Any Advice on Selling Comics in a Garage Sale?20498
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| Planning a Garage Sale and putting out a couple of long boxes for sale. Not doing anything major, just the stuff I don't think I can move on EBay. Should I price the books at the current value of the book, or should I price them for cheapskate bargain hunters? For instance I waws going to try to move the Sawn comics (90s) that I have. I don't have a lot, and I weeded out what I can sell on Ebay (1,3,4,8,9) which I could probably get $10 for on Ebay. I was going to price the rest for sale at $5 at the garage sale. Beat up books I can sell for a dollar, but books from the late 80;s and beyond I don't want to list a just a dollar because if I paid more than a doll, I want more than a dollar out of them. I'm not looking at anything too crazy just $2.00 and $3.00 depending on cover price. any thoughts? Suggestion are welcome. |
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 I keep buying dumb stuff because I'm a bit of an underground influence marketer.
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| Make the dollar books $2 unless they buy 5. At 5, they're a dollar each. At 10, they're 75 cents per. Bulk pricing. https://forums.redflagdeals.com/what-do-you-call-more-you-buy-more-you-save-2228380/ |
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| If you really wanna move them, Like sets, put in a single bigger bag with one price tag. Others, buy little cheap round 1 inch color stickers and place on the covers of the bags. Make a price key to go along with the color stickers. Example, Orange = $2... Green = $3 etc. Then make a sign, "entire box for $--" then set your price for each long box for the "bargain hunters" at a slight lower price for purchasing in bulk rather than individually. | ||
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| General advice: Be prepared for hagglers. In my experience, people who shop Garage sales are looking to get stuff as cheaply as possible. So, be open to negotiation. | ||
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Dealiod private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @Oldfuzznts thank you for the link. That | ||
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| @GanaSoth Thanks! That | ||
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I keep buying dumb stuff because I'm a bit of an underground influence marketer.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Briten True. You should always pad your asking prices in anticipation of negotiation. For example, if you want $5, ask $7. Chances are, you'll unload it for $6 and the buyer will still feel they beat you. Always let them think they beat you. People need to feel like they won. |
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 I'm waiting.... (tapping fingers).Splotches is gettin old! |
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| I have garage sales all the time. The direct one-to-one transfer of cash is ideal for me. Yes - be prepared to haggle. What I do is price at FMV at Garage sale #1 in the year .... let all that stuff go 1st. Then I lower the prices at each subsequent Garage sale I have throughout the year. By the end of the year you'll be left with a box of some serious drek that I tend to entertain offers for entire boxes by that point. I feel this approach is the best balance between maximizing funds and getting rid of the damn stuff that I truly want to get rid of and not take up space in my basement anymore. (90s image, beat up stuff, crummy indies, etc..) |
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 To answer your question, no, this is not where the comics go to die.
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| We have a community garage sale every 6 months. I always have about 5 - 10 boxes of $1 books and 1 box of "priced as marked" I never put any really high dollar stuff out As others have said garage sale people are usually trying to get stuff on the cheap. |
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 I am not an illiterate plagiarist.
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Quote:Originally Posted by DealiodDo you have one of these?? Asking for a friend.  |
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 If the viagra is working you should be well over a 9.8.
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| People are going to ask for deals regardless of how you price them, so prepare yourself to say no if you're going to feel bad about it later. | ||
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Dealiod private msg quote post Address this user | |
@xkonk I sell on Ebay. I *do not* feel bad about saying no to people that want "A Deal."  |
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| @drmccoy74 No. I have a first print, not the Gold Logo. | ||
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To answer your question, no, this is not where the comics go to die.
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MutantMania private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Dealiod The gold logo is the first print. |
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 Not trying to be an ass since February 12, 2020.
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Quote:Originally Posted by MutantManiathe plot thickens |
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 I don't believe this....and I know you don't care that I don't believe this.
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Quote:Originally Posted by HulkSmash |
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Dealiod private msg quote post Address this user | |
@MutantMania weird. When I answered you, I checked my CLZ app on my phone. This is the picture it has listed for the first print. You are correct, though, because I just went to check it on Mycomicshop.com where  it only shows gold logos. Now I |
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To answer your question, no, this is not where the comics go to die.
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MutantMania private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @Dealiod no worries....yeah I got the info from mcs as well. | ||
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