Has anyone here used Amazon to sell stuff?

If so what was your experience like?

I did. I sold both my copies of Blu & Exile "Below the Heavens" on there. It's pretty easy. I'm kinda regretting it though because I should have sold both for more...smh

I haven't done it in a while, but I found the overall experience to be trouble free.

What's the difference between it and ebay?

I never sold anything on ebay so I can't help you out there.

Are fees on the front end or the back end?

I have done both, and I like Amazon better. There are no fees associated with selling your stuff, unlike Ebay. Ebay used to put fees on the front end of your transaction depending on whether your items sold or not. If they did sell the first time you placed your ad, then the fee would be credited back. If you choose to relist your item on ebay, then a fee will be charged.

With Amazon, when you set up your new account, it is linked to your bank account, not paypal. Once you make your first sale, they will hold your funds for a period of time, and then release them to you. Unlike Ebay, there aren't any options for auction or "buy it now" items. you just set a fixed price, and Amazon will take care of the rest. Plus with Amazon, there is no expiration on your ad, unlike ebay.

I hope that helps.

@Space music. You actually had Below the Heavens?! Boy did I miss out on that one. I only have a digital copy. Smh at sleeping on Blue for as long as I did.

a.scott wrote:

With Amazon, when you set up your new account, it is linked to your bank account, not paypal.

If you sell on ebay, you link up your checking account with PayPal, so it works the same way. I've probably done about 500 transactions (selling) on ebay with very little problems.

That said, I think Amazon will be the way I go in the future since it doesn't require as much work to set-up the ad, re-list the ad, etc. I think the fees are fairly even from what I've heard from people that use Amazon. There's a little more on the back end (with Amazon), where ebay makes you pay some up front. But incorporating PayPal into it makes it a little more work too. So Amazon would be the way I'd go...

I've sold plenty on ebay so I understand it well. I'm trying to start back selling and I figured I would sell anything I didn't move on ebay on Amazon instead of constantly relisting it. I want a second source of income. I don't like working for others. I just need the right product that I know about it.

TheHazardous wrote:

I want a second source of income. I don't like working for others. I just need the right product that I know about it.

I agree 100%. I am the same way.

a.scott wrote:

I have done both, and I like Amazon better. There are no fees associated with selling your stuff, unlike Ebay. Ebay used to put fees on the front end of your transaction depending on whether your items sold or not. If they did sell the first time you placed your ad, then the fee would be credited back. If you choose to relist your item on ebay, then a fee will be charged.

With Amazon, when you set up your new account, it is linked to your bank account, not paypal. Once you make your first sale, they will hold your funds for a period of time, and then release them to you. Unlike Ebay, there aren't any options for auction or "buy it now" items. you just set a fixed price, and Amazon will take care of the rest. Plus with Amazon, there is no expiration on your ad, unlike ebay.

I hope that helps.

@Space music. You actually had Below the Heavens?! Boy did I miss out on that one. I only have a digital copy. Smh at sleeping on Blue for as long as I did.

Yeah, I actually had two copies of "Below the Heavens". I sold both on Amazon like a year ago thinking it would be reissue soon. Sold both and planned on buying the reissue when it comes out. One year later and no reissue in sight and the album is even more rarer...smh.

amazon takes a percentage when you sell, but theres no listing fee, its trouble free and an easy process though

"Yeah, I actually had two copies of "Below the Heavens". I sold both on Amazon like a year ago thinking it would be reissue soon. Sold both and planned on buying the reissue when it comes out. One year later and no reissue in sight and the album is even more rarer...smh."

I have a sealed copy!

I made almost $90 selling both of my copies

Slang Editorial wrote:

amazon takes a percentage when you sell, but theres no listing fee, its trouble free and an easy process though

True...

Hell, I may go back to using Amazon...

What percentage does Amazon take?

Depends on the price but, if I recall correctly (it's been a year at least), it's still less than what eBay takes...

Kopasetick wrote:

Depends on the price but, if I recall correctly (it's been a year at least), it's still less than what eBay takes...

u sure? i thought it depended on the type of item, not the price. I could be wrong though

Well, I just posted 22 DVDs, a book, and a printer part on Amazon today...lol.

Here's the stats for this item:

Your price: $10.50
Quantity: 1
Your shipping methods: Standard Shipping
Amazon commission (if sold): $3.92 for Standard Shipping
Shipping credit (if sold): $3.99 for Standard Shipping
Total you will receive (if sold): $10.57 for Standard Shipping

It will probably cost me about $4 to ship this book as it's a larger format, so Amazon is making $3.92 off of my $10.50 sale.

Here's the link for the breakdown:
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I think that is a little more than Ebay/PayPal, but they make it so damn easy, and the ad is on there forever. You don't have to pay fees if the item doesn't sell 3 times (in those cases, the ebay fees are more). I like it.

Do they just email you when someone makes a purchase and you take it from there?

^ yea you get an email and they tell you to ship it within 2 business days....when you make a seller account you put your bank account connected to it, so they can just tranfer the money straight into your bank account, it usually takes like 2 weeks though

Slang Editorial wrote:

^ yea you get an email and they tell you to ship it within 2 business days....when you make a seller account you put your bank account connected to it, so they can just tranfer the money straight into your bank account, it usually takes like 2 weeks though

2 weeks? Seriously?

Mine takes a couple days... 5 days max. No way would I agree to two weeks. lol

Kopasetick wrote:

Mine takes a couple days... 5 days max. No way would I agree to two weeks. lol

i dont know why it took so long this time...i sold some stuff about a year ago and it only took like 5 days, and recently i sld something and it took like 12 so i said two weeks as the max

Mine took like 9 days both times.

"^ yea you get an email and they tell you to ship it within 2 business days....when you make a seller account you put your bank account connected to it, so they can just tranfer the money straight into your bank account, it usually takes like 2 weeks though"

...You sell stuff on there, but you couldn't buy something so you could go on the forums? lol

I'm going to give a shot. 2days-2weeks won't kill me especially if it's direct deposit. When I start slanging again I'll let yall know.