Question: What's the most effective way to sell gear today?
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Help!I'maRock!
Mediocringly Derivative
it entirely depends on what you have and how much you want for it. got a list?
CBHScott
How did I get here?
I have had a pretty decent run with Reverb. It seems to have gained a well-deserved growing following, and most offers are pretty legit. While it is still nowhere as near the exposure as EBay gets, between the prices I am agreeing to and the lower fees, it is a much better alternative.
jelloman
Couch'd Tater...
Epi Sheraton2 w/hsc...400
Epi LP w/hsc...350
Epi G400...200
Tech21 Trademark 30...250
Help!I'maRock!
Mediocringly Derivative
Reverb. Don't even bother with TGP on that stuff. And forget eBay, if only because of the fees. You could try CL, but only if you like screwing with lowballers.
jelloman
Couch'd Tater...
Craigslist scares the hell out of me...lowballers, tire kickers, strangers in my house or in some parking lot somewhere...none of it sounds good to me...
Guitar Heel
Demented Trick
Ebay's fee structure totally fucking sucks. But it's absolutely the most effective way to sell your gear. If you have time to wait for offers, then Reverb
Grant Gross
Kick Henry Jackassowski
I think you'll sell it the fastest on eBay. But they do have significantly higher fees than some other options.
Elias Graves
Common misfit
I've used craigslist. The price you get will be low unless you want to wait forever but it's free. I figured it up and by the time you pay eBay fees, the lower price on CL seemed worth it to me.
Trading sucks unless you just don't want to screw with it. They'll offer 60-70% of what they can sell it for. Sucks, but there's no waiting and no hassle of selling.
Trading sucks unless you just don't want to screw with it. They'll offer 60-70% of what they can sell it for. Sucks, but there's no waiting and no hassle of selling.
Chad
Slender Hobbit
What I do sometimes, is list it on eBay and reverb and on the EBay listing, I allow the make offer option. When I get an offer I direct them to my reverb ad. I get the eBay exposure and the reverb fees.
Guitar Heel
Demented Trick
Yep, I do the same.
jelloman
Couch'd Tater...
How does that work? Are you running "buy now" plus "make offer" without an auction? And do you then send them a link to Reverb?
Chicken Man
Kick Henry Jackassowski
I'm not ready to buy, but I'm interested in that sheraton. And I've only sold stuff on Craigslist, and pretty much had it priced to sell because I needed to clear out the music room.
Chad
Slender Hobbit
I don't remember how I listed it, I remember adding the make offer to the eBay listing and when I got an offer that I liked, I said I would take that offer if they bought it from my reverb listing and sent them a link.
BlockInlay
Octavate.band
Might help to decide on a slightly discounted price to sell the whole lot. It's worth it!
jelloman
Couch'd Tater...
What's your time frame?
Guitar Heel
Demented Trick
On ebay, I start every auction at $1 with no reserve (to generate interest) and schedule every auction to end on Sunday night. Then, I list on Reverb with a "make offer" option. Then I end the reverb listing with a day left for ebay, as you can't take down a listing with bids after that time. I always hope it'll sell on reverb, but either way it's sold in a week
Chad
Slender Hobbit
I usually list stuff on reverb for a few weeks before I hit eBay. I am never in a big rush to sell though.