Is eBay the Best Way to Sell?

[@danielps6328]

James, you should absolutely have an eBay store. You have almost 22k subscribers like me who watch your videos and at the end think "Now I want that comic!" I know I already suggested this in an earlier thread (when you asked members for ideas) but I think you could tie in your videos to your ebay store and make some sales. Look at it from my perspective: I buy comics all the time on Ebay. Do you know how many Ebay sellers I know by name because they have their own KZbin channel too? Zero. Be the first! Happy New Year!

[@michaelcooper9725]

Just be aware that those Ebay percentages are misleading. The Ebay seller fee for comic books is currently 12% for a basic store, but that doesn't mean $1.20 on a $10 book. Back in July of 2022, Ebay now applies that 12% fee to the TOTAL sale, which includes sales tax and shipping. So, with that, you're actually paying around $1.80 to $1.90, depending on how much you charge for shipping. That's getting mighty close to 20% on that $10 book. This obviously affects small dollar books more than big ones, but it's something to be aware of. Good luck James!

[@clubb82]

Hey James, so cool that you are going all-in for your channel and setting up an ebay store. Looking forward to more content and surprises!

[@nkstigler]

James, I think of Ebay selling as more passive selling. Set it and forget it. Whatnot would be more active. You have to be involved in the livestream while selling your items. Because of your large KZbin presence you would not have an issue selling on Whatnot. You could advertise your streams here and probably end up with 100+ people at your Whatnot sales. Smaller Whatnot sellers are they one's that struggle at first because they have to build up their audience. They may be losing money or just breaking even on their first few auctions. I currently sell on Ebay. I don't have the desire or the inventory to try selling on Whatnot.

[@randytusha1]

Are you unaware that setting up at a comic con has literally hundreds to thousands of dollars of fees? As a professional convention dealer it NEVER costs me less than $500 to sell at even the smallest convention. Fleas markets also cost $100-$200 per month to set up also. There is no such thing as no cost, no risk selling.

[@joshuagoes2873]

First off, thanks for doing this video. I enjoy your content quite a bit. I have been selling comic for the last 30 years. I currently have an eBay store and I do conventions. I am looking into selling on other platforms as well. If time allows, then there is nothing to keep you from selling on multiple platforms. eBay does give the most exposure. People can search and buy at any time of day or night. The costs are lower when you take full advantage of their eBay stores and being a Top Rated Seller. But you also have to deal with packing and shipping. I'm not 100% sure how Whatnot works so I can't speak to that. Gas, hotel, booth / table fees, food, displays, maintenance, theft, taxes and time are all things that need to be considered when doing conventions. It all adds up. The cost of doing some conventions is higher than eBay. There is also the chance that you might bomb at a show and sell less than your cost. I have about the same amount of sales in Milwaukee as I do in St. Louis. But Milwaukee is only an hour drive so my costs are less. My cost for doing the local flee market is low, but so is the attendance and the amount I make. Also your customers are limited to the ones that attend during the hours for the event. So I also use my time at cons to drive people to my eBay store and restock on product. It's trial and error to learn what shows and cons are worth your time and money.

[@gnayr1305]

Happy New Year! Thanks for your thoughts. I sell privately, seller to buyer, first. I also work at a collectibles store and manage the comic books, so the brick & mortar helps our cause. Flea markets and garage sales are good avenues too. I personally avoid selling comics on eBay, but I do sell DVDs, CDs, books, etc…almost always unopened in new condition.

[@jacobhughes2285]

Facebook groups have been great to me, lots of people who know their stuff and are willing to negotiate on prices. Sales taxes and things would still apply in the US but in the UK, is a very easy and welcome option

[@wolverado1322]

Wishing you the best in this new endeavor and all you do in 2023!

[@jacobrivera3030]

eBay is king. I bought a 90 comic run of the 90s catwoman and got free shipping. Spend like 30 dollars on whatnot and you’re paying about half that in just shipping. They really get you with that shipping.

[@shawnmccann9762]

Hey man, great vid. I'd hav to agree, that 13% is rough but, everything they bring to the table is pretty damn Good.

