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mtu9356 on 23 July 2013
happydolphin said:
mtu9356 said:

I've never used craigslist or kijiji but I have used ebay. If I were you I would list your games on ebay.
-Try to have the end time be on a week night, sometime between 6pm and 10pm
-Make the starting bid at .01
-Free shipping
-Have pictures in the description, both of gameplay and of the actual game being sold. It's free, don't be lazy.
-Take off the used game stickers as best as you can.

Don't expect much money from some of those games, they might not be worth listing. Check the prices that each game is going for.

So to you and Ishiki I'll ask, how do I ship the games? I'm scared of putting the item up for bid if I don't know how to send it to the buyer.

If I say free shipping, should I send it with or without the box to save on shipping? If no box, it loses value right? Is there a way to ship cheap with the jewel case?

Take them to the nearest post office.  You can buy the envelopes (padded ones are recommended) there too.  It should cost about 2$. 

When a bidder wins the game they will tell you their address.  You can print out a label or just write it down (they may charge to print the label).

I'm not sure how much it cost to ship from canada to the us, it may be cost prohibitive.



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happydolphin on 23 July 2013
mtu9356 said:

Take them to the nearest post office.  You can buy the envelopes (padded ones are recommended) there too.  It should cost about 2$. 

When a bidder wins the game they will tell you their address.  You can print out a label or just write it down (they may charge to print the label).

I'm not sure how much it cost to ship from canada to the us, it may be cost prohibitive.

Do you think I could just pop them into the mailbox with the padded envelopes, or would I have to use special post-office services?

Oh, wait I see what you mean. You mean that generally the post office supplies the envelopes for 2$ which includes the envelope cost and the cost of shipping?

It might be worth it for some of the bigger-selling games and sell across canada (since they would be popular enough).



mtu9356 on 23 July 2013
happydolphin said:
mtu9356 said:

Take them to the nearest post office.  You can buy the envelopes (padded ones are recommended) there too.  It should cost about 2$. 

When a bidder wins the game they will tell you their address.  You can print out a label or just write it down (they may charge to print the label).

I'm not sure how much it cost to ship from canada to the us, it may be cost prohibitive.

Do you think I could just pop them into the mailbox with the padded envelopes, or would I have to use special post-office services?

Oh, wait I see what you mean. You mean that generally the post office supplies the envelopes for 2$ which includes the envelope cost and the cost of shipping?

It might be worth it for some of the bigger-selling games and sell across canada (since they would be popular enough).

The cheapest option would be to just buy a manila envelope and put a couple stamps on it.  The cases usually don't get damaged (from my experience).



happydolphin on 23 July 2013

Okay, thanks guys. Thanks also Bonkers for your advice. If I have any problems I'll post back in this thread, for now my nest step is to go to the post office to see what my options are (Manilla, padded), and prep up for the convention on August 10th.



mtu9356 on 23 July 2013
happydolphin said:
Okay, thanks guys. Thanks also Bonkers for your advice. If I have any problems I'll post back in this thread, for now my nest step is to go to the post office to see what my options are (Manilla, padded), and prep up for the convention on August 10th.


It might be cheaper to buy the envelope from another store, especially if your buying like 10 at a time.