather sell a $5k item via an auction house, have them take out their 30% or whatever and be left with $3,500 than have nothing at all while the items sit and collect dust.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="tie.dye.cat, post: 512718, member: 152"]I vote auction house. Ebay has way too many pitfalls even if you're a seasoned seller (you mentioned you've sold there before, but I don't think you've given an indication of just how much you've sold). You pointed out that some of the items would need specialized packing which would take up even more of your time and money on top of what's required to make the actual listing. Between that and wanting to keep it together as a collection, I can't see ebay being a viable venue whatsoever except by using "Local Pickup Only" which would severely limit your potential buyers (not to mention the boneheads who go ahead and buy the items even though they are across the country and have no intention of picking them up...or they buy expecting that they'll meet you half way across the country...oy vey). Auction houses can take quite a chunk out, but it seems the best option given the other choices. Personally, I'd rather sell a $5k item via an auction house, have them take out their 30% or whatever and be left with $3,500 than have nothing at all while the items sit and collect dust.[/QUOTE]
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