This week on eBay!

[Perry]

Well, based on all your recommendations (and what I even know to be true), I've lowered all my sales ...

OH MY GOD!! JEFF, HE FELL FOR IT!!!

 

Well, you'll either sell them for less than you wanted, sell them for more than you wanted, sell them for what you had originally priced them at or not sell them at all. That is my promise.
 

[Jeff]

Well, based on all your recommendations (and what I even know to be true), I've lowered all my sales ...

OH MY GOD!! JEFF, HE FELL FOR IT!!!

Woo Hoo!  Let's pick up some quick deals!!   

Only kidding of course, Jimmy.  Good luck on your auctions!

[Jimmy T]

*crossed fingers*

Still super nervous....

[Perry]

 
All part of the process man.

But honestly, if you are that ... leery ... change those suckers back. If you are not ready to take a chance, that's cool, but maybe you would be better if they didn't sell if you didn't get what you want.
 

You can also always start low and add like a "Buy it Now" for $20 or whatever.

[Jimmy T]

At least, for my benefit, my first floppies I'm selling is Blackest Night-which I got in HC from a friend 2 years ago. So, if it goes with no other bidders except the one for $3...well...I guess, right? That's the only one that has been bid on so far, with no other watchers or what have you. I'll trust in the "system" ~stuff (well, money) will come back around to me, and all will be eventually well. Hell, an old crappy X-men story trade netted me $20, and a Jones Hulk jumped out to $11, so hey! All wins in my book.

Don't feel like you guys steered me wrong or anything; there is no blame on my end should I not be the happiest. This is the beginning stages of just getting rid of a lot of books to pare down to a few trades I want. That's all.

[Perry]

 
Oh I get it, my man. But I have found Friday night and Saturday is when I get the most looks. Though I am surprised by the statement that you have no watchers. That is surprising me a tad for the books you have up, I have to admit.
 

[Jimmy T]

And today saw a huge uptick in the watchers status. Making me feel better. Still 4 days to go!

[Perry]

Ha. Wife just showed up with some Priority boxes and I noticed something.

Remember my tale of how I use to turn the Priority boxes inside out and use them? Well it looks like I was not alone. I now see that they Priority boxes have "PRIORITY POSTAGE REQUIRED" printed all over the inside of the boxes now. Wife says it doesn't stop people as they just wrap them in brown paper, but still ...

 

[Jimmy T]

Heh....oh well, I'll just be buying my boxes from Target or Walmart or what have you for shipping then. That's good though, Perry! "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me!"

Also...I randomly wonder about buying cardboard and folding my own box sizes....hmm....ever hear of that?

[Perry]

Also...I randomly wonder about buying cardboard and folding my own box sizes....hmm....ever hear of that?

Yes indeed. I thought I was clever as hell and designed a "box" that was perfect for shipping anywhere from 1 to 8 comics. Got me a stack of those "priority" boxes and cut them a certain way and made the perfect box. Thought I was gonna be rich.

About a week later I got a shipment of an ebay book and it was almost the same damn design.
 

 

But yes, you can figure it out. There really is a good way to fold flat cardboard into a great comic shipping case. Just use a hard straight edge to make the folds, give plenty of space for each fold (to make room for the comics) and you will get it.
 

[Jeff]

Or you could spend $40 and get a few of these.

http://www.uline.com/Product/AdvSearchResult.aspx?SearchNotFoundLink=Y&SearchID=183344708&keywords=book%20boxes&SubGroups=1403&view=ALL&TrackSearch=N

[Jimmy T]

It's funny....there's this part inside me that really wants to cut loose and make sure I got all the possible materials that I'll need for 6,8 months...a year! But I've sold 5 items so far. I really want to go all-in and do well (in my mind)...but I gotta hold back. Cuz Jeff...I really could go for that!! Ha HA!

That said...I'm really hopeful for how Sunday night will look with all my auctions. Watchers all around, and then I got all my Flash stuff going up next week, and all my Pre and Post New 52 Batman Inc stuff.

[Perry]

Going to be adding a couple comic sets tomorrow, but for now two more items up ...

HERE

[Perry]

Well it didn't take long for those 40 years of AVENGERS and Xmen DVD-Roms to sell. Knew I should have tried a higher starting point than $250 (sold them for $225). Plus, I know I am way to high on those damn figures. Damn it
 

 

Oh well, Just scheduled two more sets of comics to start about 4 PM today. My Winter Soldier 1-12, which, yeah, I'm waaaay late on getting those up. Past it's prime sell point for sure, but just found the damn things   and I went ahead and put up a set I didn't yet want to in THOR GOD OF THUNDER 1-12, but I just hate selling one lot of comics. I always like to pair up even when they have nothing in common.
 

But ... congrats on getting those hits, Jimbo. I think you are getting more than you had wanted on one ... right? I think? While the others are not hitting for what you had originally hoped, there is still much time left
 

[Perry]

See, Jimmy, I'm not alone in my hate for Superman!
  

Okay, sorry, bad joke ... But then again, it's never not a good time to slam Superpooper  

(But seriously, I'm sure someone will jump on.  Better shot for your Superman stuff than my Winter Soldier stuff  )

EDIT - Also, as you can see, the fun part is watching the people get excited about what they are buying yet still try to bid as cheap as they can. Like that bidder M***S going against S***H in your main Blackest Night set and at the same time, facing off against T***T in the other. Ole M***S is not wanting to let either other bidder win, but not yet willing to go for the knock-out bid. Usually what happens is about 3 seconds before the auction ends, someone else will swoop in and snipe the auction from him.