Several years ago I bought a piece of equipment for about $13,000. I used the shit out of it and kept it in good condition but I dont see myself getting back into it. I’m expecting to get about $6000 for it but since it was delivered on a pallet, shipping it is out of the question.
Feels like a bad idea to accept a check/QuickPay/venmo/anything that can be canceled afterward so am I stuck with cash?
And are there better sites for this than Craigslist? I don’t have Facebook.
First don’t have typos in your sales ad. (Fix the typo in your post title.)
EBay may be the best option. Large sales are common there afaik.
I’d be more likely to follow the advice of that snark if you didn’t follow it up by suggesting I use the worst sales platform on the planet. Ebay fees are like 15-20% of the sale cost.
If what you are selling qualifies as:
Select Business & Industrial categories:
Heavy Equipment Parts & Attachments > Heavy Equipment Printing & Graphic Arts > Commercial Printing Presses Restaurant & Food Service > Food Trucks, Trailers & Carts
The fee is only 3%.
Alas, it is not. I wouldn’t do business with a company that charges ANY 15%+ fees on sales regardless.
Where are you seeing that percentage?
Those were from memory but it looks more like 13-15% plus the listing fees and anything else. Still a full grand off the sale so my position stands
It’s insane to me that people are defending eBay, has anyone sold anything there in the past few years?? I stopped using it after feeling completely ripped off with them taking $150 on a video card sale
I’m not a fan of ebay at all, used them once in the last decade. I’m just curious why you’re arguing about percentages without any screenshots. At this point it’s just heresay.
I mean, list it somewhere and see what bites you get. Bringatrailer, craigslist, etc. at least see if there is interest.
Because it’s irrelevant to the point that they’re a scummy company who takes an insane cut of the sale price?
But here you go. This is the category I’d be selling under.
Its usually less than 1000 to ship a pallet under 3000lbs from California to New York. Price it into what you are asking or offer to split the shipping.
I don’t know if it exists near you, but I use an app called Karrot which is a local used item marketplace. There is always Ebay as well, just make sure you list that it must be picked up locally.
Haven’t heard of it but it looks like it does. There are SO many of these apps, I have no idea what people are even really using!
This one is really nice. It makes you do periodic location checks, so it really cuts back on scammers and pro vendors. It also has an actually useful AI feature that estimates sale prices for items.
You may be able to ship it, but not through the normal means.
My friend wanted to get a VERY large item across the country, and used a website to find a truck driver that was about to take a similar trip. I think it was about $50 to pick it up and drop it off on the way.
Also, I know apps like Venmo have buyer protection that will prevent the other person from cancelling the payment for no reason.
It can definitely be shipped (it arrived on a pallet) but packaging for transport is a headache I don’t want to deal with unless it’s my only option. The initial delivery cost $500 + $150 because they needed a truck with a lift
Is there a shop near you that sells the same machine or services them? They might be willing to put it on consignment or buy it off you out right
I’m keeping it vague for privacy but it’s pretty niche, unfortunately. A makerspace or school would happily take it for free but I can’t justify the loss
Yes, stick with cash for transactions with strangers.
I’m just wondering how people sell cars and whatnot, it can’t always be cash, can it? How are people safely selling things for 5 figures?
Cashiers check is perfectly safe
Cash is the only safe answer. Everything else can be reversed or manipulated. $6000 cash can fit in a letter envelope. I sold a car for $8000 and received cash.
If you can get the item back on a pallet, strapped down, it can likely be shipped for $400 or so by companies like Estes. They would need to be able to get a big truck with a liftgate near the item and roll a pallet jack on a smooth surfaxe like concrete. I would make the buyer arrange their own shipping though, let the liability be on them.
I don’t want to deal with the headache of shipping it so I was going to leave that as an option only if they specifically asked. It’s multiple pieces and I don’t have the original packaging
