The power of selling on eBay is well known. There are markets for just about everything. Usually we only buy on eBay for pleasure, convenience, or to enable our online business to run smoothly - jiffy bags or other supplies, for example. However, eBay is an excellent source of cheap merchandise that can be sold on, through other online and real world marketplaces. One of the best markets is PC and video games. People all over the world are upgrading to new platforms, switching their PlayStations for X-Boxes, GameCubes for PlayStation 2’s. Many of these sellers are selling their old games in bulk on eBay to put towards new games.
Great bundles of between five and ten games can be bought reasonably cheaper on eBay. Look for games that have been looked after and are described as in good condition. The platform doesn’t matter too much, but does dictate what price you can expect to get paid. X-box, PS2, and new PC games are likely to command a higher price individually when you present them on your alternative marketplace.
Amazon! While items can be listed for as long as ten days on eBay, Amazon allows listings of 60 days. This obviously gives you a much longer period to list items and attract attention from a wider audience. There is one small downside in that you can only list items that Amazon already lists, because as an Amazon seller you are offering an alternative to the full price listed items.
You can register as a seller with Amazon (link: www.amazon.com) whether you have a standard buyers account or not. As with all markets it pays to do some research, so have a look at a sample of games listed on eBay that are due to end midweek (many auctions on eBay close at lower prices midweek than on weekends, simply due to the lower number of potential bidders with time to spend online during the week). Compare the prices of these auctions to identical products on Amazon.
Spend some time watching the prices of PC and video games on eBay. Daily there are bulk lots of 5-20 games available that can all be realistically sold on Amazon with the correct description details and seller promises.
Amazon isn’t the only market for reselling PC and Video games; your local bricks and mortar computer games or rental store may well have a policy of buying games for credit notes or even cash, although you can be sure they’ll offer more by way of credit in their shop. You could even put this credit towards a new release that is guaranteed to attract buyers on Amazon or eBay!
Remember your Amazon buyers also have the option of leaving feedback on your conduct, so maintain your good reputation as an online trader by treating everyone you do business with the utmost respect.