[@tressil3607]

I've been buying / selling on eBay for 20yrs as an individual for a wide range of items. While I don't enjoy all of the changes eBay has gone through over the years, it remains incredibly easy to use with a LOT of reach. I've adapted and my prices typically reflect the fees & shipping. I also enjoy the feedback system, while not perfect, it provides some level of accountability.

[@thealmightyjack]

The only complaint for eBay's fees is they take 13% off the total sale which includes both the tax and shipping tacked onto the sale value, so in reality it's like 15%. It's completely scummy for them to do it. I understand shipping because what people used to do to get around eBay's fees was to sell something for like $1 but had $20-$50 for shipping but you can't tell me that the taxes you have to add to our sale should count towards your cut.

[@RamManNo1]

Yep. It’s BS. They also charge the customer sales tax on shipping. Like huh?

[@HJ-fr6ku]

Hey James good luck with this next step, I’m a fellow collector in NJ so glad to support you when I can.

[@adannajr]

Ebay sucks for a average seller that's not a social media influencer. I can't a sell a NM+ book that's only $20 but a influencer can sale a beat to hell found in the mud same copy of a book for $500 so fees are out the window. Hard to sale anything now

[@randytusha1]

PS: on ebay the actual fees are closer to 20%. You have forgotten listing fees, BIN fees, and payment processing fees. And selling using any online payment processor such as PayPal or Square has fees that exceed 4% on average when you include the per transaction fee and the percentage fee to process the sale. Businesses just have costs so you have to build that into your prices.

[@jheggemeyer]

No listing fees, no BIN fees, for your first 250 listings per month, and the payment processing is built into that 13%. If you have higher volume, the store route is definitely worth it for the additional free listings and lower final value fees, on top of the other tools made available.

[@andrewcai5042]

A brand new year.

[@GLP_COMICS]

Something you failed to say was also at cons or flee markets you have to pay for tables or booth. That can be very expensive before you even sell your first book. Also to consistently sell in person you have to travel to cons and flea markets . That's gas , hotels and food ... haven't even sold your 1st Comic and your negative

[@hansgruber377]

I'm really liking your new content. I would love to see an updated top 50 countdown. Also, Maybe a top 20 favorite villain covers and top 20 favorite hero covers. You could even break it down to top copper age covers or top Silver age covers Etc. There are so many videos you can make without having to constantly buy new comic books to make new videos.

[@leftyB82]

Thank u ,i learned alot. I really have been thinking about selling my comics.so this video has been a big help

[@ccculture9681]

Another aspect of e bay that you didn't mention was that on e bay you have much more completion with other sellers trying to sell the same item. I take this into account when hawking my crap on the site.

[@Dgrayman1313]

I haven't started listening yet. Just before I drive. I honestly think it's great to sell on ebay. Helps me keep up what I've sold to help me monitor for my taxes. My tax refund usually gets me back my ebay fees. I've tried to sell on Facebook groups with no avail unfortunately.

[@sixarms]

i purchase from Ebay when I am unable to locate in comic shops. If you do set up an Ebay store, that gives me one more location I can check.

[@erikdmckenzie]

One option that I know from the hockey guy and benhsports on eBay is that benh has his eBay store but allows for viewers of the hockey guy to email him directly to bypass the fees but still keep the “storefront” element. Maybe you could do something similar but all Mint Hunter Comics…

[@reinhardt6217]

I’ve been buying and selling collectibles and comics on eBay since 1999. There’s been ups and downs over the years but the audience you reach is second to none. The main problem now that started last year is you have to claim everything from eBay on your taxes. I had to hire a CPA for the first time last year.

[@reinhardt6217]

One good thing though is once you really start selling, your sellers fees drop.

[@Jmillz181]

They cancelled it for 2022

[@Rhett-Christopher]

@@Jmillz181 you are correct that has been cancelled

[@Rhett-Christopher]

That has been canceled for this year there was an article online about that. And even if it was still a thing - that's not eBay's fault, that's the government's fault, the people you voted for or the people that were selected for you.

[@reinhardt6217]

@@Jmillz181 if you sold under $20k for 2022, I’m far past that.

