Sell Game Pieces On Ebay – Got Game?

This is off topic – sort of a “break” from our regularly scheduled program about selling public domain on eBay.  *giggle*

You remember that I buy and sell “collectible games” on Amazon – right? Well – maybe I haven’t mentioned it before – anyway – collectible games is something I regularly source and sell on Amazon.  I buy them from thrift stores and sell them as “complete games”.

Complete Games is the key… you can not sell games on Amazon that are missing pieces.

Well…. I have purchased a ton of games that are missing pieces.  If they are valuable enough – I will source out the missing pieces on Ebay or wait for a duplicate game to show up in a thrift store.

At one point I had STACKS and PILES of games that I couldn’t sell on Amazon and I was running out of room. Something had to give.

A copy of Deb Henry’s “Pieces Make Profits” is on my hard drive – and I finally took a good long look. I was desperate to find a solution for my storage issue.

After spending an entire day pulling pieces and parts out of all those games and sorting them into bags I now have all these small parts in one small box. I have no idea if I saved “good stuff or not”.  I even saved the “cool looking” game boards.

sell game pieces on ebay

It’s as if Deb Henry gave me “permission” to get rid of all the extra bulky boxes and keep the parts that will hopefully sell for profit.

BTW – If you aren’t on Deb’s subscriber list – you should be, she shares some really good stuff! She is an eBay Education Specialist – so she is one of my “go to” people when I get back into selling on eBay.

I’ve actually used a few of the pieces – to complete collectible game sets for my Amazon business.

NOTE: I buy game pieces on eBay all the time – why shouldn’t I learn to sell them as well?

BUT – It’s selling low dollar products on eBay that makes me nuts. Seriously… why would you sell something with potential profit of $3 or less?

While reading the guide… I can see the potential of selling these pieces. When you look at the numbers in mass – it does seem as if it would be “worth the time/effort” to sell off my game pieces and game boards.

Even if I only made a practice of “clearing out” game pieces and game boards once every two months – it can add up to a nice chunk of change at the end of the day. And… Deb Henry proved it in “Pieces Make Profits

Because Deb spent so much time researching this subject and then showing the results – I have a nice list of games to be on the look out for.  This is a “different” list than games I’m going to sell on Amazon. These are games I will be sourcing just for the “parts”… and some of these parts sell for much bigger “money” than a buck or two. We are talking in the $30 range for one game piece. Amazing.

In fact – if you shop at thrift stores at all – you need this guide. It will be a “holy cr*p” moment. (It was for me).

And… you don’t have to leave your comfy chair to source the game pieces. Deb shows how she sourced everything on eBay! And… what her profit potential for her eBay sourcing would be. I can see now that this “MUST” be part of my own business model.

  • I’m already sourcing games.
  • I plan to get back into selling on eBay again.
  • These game pieces also sell on Etsy very well.

Seems like a good plan to me.  And not far off what I’m already doing in my business model.

Click Here To Read More About–>> Pieces Make Profits

p.s. I’ll be back to talk more about selling public domain on eBay. I have the next “thing” to do for my business all figured out. I’ll be sharing it all.

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Mary May 4, 2012 at 7:02 am

I see what you mean about selling low dollar products making you nuts. I had 4 listings on eBay ending last week. 2 items sold, 1 for $9.99 and 1 for $11.01, plus $6.90 s/h each, but after adding up all the costs and fees, I didn’t even break even. The items sold for $21.00 total and I made a whopping $16.43. I lost $0.14 on the shipping, and eBay fees took $4.43. :(

So clearly I need to rethink what I’m doing. At least i did better than 5 years ago, I started my item at .99 cents and guess what? It sold for .99 cents. LOL

Learned something then too. ;)

I haven’t read Deb’s Pieces Make Profits yet, but it’s on my list to read. Next I gonna work on Steven Poke’s $50.00 a Day Challenge, since I already have that ebook.
Mary´s last [type] ..Jules’ Baker’s Dozen eBook Gluten-Free Freebie

Debra May 4, 2012 at 9:45 am

Ouch Mary… that’s what I mean about selling low $ items on eBay, I can’t see where the profit really is?

Others will tell you that it’s a numbers game and if you sell a ton of low dollar items – it can end up with large profits (in total).

Steve Poke’s product is a good start – and I have been in contact with Steve to pick his brain as I work through this process myself.

I know that I can find a plan/system that will work for all of us.

The ride is always a challenge, and usually fun. Let’s all have fun together.

8)

Barb May 5, 2012 at 2:23 am

I have been selling game pieces on e-bay for a while now and am amazed at what sells. I regularly source games at thrift stores and yard sales. My favorite is scrabble tiles. I purchased 2 games for $1.00 each and sold the tiles for $8-$9.
I charged 2.00 shipping and was able to sell them both within 1 day. Also, on an auction that started a .99 the price for 1 set of scrabble tiles ended up bid up to 8.94.
There are other game parts that sell for big money also. Just need to do your research.

Debra May 5, 2012 at 8:39 am

Barb – fantastic information! Do you sell complete games as well?

Barb May 11, 2012 at 1:56 am

I don’t really sell complete games. Pieces are easy to ship and shipping is usually in a manila envelope for $1-2, (no muss, no fuss)
I’m now int selling ladies clothes (silk) Seems everyone “loves silk”
I am still looking for the perfect public domain project but have gotten lost in too many rabbit holes to come up with much. Guess I need to read your book again PDTH.
Thanks for all the great ideas and support. Look forward to your e-mails.

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