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I am thinking of posting this lot of collectors editions on ebay as a lot. As i dont really want to deal with shipping multiple options. Should i list them as a auction or what would be a good buy it now. All are new and sealed. also trying to thinkk of what shipping would be.

Uncharted 3 PS3
Max Payne 3 PS3
Call of Duty Ghost Harden Edition PS3
DJ Hero 2 Party Editon PS3
Borderlands 2 Vault Hunter PC
Max Payne 3 Xbox 360
2 Udraw Tablets PS 3 and Xbox 360
Gears Of War 3 Xbox 360
Dangerous Hunts 2011 PS3
Max Payne 3 Xbox 360
 
 
There are some fairly large CE's in that lot that aren't overly valuable (Max Payne, Uncharted, DJ Hero, Dangerous Hunts, etc.). It is going to take at least 2 but possibly 3 to 4 shipments to get this out... epescially if you want to avoid damage. 

For large shipments like this FedEx and/or UPS is almost always cheaper unless the person lives in the same or adjacent postal zone then USPS might be a cost effective options.

Also, not sure if you'd have luck selling those as a lot. You would certainly do better putting some extra time in and selling them individually. Most people aren't going to want duplicates or such a wide variety of games for varying platforms so you're probably not going to do well listing it like that as an auction. You could always throw it up as a BIN and see if you get any bites but remember I'd see you're conservatively looking at $100 to ship everything

 
You could probably get more as individual buy it nows, but either way you're going to get some nice pocket money for that lot.

If you need help with values, look for current listings or recent ended ones on eBay and see what each went for. Add the values up and then take 10 to 15 dollars off and you have a buy it now price tag for the lot of them. If you don't drop the value and just eat the shipping costs and list it as "free shipping" it will sell a lot faster.

Either way free shipping or no, drop the total estimated value by 10 to 20 bucks and it will sell.

Or if you want to do individual auctions, or as a set, you can test the waters and if you don't like how it's going by the 4th or 5th day etc end it. You shouldn't get penalized for ending it but check to see what the deadline is for calling it off before you start it up, if you do decide to try an auction.

If you want to see about shipping costs, inside the US, look at current listings for each and there should be weight listed somewhere I believe (I may be wrong) or you can check the packaging for each game as they usually list weight or at least they do on food. All else fails check the Wiki for each, I don't know if they list weight or not and when you have a total in LBs call your local post office and ask them for shipping rates for that weight.

I hope some of this helps, and good luck.

Oh yeah, you probably wouldn't get as much with this being CAG, but if you wanted to trade them you could start a thread in the trading section of the forums and see what offers you get.

Again good luck and I wish you the best my fellow CAG. :)
 
GBAstar said:
There are some fairly large CE's in that lot that aren't overly valuable (Max Payne, Uncharted, DJ Hero, Dangerous Hunts, etc.). It is going to take at least 2 but possibly 3 to 4 shipments to get this out... epescially if you want to avoid damage.

For large shipments like this FedEx and/or UPS is almost always cheaper unless the person lives in the same or adjacent postal zone then USPS might be a cost effective options.

Also, not sure if you'd have luck selling those as a lot. You would certainly do better putting some extra time in and selling them individually. Most people aren't going to want duplicates or such a wide variety of games for varying platforms so you're probably not going to do well listing it like that as an auction. You could always throw it up as a BIN and see if you get any bites but remember I'd see you're conservatively looking at $100 to ship everything
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Great points, especially about the possibility of damage and at least two separate lots.
 
^ I think he's going to have to take at least $10-$20 of the selling price of each unit to be able to sell it as a lot. I'm not sure if it's a typo but for instance who is going to want to buy x2 360 units and a PS3 unit of Max Payne 3  CE and want a PC copy of B2 DVHE? And people into those games probably aren't going to want the UDraw or Dangerous Game bundles.

At best I would do two separate lots, one for PS3 and one for 360 and throw the PC game in with one or the other.

Even if you did it that way you're still looking at 25lbs (again very conservative) for a shipping weight for each lot and it would have to be a very big box. I can't see any way it would be more cost effective to ship something like that with USPS unless it is going within your state or a neighboring one.

Just a thought... but maybe try CL and see if you get any bites?

 
have it all on craigslist atm. the craigs list in my area is pretty slow it seems. Had one of the 360 bundles on there listed at $175 for over about a week and  got 2 maybe 3 bites and one wanted the blue special edition and the other 2 where lowballers

 
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