[@robertdeveau7445]

It's very easy to run an eBay store with comic books, I have two of them and you've bought from me from one of them! You can ask your price and wait till it sells, accept offers, put it on sale to move faster, or have auctions. You will wake up in the morning and have sales. Calculate 17-18% in total fees. It will take time to build a following unless you're only selling keys. Whatnot fees, you have to take into account each sale has a .30 cent transaction fee (there's no combined transaction fee), on a $10 sale that's 3%, you will sell for less than on eBay, and you have to physically be doing the auction to make sales.

[@emmajohnson4848]

(Comic book stores) You might not get much back but it helps keep them afloat and gives directly back to the community

[@kevinanderson8781]

i like what you were saying and honestly man if I don't know you I really don't leave a comment on your stuff. I mean in general that is because I'm leaving a comment here. But I really appreciate that you are blogging or whatever they call it I mean it's good information man and this is helpful the way you're presenting it. Is normal for you to speak the way you are. And it's invite me hopefully tune listen to someone that definitely sounds like there's no hidden agenda truly being helpful. I have a bunch of comments like a lot well maybe not to some people but to me it's a lot and when I get to that point where I'm gonna be listing them definitely gonna put a note somewhere to go back and look at the rest of the stuff that you have because I believe there's valuable information in there and if I can find anything that can help you which I sure hope I can hopefully my reminder is good enough to you able to share that information with you as well thank you man keep doing what you're doing and I hope your business works out well.

[@jasonradtke5273]

I used to buy from Facebook groups all the time until I stopped using Facebook. Now that I'm working on early 60's Batman and Green Lantern e-bay is where I turned to.

[@Thirteenden]

love scroll ebay and find some interesting items

[@bat2275]

comic books are heavy to move around from con to con, you are way better selling lower end stuff on ebay, and then the high end stuff on safer venues like comiclink

[@salmack8842]

Great video. I'm thinking about selling my collection about 2500 books all very fine or near mint condition. No slabs. Almost all bagged and boarded. Lot's of Image and Marvel and DC number one's. I still need to put my collection in order though. I actually don't know what type of money I have sitting here. Thanks for your help with this video.

[@charliedogg7683]

Hi James, thanks for doing this video. I like all your content and appreciate that you tackle comics from a number of different angles. Fees on Ebay Australia are 12.25% and the monthly statement is very comprehensive, with data for each sale; Ebay also takes care of sales tax. As I'm not a dealer but simply selling parts of my collection when I replace individual issues with collected editions, I can put up with the obstacles such as poor design of parts of the site as well as the fees because in the end, I'll have money in the bank which I would not have had if I'd kept the comics. In Australia Craigslist, Facebook Market Place and other buy/sell sites are not very well developed, hence not heavily populated by buyers and sellers.

[@thomaslatimer571]

Thank you James I have a Brave & the Bold 54. CGC Graded at a 7.0 I’m trying to get rid of without getting ripped off. It’s a good book I got in a deal a few months ago. It’s just not a fit in my collection!

[@KozysGhost]

I sell on Ebay. Have for years. Lots of pluses but some big annoyances. I can sell on auction and if the high bidder doesn’t pay? Well…nothing I can do about it. Can’t even leave a negative post on the bidder. Doesn’t happen often but when it does on a big book….that sucks for me. I’ve used myslabs and Shortboxed and like them (and use them) but they don’t have the audience of Ebay. Perhaps using multiple fronts is the best but I’m just a hustler, not a full time dealer. Best of luck!

[@joshscomics01]

Happy New Year and looking forward to your store site rather it be eBay or your own website. I honestly like eBay a lot since it's very easy to find what you want and what prices or if you want to bid/buy it now options as well.

[@MintHunterComics]

I just put a bunch on eBay!

[@joshscomics01]

@@MintHunterComics nice do you have a link to your store? Would love to check it out.

[@RayimusPrime]

I’ve been selling items on ebay for over 10 years, and while they have increased the fees in the last few years, it’s still the best spot to sell anything you want! I say open up an ebay store if you’re down for it!

[@fanglord13]

short answer - no You can get more views and possibly sell quicker, but the fees are astronomical. MCS commission fees are pretty low and you get decent sales figures as a rule. My best way is selling on Facebook groups. I don't get as many buyers, but it's pretty easy all round

[@RikMorrison]

As a consumer and doing a fair amount of purchasing from ebay it is a good place to find everything but also many places are overpriced and shipping is sometimes an obstacle. Still it is the best and easiest way to find things.

