Yadi Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 (edited) Hello everyone, I took the advice of fellow members and divided my original auction into a smaller one without the non working console and auctioned the rare games individually. Please find my new auctions below: Atari 2600 working console with 135 common/uncommon games : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829740049 Seamonster - Monstre des Mers : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829747345 Solar Storm : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829748398 Stargate : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829750308 Radar : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829751072 Private Eye : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829751943 Plaque Attack : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829752606 Pinball : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829753211 Mr. Do! : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829753704 Mario Bros. https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829754106 Laser Volley : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829754540 Gremlins : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829756188 Ghostbusters : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829756522 Frostbite : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829757404 Frontline : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829757819 Frogger II Threeedeep! : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829758323 Fathom : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829758589 Farmer Dan : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829758940 Bumper Bash : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829759628 Adventure : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829759990 Artillery Duel / Chuck Norris : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829761514 Spike's Peak / Ghost Manor : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829762669 Pitfall II Lost Caverns : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/202829763054 Thanks for all the advice's!! Edited December 2, 2019 by Yadi Auctions have ended Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
krslam Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Looks good, but you didn't identify the games as being for the Atari 2600 in the titles. This omission may cost you a lot of hits as many people search by title keywords. Good luck with the auctions. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/#findComment-4397486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nopaybob Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 ? Shipping cost cannot be calculated. Please enter a valid zip code Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/#findComment-4397630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yadi Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 9 hours ago, krslam said: Looks good, but you didn't identify the games as being for the Atari 2600 in the titles. This omission may cost you a lot of hits as many people search by title keywords. Good luck with the auctions. Problem solved, I've revised all my auctions to include "for the Atari 2600" in the titles. Thanks for the feedback!! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/#findComment-4397636 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yadi Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 11 minutes ago, nopaybob said: ? Shipping cost cannot be calculated. Please enter a valid zip code I don't know what to say... I did enter all the package information, weight, type, etc... it's weird... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/#findComment-4397638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarivision Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 15 hours ago, Yadi said: I don't know what to say... I did enter all the package information, weight, type, etc... it's weird... I am not 100% certain but I have seen this issue before... I believe that the reason the shipping costs cannot be estimated and displayed is because the seller needs to update the listing and specify a shipping service. It is not enough to simply identify the package type (letter or parcel) and weight; the seller also needs to select a shipping carrier and level of service, for example, Air or Ground, Priority, etc. Once the seller updates the listing with a specific shipping carrier and service level then I believe that the shipping quotes will become available. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/#findComment-4398077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 I"m sure you will have much more success this time around Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/#findComment-4398398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yadi Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 18 hours ago, atarivision said: I am not 100% certain but I have seen this issue before... I believe that the reason the shipping costs cannot be estimated and displayed is because the seller needs to update the listing and specify a shipping service. It is not enough to simply identify the package type (letter or parcel) and weight; the seller also needs to select a shipping carrier and level of service, for example, Air or Ground, Priority, etc. Once the seller updates the listing with a specific shipping carrier and service level then I believe that the shipping quotes will become available. I really filled out every fields... regular parcel for domestic shipping, expresspost for international, calculated shipping, everything... went through it twice to make sure... not everyone is asking quotes, so I suspect it's not doing that for everyone... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/#findComment-4398532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yadi Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Shawn said: I"m sure you will have much more success this time around Going slowly to start, but I guess bids will pick up as the end nears... will see, and the free listings promotion runs until December 1st, so still good to relist after this run... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/#findComment-4398534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yadi Posted November 28, 2019 Author Share Posted November 28, 2019 Wow... it gets expensive with eBay and Paypal fees... sold a game through Buy It Now for $20, got $5,43 in fees... over 25%... $4,10 from eBay and $1.33 from Paypal... just wow... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/#findComment-4399820 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvga Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Yeah, eBay is going to make sure they get their cut. At least breaking the lot into multiple auctions seems to be going well. I noticed that one game has over $100 in bids! Congrats. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/#findComment-4399907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yadi Posted November 28, 2019 Author Share Posted November 28, 2019 9 hours ago, cvga said: Yeah, eBay is going to make sure they get their cut. At least breaking the lot into multiple auctions seems to be going well. I noticed that one game has over $100 in bids! Congrats. The worst is the fact that they charge fees on shipping!! Unbelievable... it's like if I'm making money off shipping... and yeah, my rarest game is doing well, the last one who sold in November on eBay was for $170 US dollars... will surely go up as the end nears... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/#findComment-4400060 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 20 hours ago, Yadi said: Wow... it gets expensive with eBay and Paypal fees... sold a game through Buy It Now for $20, got $5,43 in fees... over 25%... $4,10 from eBay and $1.33 from Paypal... just wow... That is the cost of doing business. Without Ebay you would not have had chance to even sell to that person for any amount when you really think about it. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/#findComment-4400235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yadi Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 Auctions are starting to get alive... Seamonster is going up and up... will mostly go over $200... I'll make way more overall with individual auctions... nice... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/#findComment-4401199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCarseat Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 I snagged Adventure and planned on getting a few more to hopefully consolidate shipping. Didn't work out, I lost literally every other auction I bid on. Which is good for you! Got any other video game or Atari stuff for sale? I think I ebay messaged you as well about it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/#findComment-4402301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yadi Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 6 hours ago, McCarseat said: I snagged Adventure and planned on getting a few more to hopefully consolidate shipping. Didn't work out, I lost literally every other auction I bid on. Which is good for you! Got any other video game or Atari stuff for sale? I think I ebay messaged you as well about it. I'm out of things to sell. The same buyer won 20 auctions... overall, my sales amount before eBay/Paypal fees, but after removing the shipping cost, is over $600 Canadian dollars, which is super good, considering I couldn't get a single bid for everything in one auction starting at 249.00... The advice received from other members actually paid off. Thanks! 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/#findComment-4402539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 3 hours ago, Yadi said: I'm out of things to sell. The same buyer won 20 auctions... overall, my sales amount before eBay/Paypal fees, but after removing the shipping cost, is over $600 Canadian dollars, which is super good, considering I couldn't get a single bid for everything in one auction starting at 249.00... The advice received from other members actually paid off. Thanks! Are you using some sort of magic money math there or something? I totaled your Atari sales and it was about ~ $580 CDN before ebay and paypal fees are removed. I see tons of different buyers as well, not one person who bought 20 of the games like you said but maybe I'm missing something there. All can be seen from your completed auctions: https://www.ebay.ca/sch/entrepriseslucdupuis/m.html?item=202829747345&nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2046732.m1684 If you end up around $500 after fees it's still double what you couldn't get out of the single listing though so you have a winner no matter how it breaks down. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/#findComment-4402683 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yadi Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 11 hours ago, Shawn said: Are you using some sort of magic money math there or something? I totaled your Atari sales and it was about ~ $580 CDN before ebay and paypal fees are removed. I see tons of different buyers as well, not one person who bought 20 of the games like you said but maybe I'm missing something there. All can be seen from your completed auctions: https://www.ebay.ca/sch/entrepriseslucdupuis/m.html?item=202829747345&nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2046732.m1684 If you end up around $500 after fees it's still double what you couldn't get out of the single listing though so you have a winner no matter how it breaks down. ralpmontalv0 won 20 auctions for a total of $440,92... I know, I shipped the games to him... and the $600 included the handling fees I charged, because when doing my calculations I've only removed the shipping cost, so the actual bids are around $580 like you say... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/#findComment-4402941 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 On 12/3/2019 at 8:42 AM, Yadi said: ralpmontalv0 won 20 auctions for a total of $440,92... I know, I shipped the games to him... and the $600 included the handling fees I charged, because when doing my calculations I've only removed the shipping cost, so the actual bids are around $580 like you say... Sorry, I didn't even consider that you would be soaking these couple of buyers with $100 in "handling fees". If ebay and paypal took around 15 percent off the top in fees of that $580 that puts you down to ~$500 and you say your take home was $600+ on this round of atari items? That means you charged at least $100 in handling fees to these few buyers you had? Ouch. Ebay has rules in place to stop people from doing things like that. EDIT: Didn't understand what you meant previously, I thought you where saying you charged $100 in handling fees not $2 dollars. That makes a HUGE difference. Sorry for my misunderstanding in that regard. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/#findComment-4404198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvga Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 3 hours ago, Shawn said: Sorry, I didn't even consider that you would be soaking these couple of buyers with $100 in "handling fees". If ebay and paypal took around 15 percent off the top in fees of that $580 that puts you down to ~$500 and you say your take home was $600+ on this round of atari items? That means you charged at least $100 in handling fees to these few buyers you had? Ouch. Ebay has rules in place to stop people from doing things like that. That's not what he said. He originally said "my sales amount before eBay/Paypal fees, but after removing the shipping cost, is over $600 Canadian dollars". You changed it to include ebay/paypal. I went back and looked at one of his auctions. It was pretty clear that he was charging $2 more than the actual shipping price to cover materials and handling. It's the $2 on 20 or so auctions that put him over $600. I'm not a big fan of handling fees but as long as it isn't a hidden charge I don't complain and just adjust my bid accordingly. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/#findComment-4404281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 19 hours ago, cvga said: That's not what he said. He originally said "my sales amount before eBay/Paypal fees, but after removing the shipping cost, is over $600 Canadian dollars". You changed it to include ebay/paypal. I went back and looked at one of his auctions. It was pretty clear that he was charging $2 more than the actual shipping price to cover materials and handling. It's the $2 on 20 or so auctions that put him over $600. I'm not a big fan of handling fees but as long as it isn't a hidden charge I don't complain and just adjust my bid accordingly. Ya, that's fine. $2 bucks is nothing, I was reading it as he was taking in like $100 on handling fees to go from $500 back to $600. I totally got that part wrong. My bad. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298831-atari-2600-with-135-games-22-rare-games-ended/#findComment-4404845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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