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Keep in mind that the vast majority of "buy it now" bottles on ebay do not sell
Do you ship free shipping or they pay shipping. If you find and sell it for ten dollars eBay takes A little more than a $1 And PayPal takes 50 cents so if you have them pay shipping which will be around $8 dollars You are still making moneyI’ve been unloading bottles on eBay and the problem is shipping and fees. For those of us without a store, we pay 10% to eBay and an additional 3% to PayPal plus 30 cents per transaction.
eBay charges their fees on the total price, including shipping because people were trying to best them system.
For me, that means that unless a bottle sells for 20 bucks - it’s really not worth the effort. Assume 10 bucks for priority shipping on average and 13% fees - I’m essentially making 8 dollars on a 20 dollar sale. Less if I have to ship further.
It’s easy to tell you to sell locally but that’s not the easiest thing to do either. If you have a source to sell or want to pay To have a space then it might be an option.
I’ve started throwing away bottles that are worth 5-15 bucks each because it’s not worth the effort. Some of them I sell on FB - 5 bucks a bottle plus actual shipping (blobs and hutches) rather than toss them.
Do you ship free shipping or they pay shipping. If you find and sell it for ten dollars eBay takes A little more than a $1 And PayPal takes 50 cents so if you have them pay shipping which will be around $8 dollars You are still making money