[@RamManNo1]

Some of the prices on eBay listings have me dumbfounded. Do they just enjoy paying listing fees over and over on stuff that will never possibly sell :/

[@marcloev2072]

One other benefit of setting up your LLC will be deductible business operating expenses you have likely not prior deducted as they were “personal.” Things like : bags and boards, online value or inventory site monthly fees ( GoCollect, GPA, CLZ, etc..), insurance, your eBay store subscription fee, comic boxes and mailers, packing tape, a portion of your internet fees, computer anti-virus, deductions for any storage lockers, short and long boxes, and a home office deduction of your rent or mortgage and utilities, insurance and property tax (if you work out of your home). Likely with all these deductions and your accurate revenue and income reporting- you will be saving quite a bit and sleeping with your eyes closed as they say. Definitely be compliant with your tax collection and proper reporting. None of this should be taken as tax advice and I am not a professional tax advisor.

[@casino_comics]

I sell on ebay and I've also sold slabs on shortboxed.

[@817mborja]

Mercarii is another option to consider that does all that background calculations for a percentage. I found it less intimidating than the other options since it's also fairly new so it doesn't have the wall for trying to grab an audience/ build customer trust as a new seller like eBay and especially Whatnot have. Can take off much faster as a small time, only list here and there re-seller.

[@diehardtv8079]

I dipped a toe in the WhatNot scene last year, I am not on the influencer level and found competing for views during prime hours or selling during off hours was not worth my time and while the fees are lower than eBay, live 30 second auctions with 10-20 viewers nets more losses than gains. Even with good key books, i was getting less than I would have playing the waiting game on eBay. All the while I am seeing people overpaying on books like crazy on the WhatNot influencer channels, and it just makes me cringe. I agree with you 100%, eBay is the easiest way to sell still and I have gone back to just doing an eBay store. Just easier and I get more value back from my books than WhatNot being a smaller collector/seller.

[@MintHunterComics]

Even with some following I’ve amassed, I still feel like everything would go going for a steal! Doesn’t seem worth it to me

[@genomstudios2159]

I get quite a few comics from Etsy as well as ebay

[@bkruger3277]

I would be interested to see how selling on TCGplayer is going since they now have comics on their site

[@Subviolaceus]

Although it doesn’t have the same reach, I love selling slabs on shortboxed.

[@wahoocomics]

Time is money, so I love selling on ebay because of its convenience. Plus, the larger market of buyers means I'm more likely to find someone willing to pay a higher price than on IG, etc.

[@cowbelltv4865]

eBay does make it easy. I usually run auctions and I’m good with letting the market tell me what things are worth.

[@chuckwhite3033]

I'm having more issues with buyer fraud lately on eBay. More so than in the past several years certainly. The old "the grade isn't what you said in the listing" nonsense after they purposely damage the book slightly once they get it. They then ask for a return knowing that you'll have to pay for return shipping. So, you just give them a refund and they keep the book. Had it happen twice in the last 3 weeks. I'm going to start going to local flea markets in the spring/ summer to sell my books instead.

[@Jacob_Spang]

switch your return shipping to buyer pays. I've had this happen some with high end cards, but I have never been forced to pay return shipping ever. Your listing is a contract and generally ebay will make it apply to the buyer. Return's accepted unless it's buyer remorse...

[@chuckwhite3033]

@@Jacob_Spang Thanks Jake. I have it set that way but if they claim that the item was "not as described", then the seller is forced to pay for return shipping. This guy recently just crumpled the corner of the book and said it wasn't as described. Asked him for a photo of the priority mail envelope to see if it was shipping damage and he never sent it. Just gave him a refund and that was it. Wasn't worth the hassle and extra cost.

[@Jacob_Spang]

@@chuckwhite3033 it is a hassle when a buyer dgaf I wish you better luck

[@daviclar867]

Dave at Comic Book Investments has a free auction where people sell high end grails and less for zero commission. His channel is Comic Book Investments.

[@neilpade9161]

Very informative, thx!

