Sell Used DVDs on eBay
Author: FilmSale.com
As you may know eBay is a great place to buy and sell your used or unwanted items. If you have a collection of used DVDs, you can sell them on eBay and make money to purchase other things on eBay or just to make extra money.
Once you set up an account you can sell your used DVDs one at a time in the auctions, or in a store front. In the auctions you can set a "buy now" price so that a person can just click the button and buy the DVD, or you can let the DVDs be bid on.
It does not matter which way you decide to go, selling used DVDs could not be easier. If you purchase a lot of DVDs to watch, but you do not want to keep them all, then you can sell the used DVDs on eBay and make some of your money back. The average price for selling used DVDs on eBay is 5-7 dollars for newer titles. You can offer free shipping which is not expensive, but will attract more buyers.
Selling used DVDs on eBay is easy. All you have to do is create a page, give the name of the DVD, tell a bit about the movie or what is on the DVD, the rating, and set a price or set it to be bid on. You can have it on for a 3 day auction or up to 10 days.
You can sell used DVDs in bundles as well, especially if they are DVDs of a movie series or a show. Often people will pay a bit more for used DVDs if they are in a series. Many people buy used DVDs on eBay, so this is a good venue for you to sell used DVDs.
To keep your feedback on a good level on eBay, be sure that you describe the condition of the DVD packaging and if there are any problems with the DVD. Be sure that the DVDs work and do not skip or stall in places. Be sure to tell the buyer whether the DVD is new, used, or recorded. If there is no DVD cover or jacket in the case make sure you put this in your description, because it will matter to some buyers. If you have several DVDs up for auction you can mention this on your auction pages with a link to the other auctions.
If the buyer gets what they expect they will leave you good feedback. Be sure to mail the DVDs in a timely manner as well. You must also leave feedback for the buyers, this is an important part of being an eBay member.
There are many eBayers that purchase DVDs from home auctions or estate sales, or even garage sales for pennies and then re-sell them for a profit on eBay. This is
something to keep in mind if you want to make a side business of selling used DVDs.
Be sure to package your DVDs in a padded envelope so that it will arrive in good condition to the buyer. You can also offer insurance at the buyer's expense. Postage for sending DVDs is not very much so if you keep the envelopes and stamps on hand you can send them out in your daily mail, it will save you trips to the post office.
Selling used DVDs is not going to make you rich, but it can help you to get back some of the money you spent to buy them and you can purchase more movies with what you make and sell those when you are done with them. If you purchase the used DVDs on eBay, than if you sell the used DVDs on eBay it would be like getting free movies to watch.
