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Subject: Gunbroker - any advice on selling?
No political discussion here - but it's guns, so I will play it safe and put it here, as who knows where it will go. Mr. Booty* has decided to sell some guns and scopes and parts on Gunbroker.com. His tastes tend to the WWII rifles and Russian items. He has often bought people's unfinished projects and finished them after intense research. He has been a longtime buyer there, but never a seller. The goal is to make a profit on his "extra" items and uncrowd the gun safes and work room. We listed some items the other day, and I. see there is a number of choices with starting/reserve/buyitnow pricing, and the extras (featured, colors, etc). There must be some of you out there with some experience and strategy here. Please share.

*Mr. Booty is not his gunbroker name.

2014-11-14 10:39 AM
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Originally posted by bootygirl No political discussion here - but it's guns, so I will play it safe and put it here, as who knows where it will go. Mr. Booty* has decided to sell some guns and scopes and parts on Gunbroker.com. His tastes tend to the WWII rifles and Russian items. He has often bought people's unfinished projects and finished them after intense research. He has been a longtime buyer there, but never a seller. The goal is to make a profit on his "extra" items and uncrowd the gun safes and work room. We listed some items the other day, and I. see there is a number of choices with starting/reserve/buyitnow pricing, and the extras (featured, colors, etc). There must be some of you out there with some experience and strategy here. Please share.

*Mr. Booty is not his gunbroker name.

Mr. Booty might get him a few more hits though.  lol

So, my advice in general is similar to selling on ebay, craigslist, or any other online auction site.

  1. Search for what's out there that's similar and see what people are selling it for.
  2. Make sure all the categories are correct because many people looking for specialty items will search through categories.
  3. Make sure the header includes the make/model, and part number if applicable because people peruse through the search results by looking at the heading (or main description)
  4. I'm not a fan of doing a straight auction with a $0 start (no reserve) because you can easily get hosed if there's not a lot of volume or people interested.  I typically sell with a starting price at what my reserve would be and put a "buy it now" at my ideal price.  If there are similar items for sale, then I try to make my prices just a little cheaper.
  5. pictures, pictures, and more pictures.   Think of you buying something online, especially if it's used.  You want to see every angle and closeup possible.  If it's just a picture of a bag or a box, then people will be less comfortable with purchasing it.  Especially if you're new to selling and have little or no feedback.

Good luck, and I hope it works out.

On a side note, check facebook to see if there's a local gun exchange group.  We have a Nebraska Gun exchange group that is very active and I buy/sell most of my stuff through there now

2014-11-14 11:06 AM
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Subject: RE: Gunbroker - any advice on selling?

 

Another option to look into is Armslist . com. The craigslist for guns. Keeps the sale local and face to face which may or may not be a benefit to you. You don't have to pay the associated fees and go through the shipping hassle. But if his stuff only appeals to collectors he may get a better price on gunbroker. Probably worth it to put the stuff up on both sites. 

2014-11-16 1:55 PM
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Subject: RE: Gunbroker - any advice on selling?
Originally posted by tuwood

Mr. Booty might get him a few more hits though.  lol

So, my advice in general is similar to selling on ebay, craigslist, or any other online auction site.

  1. Search for what's out there that's similar and see what people are selling it for.
  2. Make sure all the categories are correct because many people looking for specialty items will search through categories.
  3. Make sure the header includes the make/model, and part number if applicable because people peruse through the search results by looking at the heading (or main description)
  4. I'm not a fan of doing a straight auction with a $0 start (no reserve) because you can easily get hosed if there's not a lot of volume or people interested.  I typically sell with a starting price at what my reserve would be and put a "buy it now" at my ideal price.  If there are similar items for sale, then I try to make my prices just a little cheaper.
  5. pictures, pictures, and more pictures.   Think of you buying something online, especially if it's used.  You want to see every angle and closeup possible.  If it's just a picture of a bag or a box, then people will be less comfortable with purchasing it.  Especially if you're new to selling and have little or no feedback.

Good luck, and I hope it works out.

On a side note, check facebook to see if there's a local gun exchange group.  We have a Nebraska Gun exchange group that is very active and I buy/sell most of my stuff through there now

I would say he did all of this. He has 8 "watchers" on one item, a few on the others

. "Mr Booty" might not attract the kind of attention he is looking for

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