[@MattMatt77]

I got a motorcycle once on ebay and I was trying to tell the guy that we should maybe do a private sale because after all the fees he's not going to be walking away with much and then he said that I was a scammer and so on so I said okay I'm just going to buy it out right through eBay then. I did so and then he got mad at me because afterwards when the math was done he figured out he's not going to be walking away bit much like what I said but what do I know because I was trying to scam him 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@Maz08]

Please open up your own eBay store. I’d love to see the books that you would have for sale that I’m pretty sure I know I’d either bid on or buy it now.

[@jmourgos55]

I haven't tried what not or Instagram because I don't know about their policies in case you get ripped off cause it has happened with others. Anyway great channel

[@DanSchawbel]

eBay is king

[@jaylucien669]

I'm curious to know your opinion on MCS. I know they do consignments and only charge 3%. I'm not a seller, so I wouldn't know. I've bought from them over a hundred times, and with the exception of 2, or 3 minor gripes, I've always had a great experience.

[@shawnconvey7323]

Also curious about this... Do you have to ship your books to them? and do they set the price or do you as the commissioner?

[@jaylucien669]

@@shawnconvey7323 The consignment books I've bought from them were shipped to me in only a few days, or regular shipping period. So that tells me yes, you have to send the books to them to hold for sale. But I'm not a 100% certain, so it'd be best to check their site or call them during business hours.

[@soullesstaco9897]

I have bought and sold on mycomicshop its 10% fee. You send the books to them can set price or put in weekly or prime auction. Also helps they give gpa and site sales data so it makes it easy to price book. They also list it on Ebay for you but they add on ebay fees on top of what ever you are asking for in a buy it now.

[@shawnconvey7323]

​@@soullesstaco9897 Good to know... thx! Would you say your books moved "quicker" than if you listed them on ebay yourself?

[@darrenellis9296]

Just wanted to say that I have no choice but unsubscribe to all other comic content people on KZbin. The reasons, your're just so much better then the rest.

[@SilverGoldComics]

Ebay is going to give you the widest reach, but their fees end up closer to 15% on higher priced items. I just sold a comic for $200 this weekend ($212 with postage). Ebay charges fees on the postage, and on the (in this case) $16.75 tax... neither of which I make a penny on, so the total ebay fee way $29.89 on a $200 sale (14.9%). If they were fair, they'd charge the regular fee on the item, and the credit card 3.5% fee of the shipping and tax. If you sell lower priced comics on ebay, say a $5.00 comic on with $4.00 postage, you end up paying an effective fee of 25%.

[@jmb152]

I've had this too. They charge on shipping.

[@thealmightyjack]

issue was they had to stop the people who used to sell things for grossly undervalue but have shipping set at like $25+ to avoid paying fees on the majority of their sales. I just set everything at free shipping and put what I'd pay for shipping in the asking price since eBay also promotes items with free shipping more often than items that charge shipping. The only thing that's absolutely scummy and deceptive is the fact they take you for a ride on counting the tax as part of their fee. If I could, I'd just ban anyone buying from a tax-heavy state from making purchases from me. Can't imagine how many times a buyer from CA or NY made my eBay fee look closer to 20% than 13% just because their tax cut is atrocious.

[@randytusha1]

My comic book store has total fees of over 61% of every dollar I sell. That includes rent, utilities, insurance, security, and employee wages, CC processor fees. & that doesn't include inventory costs, just the fees. Selling on ebay to me is like winning the lottery. It has the lowest fees on average for the widest audience. Those are just the facts.

[@vynilrob9719]

Did you make a video about what supplies are needed to sell books?

[@smmoses10]

Keep up the great vids👍

[@6sand743]

Would be great if you open an eBay store. Please allow for international shipping and I’ll be checking in regularly!

[@Deadman1957TEB]

When selling privately on ebay they have at the moment a 70% off the 12.9% they still charge the 30 cents or pence per item, they have been doing this once a fortnight, starts on a Friday ends at midnight Monday. It's only for a 100 items. I do not know if they do the same offer when you've set up a business with them. They have been doing this on a regular basis for the last six months or so, it used to be more sporadic before covid!

[@Creepshow1977]

I’d say go brick and mortar and WhatNot to get the ball rolling… then build the website and grow that way

[@Creepshow1977]

@user_minthuntercomics. ya… I’ll get right on that…

[@stevegaspar]

Hopefully The eBay vault program comes for comics (is for cards) and is a potential game changer. No taxes, shipping costs and storage fees (until 2024 but still never any sales tax since and no shipping costs). BUT you never have the item in possession. Right now eBay and PSA (the big dawg for card grading though CGC is now in the mix). authenticate the items too.

