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Post by AllenSmithee on May 7, 2009 21:07:18 GMT -5
Well I'd tell you you're CRAZY DAZY AND FUCKING LAZY and that you CAN'T RHYME, DON'T DESERVE A DIME, AND CAN'T COOK WITH THYME but that is how dreams are crushed. Goferit, but don't invest too much and die.
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Post by undamned on May 11, 2009 11:39:07 GMT -5
Have you tried buying things on ebay for cheap and then selling them on Amazon? That almost sounds like a good idea! It all depends on your profit margin. If you are only making $5 on a game, it's totally not worth it. You have to factor in the time it takes to: take photo's, list the item, wait around, package the item, and ship the item. I don't know about you, but at $5 profit, I'm not even breaking even because of the rat race involved in getting rid of the thing. If you are serious about this, here is my recommendation: Search closed items on ebay by price (highest) for each game system. Come up with a list of games that sell for a fair amount (I'd say $20+). Now start searching your local area for these games at yard sales, pawn shops, estate sales, flee markets, etc. Finding this stuff in the wild will probably lend the most profit because non-internet savvy folks usually don't know what stuff is worth (I know it sounds like you are taking advantage of people, but if you pay them what they are asking, you are not responsible for their ignorance). Now take all the treasures you found in the wild and sell them on-line (Amazon, eBay, Half.com, message boards, etc.). -ud |
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Post by Ascended Mermaid on May 11, 2009 13:58:04 GMT -5
Haha. I have a pawn shop next door, so this is very much in my favor.  Speaking of favors... I have a couple of products with "Final Clearance" stickers on them. Can I get negative feedback for leaving those on my products? Like... say the clearance price, is lower than the price I'm selling the products for -- wouldn't that piss off my customers? |
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Post by Skeletore has a boner on May 11, 2009 14:09:20 GMT -5
not really...I get items like that all the time with old price stickers on them, don't think anyone cares.
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Post by Ascended Mermaid on May 11, 2009 19:53:19 GMT -5
Ah, that's really good to know.  Thank you. Also, when getting games new from GameStop, they aren't shrink-wrapped. That's not a problem either, is it? |
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Post by SkyeWelse on May 11, 2009 20:06:25 GMT -5
Gamestop sometimes sells games "new" if it is the last copy on the shelf and they were using the disc as a demo. They simply take the disc, place it in the case and put a sticker on it to seal it before selling it to the customer. While they may consider the item "new" to them, you can't resell the item as a new item if it is opened. I mean you could, but it wouldn't be fair to the customer since new to us usually means shrink wrapped and never before used. You could sell it as Like-New however.
-Thomas
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Post by Ascended Mermaid on May 11, 2009 21:59:20 GMT -5
True. Very true. GameStop sucks though, because there's not a single "New" title that is shrink-wrapped, or unopened. ...and I've had it where I've gotten "New" games without the manuals before.  |
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Post by Skeletore has a boner on May 11, 2009 22:17:35 GMT -5
Ah, that's really good to know. Thank you. Also, when getting games new from GameStop, they aren't shrink-wrapped. That's not a problem either, is it? THIS is a definite problem...the first time gamestop pulled that shit on me I threw the game at the clerk and never shopped there again...the fact that it's a common practice is appalling. Customers definitely won't tolerate that. |
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Post by SkyeWelse on May 12, 2009 21:06:34 GMT -5
Yeah, that's one of the reasons I tend to not shop for anything new at Game Stop anymore. I pretty much only go there to look through their used deals. For new stuff I usually shop through Amazon.
Speaking of Amazon and new released games, they've started a promotion recently where you can trade in various video games that they are looking for as a trade-in credit. If you exceed a trade-in credit that is $10 or more, the shipping to them is free. Also, if you trade in 2 games and they accept them, you get an additional $10 to be applied to a special set of new release games, (changes from month-to-month) 4 games traded in nets an additional $20 to the trade-in credit towards the new release game.
So for example, I traded in 4 games I didn't need (+ 1 that wasn't accepted and was sent back to me free of charge) for around $13.50, got a $20 trade-in bonus credit and bought Resident Evil 5 for the Xbox 360 for $20.00 new.
The only downside is that sometimes they won't accept all the games you send them, but most of the time they do. If you send in more than 4, maybe 5 or 6, you stand a much better chance of making sure you get at least four titles to be accepted.
I'm considering doing it again to get the Xbox 360 Ghostbusters cheap.
-Thomas
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Post by Ascended Mermaid on May 12, 2009 22:01:13 GMT -5
That *almost* sounds profitable -- depending on what the games are and what condition they're in. It sounds better to just sell them on the marketplace instead of trading them in? Is there something extremely important that I'm missing?
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Post by Skeletore has a boner on May 13, 2009 8:22:35 GMT -5
Nope, it's always better to sell them than trade in. The only benefit of trading in is if you really want them gone *now*(and for 1/4 the price).
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Thank you.
