TannisRoot on 25/7/2017 at 13:30
Craigslist?
Why don't you like eBay?
vurt on 25/7/2017 at 13:32
Never used craigslist, is it international like ebay? ebay (which means also PayPal) has quite high fees, but as a last resort ebay works quite well.
TannisRoot on 25/7/2017 at 19:55
Ah. Craigslist is the states only - but then again just about every country has local classifieds, whether in print or online.
If there was an alternative site to eBay without the fees people would flock to it :p.
SD on 25/7/2017 at 20:00
eBay and Paypal fees work out to about 15%, which is pretty standard for auctions whether on or offline.
julian70400 on 4/10/2017 at 10:22
Can you contact me please on this thread, if you are still selling some of them ?
Many thanks (and great tastes by the way !)
Thirith on 4/10/2017 at 11:20
Probably too late for this (I somehow seem to have missed the thread at the time), vurt, but a) do you still have Serpent Isle, b) is it the version with a cloth map and c) what would you want for it?
icemann on 4/10/2017 at 13:26
Facebook Marketplace is another one, and it has no fees of any kind.
The catch is that it's item flagging system (of flagging an item your selling as prohibited) is ridiculously stupid. It flagged a Sonic The Hedgehog game I was selling as a prohibited item (presumably it thought I was trying to sell a real Hedgehog). Combine this with the fact that Facebook never replies to your appeal requests to have the flag removed. Get enough of these flags and you'll suddenly not be able to post new listings anymore. There are tricks around that though.
So on one hand it's good, but on the other it's COMPLETELY broken, and it is clear that Facebook slapped it together then didn't allocate any staff to maintaining it. Compare that to Ebay which has the fees sure, but it has a mostly excellent customer service side of things with super fast response times. So this is one of those "you get what you pay for" type things.
Over here in Australia we have Gumtree which is similar to your Craigslist. Gumtree has optional extras for listings which does cost money, but the standard listings themselves are free and you can have up as many listings up as you like. Exposure though, nothing else comes close to Ebay as your reaching a worldwide audience. I've been running an Ebay business (of selling retro video games) for about 4 years now, and about 80% of my sales come from Ebay and the rest from Gumtree and Facebook.
vurt on 6/10/2017 at 02:08
most of the games are sold by now, sorry..
I do have these ones left: unlimited adventures, twilight 2000, 1869, xwing vs tie fighter
Yes facebook groups is pretty good, i've started using it (not for games so far though).
icemann on 6/10/2017 at 03:20
I'm not surprised at all that they sold fast.
I put all of mine up a year ago, and about 3/4 of them sold within the first month. Even after increasing the price on em.
My list was:
* Crusader No Remorse
* Crusader No Regret
* Deus Ex
* Diablo
* Diablo 2
* Diablo 2 - Lord of Destruction
* Half-Life - Blue Shift
* Half-Life - Opposing Force
* Heavy Gear 2
* Heroes of Might and Magic 3
* Hexen 2
* Magic Carpet
* Might and Magic 7
* Might and Magic 8
* Quake Mission Pack 1 - Scourge of Armagon
* Quake Mission Pack 2 - Dissolution of Eternity
* Red Alert
* Sim City 2000
* Starcraft
* Starcraft Broodwar
* Terra Nova
* The 11th Hour
* The Complete Ultima 7
* The Settlers 2
* Ultima 9 Ascension
* Ultima Online
* Ultima Underworld 1 & 2
* Warcraft 2
* Wing Commander 3 - Heart of The Tiger
* Wing Commander 4 - The Price of Freedom
* Wing Commander Prophesy
Of those only Heavy Gear 2 remains.