[@cjdesign5700]

My fees are running 14/15 % , have been on since 2000...tried etsy/mercari and ig to a small extent.. ebay is still the best option for ME...others may differ. I also do no auctions...just BIN....less hassle, but longer times between sales.

[@hieinh]

I don't have a lot of books but the same as other collectibles, I'd do a flea market for cheap stuff and grails online. It's not worth it to sell books/collectibles under $25 online with shipping and fees

[@RexxCollects]

Short answer... maybe.lmao. I don't know man, it's all pretty good in my opinion. I've gotten good deals across the board and bad luck just the same.

[@TripleDAdventures]

I need to start selling my comics. I need to check out e-Bay.

[@MintHunterComics]

It's the classic!

[@brewfront]

I agree EBay is great for many things. But if they take 13% plus sales tax and shipping means I have to price myself out in order to move books.

[@darthopper7874]

Because of all the fees and hassle of Ebay, I've set up at a local free library comic-con a couple of times. I price my books at about 20-25% off ebay prices, since I'd have to pay most of that anyway. The people that buy from me really seem to appreciate it.

[@papi-sauce]

my fees are around 18% at most you must be paying alot on the sales tax front.

[@darthopper7874]

@@papi-sauce Does that include paypal too? I haven't sold on ebay in almost twenty years. I guess I should have conveyed that my M.O. is to take a bit less than what my net on ebay would be and save all the hassle involved . It's worked quite well for me the times I've done it.

[@yourfriendmistermike]

Just fyi about eBay fees. eBay takes 13% of the purchase price in fees and eBay takes 13% of the money that the buyer pays the seller for shipping and eBay charges the seller a 13% fee based on the total tax that eBay collects from the buyer for the purchase. So sellers are actually paying more like 14% or 15%.

[@davidkennedy6612]

The international global program offered by eBay is great for us comic lovers who live in the UK

[@Vp-jt3vl]

I love buying books from eBay, sometimes you can get a lot of good items. I don't mind selling on eBay time to time.

[@truetype80]

You also have to be live on whatnot

[@kevinhurt5331]

The problem with eBay right now is so many folks sell stuff at cut throat prices cause they need money now. That’s another reason why prices are dropping so fast I’ve been buying tons. Now I’m worried about these idiots spending another 1.7 trillion cost of essentials is gonna go up more. Just means more desperate people are gonna sell even cheaper just to make ends meet.

[@t_rain2578]

As a buyer, I like ebay the best cause if something goes wrong ie; lost package, damaged package, counterfeit item, I found I will get reimbursed or taken care of by ebay and/or the sellers. Other sites I've been burned and told sorry dude buyer beware! That's just my humble opinion

[@RPRsChannel]

*_I do not believe for a second that anyone who has sold me books at a con or a stand has paid a dime of "Sales Tax" on the books I purchased. The Sales Tax they calculate at the sale just goes in their pocket with the rest. There's a reason why Cash Is King and why Cash always gets you a discount. And if it doesn't, "OK, let's use the MasterCard then and I'll need a written receipt"._* *_There are some new tax rules coming to the US specifically because of the comic book boom; I think everything over $600 is required to pay a new sales tax. If that is the case, a lot of books in the $600-700 range might start costing $599. They expect Billion$ in annual taxes from collectable sales._* *_I'd look this up and read it carefully. It doesn't really affect me, so I have only glanced over an article._*

[@MintHunterComics]

(They’re supposed to though) hahaha

[@MintHunterComics]

Also that’s total sales over $600, not individual sales

[@offcenterideas]

The tax applies to combined annual sales over $600. Doesn't matter how much each individual item sells for. And many vendors may get away with not paying sales tax on cash sales, but technically, that is tax evasion, so do so at your own risk.

[@rayatl217]

Apparently eBay just Announced the IRS has put that threshold of $600 on hold for 2022 reporting … but nothing is certain going forward

[@ericstorm5285]

If possible, Facebook Marketplace is the best place to sell. No fees and no tax. Everything under the table. Only negative is you are stuck with just selling in your area so unless you are in a big city you may not sell a collection.

