Comments on: Back in Action on eBay (Uh-Oh)

By: Dale Clark

Dale Clark — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 23:09:11 +0000

I’ve had good luck buying on the steve hoffman forum. The forum has a buy/sell section.

By: Mac

Mac — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 18:07:26 +0000

I sense the astronomical prices are being paid by dealers who will flip them. Maybe not 100% of the occurrences, but I suspect a significant number.

By: rl1856

rl1856 — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 03:08:14 +0000

I have enjoyed my share of success using sniping software. My program of choice is Esnipe. I put in what I want to pay and go about my business. Overall I have come out slightly ahead of FMV. A few over graded LPs, offset by bargains. Most LPs were fairly graded in my opinion. Ebay offers a single world wide platform, and allows for an easy exchange of info between seller and prospective buyer. Pictures help. Discogs is a menagerie. Hard to ask questions, hard to make offers, no pictures and so on. I am aware of instagram and other social platforms, but which is best, which is to be avoided ? Sorry don’t have time to find the answer.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 20:27:56 +0000

There is no doubt that ebay strongly favors the buyer, especially when it comes to disputes. I don’t blame you for moving to Instagram.

For me there is nothing like the excitement and satisfaction of an auction. Even if I paid too much for a particular item, I come away thinking that at least one other person in the world values the record as I do.

Without recent auction prices serving as a baseline, it becomes difficult to know what a record is really worth. Without strong ebay offerings, I fear that interest will weaken over time.

By: RPM.DSM

RPM.DSM — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 20:07:53 +0000

eBay is a nightmare as a seller these days IMO, and the fees are ridiculous. I don’t sell records on there anymore, too many disappointing low end results. As a buyer I’m rarely satisfied with the grading. Discogs is mostly fine, both as a buyer and seller but some folks pricing schemes are definitely outrageous and unfortunately drive prices up.

I think a lot of buyers are sellers are moving to more of a direct sales model, especially in light of the pandemic. We moved our weekly drops and sales to Instagram and an email list, I’ve seen a lot of other shops open websites. The beauty of it is maintaining some of that direct connection with people, developing a reciprocal trust and rapport between customer and shop. We saved thousands of dollars in fees by doing this and in turn we are always able to ask an honest and fair price for every item, as well as pay better rates when we buy. Additionally there have been zero problems/complaints, none of the kooky/shady buyers/partial refund grifters that you sometimes encounter particularly on eBay.

By: lennib

lennib — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:08:25 +0000

“But there is light at the end of the tunnel especially today..”

Amen Art

By: Art Klempner

Art Klempner — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 15:31:33 +0000

Capitalism is a double edged sword, which side are you on ? Records are not immune. But there is light at the end of the tunnel especially today …be well everyone.

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 06:31:50 +0000

Out of curiosity, if eBay is dwindling, are the sellers moving elsewhere? Or is the market just drying up?

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 01:12:09 +0000

I think discogs is killing the record market. Ridiculous prices, no action. Then again, selling on ebay is much less profitable than it used to be. I’m glad I acquired my collection during the good ebay years.

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 18:26:05 +0000

I’ve had good luck with gixen.

I must admit eBay is dwindling as far as interest goes; rarely do I see anything I want up there anymore. Discogs is better but most of the good stuff is at top, top price and overseas shipping isn’t really reliable right now. So it goes…