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To: catnipman
The reason why I'm seeking an auction site is that I've got about 40,000 CDs which would be impossible to assign a market price to. Some of them are CDs that never existed as far as most people are concerned; open auction is the only way to reliably move them. It means that a whole lot of people around the world end up with some stellar deals - as of course, when you start out auctions at a penny, and there is but one bidder, no matter how valuable the item is, it will just sell for a penny.

I can either choose to spend 30 minutes per item researching and pricing which would take 7 years to do so, or I can spend 5 minutes putting them up for a penny, which will take me a year to do so.

Yes, I could likely realize triple my money doing it the other way, but end up still having 32,000 of those CDs which I'd still have to dispose of.

It is a delicate balancing act of time vs money vs eventually reaching the end.

49 posted on 09/26/2015 12:36:45 PM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: kingu

You could sell the CD’s in “lots” of ten or something. May not get as much money, but you might be able to get rid of them quicker.

Years ago I needed four good shipping cases (2’x2’x3’). I got on the military liquidation site and waited for an auction near me. I got some really nice Pelican and Hardigg cases for $50 a pop. Except I had to buy 12 of them! (I sold a couple to friends and use some for storage, etc.)


50 posted on 09/26/2015 12:42:41 PM PDT by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts It is happening again.)
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To: kingu

“It is a delicate balancing act of time vs money vs eventually reaching the end. “

Absolutely.


52 posted on 09/26/2015 3:00:58 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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