[@MintHunterComics]

No income is under the table

[@sfq7675]

One issue to be careful with on eBay is their fee structure is a lie - they also charge their fee percentage on the taxes they asses and gather and any shipping fees in the listing. This is particularly impactful on higher-dollar sales. A recent sold example for an RPG book: listed fee %: 14.6; sold amount: $70; Fees based on: $76.65 (sold amount + taxes); FVF percentage: $11.19; so actual imputed fee amount is 15.9857%. FVF flat fee: $0.30 - including that fee ($11.49) on the $70 sale is a 'true' imputed fee percentage of 16.41%. And, of course, eBay buries all this information as deep behind their piss-poor reporting as possible. Changes the math on the 'best sales venue' pretty considerably. Not a killer, but certainly something to be aware of.

[@kevinrcolvin6301]

One way to offset some of the eBay fees is to buy shipping through them, typically at a 20-25% discount off of USPS rates. But yes, net eBay fees are greater than 13%. Mine average around 14.5% after shipping savings.

[@sfq7675]

@@kevinrcolvin6301 I don't really think of the shipping as savings because the discount isn't meaningful. PayPal shipstation is the same as ebay shipping, and pirateship I've heard from other sellers is usually cheaper (though again not by much). But ymmv as in most things.

[@diorama-rama297]

Or, you could skirt the tax issue by just not pay taxes at all

[@crzdcolombian]

It's funny because people cry about the ebay fee but then take 20%+ off when you buy in person or in cash. Flea markets I have tried but for the most part people in my area come with like 10 bucks to the flea market or you have a reseller who goes I'll give you $30 for your 4 short boxes. I have had luck on Facebook market place selling and in the comic groups but again people there just want to buy your comics to flip on ebay for money.

[@Comiccollector34744]

Have you tried the drip app like whatnot I buy from there and eBay if it helps

[@ers5072]

Why no review of Shortboxed? They only charge a 10% and I sell way more slabs on Shortboxed than I do on Ebay.....

[@arthurtripp6922]

GOOD LUCK BUT REMBER YOUR COST LINE. COST OF PRODUCT SHIPMENTS TAX YOUR LABOR. BOTTOM LINE PROFIT MARGIN. THAT WHY I DROPPED COMICON BACK IN 2OOO. MARKET FELL BELOW COST.

[@pkeel7576]

Also eBay calculates the shipping fee for you but still charges fees on something you paid to the US gov. (USPS)How is that even legal?

[@MintHunterComics]

lol

[@spinetickspressing]

What about Mercari?

[@bryanmoss6468]

I think ebay fees are 14.9% for comics now

[@randytusha1]

I do like your content on KZbin and I watch it often. It is clear to me you have not owned and operated a comic book store, based on your limited understanding of all the costs involved. Be careful as you step into running a business, it is way tougher than most people realize.

[@paul71saunders]

Is it a good idea to sell on Amazon

[@FuriousGeorge_]

I just started selling online a few months ago honestly do better on mercari than Ebay surprisingly

[@MintHunterComics]

Oh wow

[@FuriousGeorge_]

@@MintHunterComics Depends on the book but ebay can be a bit over saturated imo but probably also do to the fact that I just try a bit harder on mercari overall. I like the straightforward interface

[@sadbttru]

I think instagram is a good option.

[@Asian_Connection]

Facebook market place have alot of scammers

[@franknormansell3643]

please don't do whatnot, cannot access it.

[@eggplantcomics8336]

No it's not. Honestly it depends on what your selling but currently Whatnot is the place to sell comics

[@eggplantcomics8336]

Don't underestimate whatnots audience. You can sell at anytime of the day or night and they are looking to buy. Definitely best for selling a ton of comics!

[@MintHunterComics]

You’re totally right!

[@maartenbouw]

I’ve 20,000 in my collection and often thought about selling each issue in an auction style setting, with me as the auctioneer. yeah boy!

[@MetalBum]

eBay with fees sucks

[@philiparsenault1043]

I love buying my comics off of ebay

[@derekd4221]

Facebook groups.

[@pkeel7576]

eBay is great for buyers but junk for sellers imho

[@MintHunterComics]

Hahaha sometimes yes