Selling Blu-rays as a lot on eBay: What is the best strategy?

[Jar Jar Stinks]

I'm about to list about 20 Blu-ray titles as a lot on ebay. Are there any strategies to get the best exposure and price?

I usually sell my stuff as single items, but I just want to get rid of everything in one shot.

[sk33tr]

try to find an average of what the movies go for, each. add those together to get a total, then take a percentage off as a bulk sale.

i'd start with 10% off the total, then go to 15% if they don't sell in a decent amount of time.

[Scarface32]

Be prepared to negotiate individual sales. A while back I was looking for a particular GameCube game and someone on eBay was selling it as a lot with other games. I contacted him and he let me buy just that one game for $20. You may get a few emails like that.

[shinobipopcorn]

Have you thought about how you're going to ship them so they won't get damaged? The bigger the box, the bigger the likelihood of smashing, especially if you pick media mail and it gets thrown from truck to truck for a week.

[Jar Jar Stinks]

Originally Posted by Scarface32

Be prepared to negotiate individual sales. A while back I was looking for a particular GameCube game and someone on eBay was selling it as a lot with other games. I contacted him and he let me buy just that one game for $20. You may get a few emails like that.

I don't think my titles are that desirable.

Originally Posted by shinobipopcorn

Have you thought about how you're going to ship them so they won't get damaged? The bigger the box, the bigger the likelihood of smashing, especially if you pick media mail and it gets thrown from truck to truck for a week.

I'll pack then will a lot of air pockets. At 25 titles they don't take up all that much space when packed in a couple of stacks.

Would I be better off listing as an auction?

[Jar Jar Stinks]

What would be a reasonable amount to ask for this lot?

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2. Arrival [Blu-ray] - Paramount
3. The Terminator (Remastered) [Blu-ray] - 20th Century Fox
4. Planet of the Apes (1968) [Blu-ray] - 20th Century Fox
5. Jim Henson's Labyrinth (Remastered in 4K) [Blu-ray Digibook]
6. The Fifth Element (Remastered in 4K) [Blu-ray] - Sony
7. The Princess Bride [Blu-ray] - 20th Century Fox
8. The Breakfast Club 30th Anniversary [Blu-ray] - Universal
9. Monty Python's Life of Brian [Blu-ray] - Sony
10. The Mummy [Blu-ray] - Universal
11. Star Trek 3-Disc Special Edition (2008) [Blu-ray] - Paramount
12. Spider-man 3 [Blu-ray] - Sony
13. Taken 3 Unrated [Blu-ray] - 20th Century Fox
14. Cake [Blu-ray] - 20th Century Fox
15. Before I Go To Sleep [Blu-ray] - 20th Century Fox
16. The November Man [Blu-ray] - 20th Century Fox
17. Dom Hemingway [Blu-ray] - 20th Century Fox
18. Chasing Mavericks [Blu-ray] - 20th Century Fox
19. It's A Spongebob Christmas [Blu-ray + DVD]
20. Free Birds [Blu-ray + DVD] - 20th Century Fox
21. Rio 2 [Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital HD] - 20th Century Fox
22. Russell Madness [Blu-ray + DVD] - 20th Century Fox
23. Enough Said [Blu-ray] - 20th Century Fox
24. Paranoia [Blu-ray + DVD] - 20th Century Fox
25. Runner Runner [Blu-ray + DVD] - 20th Century Fox

[Icemouth]

$3.68

[Jar Jar Stinks]

Originally Posted by Icemouth

$3.68

With free shipping?

[ILoveSteamwhistle]

Take them to a pawn shop.

[Jar Jar Stinks]

Originally Posted by ILoveSteamwhistle

Take them to a pawn shop.

I would, but I live in a small town with no pawn shops.

[october27]

It's free to list on ebay so list them for the most you think you can get for them... $75 or so? Add the "Best Offer" option and you can get an idea of what people would be willing to pay. If it doesn't sell the first time around or you don't get any offers near what you want, just gradually lower the price each time and eventually someone will buy them.

You are correct to list them in a lot as you could get a few dollars more listing them individually but you will spend so much time packaging and going to the post office, the minimal profit will not be worth it. My rule is individual listings only for movies that might go for $15 or more.

[Jar Jar Stinks]

Originally Posted by october27

It's free to list on ebay so list them for the most you think you can get for them... $75 or so? Add the "Best Offer" option and you can get an idea of what people would be willing to pay. If it doesn't sell the first time around or you don't get any offers near what you want, just gradually lower the price each time and eventually someone will buy them.

You are correct to list them in a lot as you could get a few dollars more listing them individually but you will spend so much time packaging and going to the post office, the minimal profit will not be worth it. My rule is individual listings only for movies that might go for $15 or more.

Thanks! I had just listed it for $69.99, but I'll change it to your recommendation of $75 and best offer option.

[ILoveSteamwhistle]

Originally Posted by Jar Jar Stinks

I would, but I live in a small town with no pawn shops.

Damn eh.

Good luck 🍺

[Zecter]

You could also put the lot up for sale on your local craigslist. Just a few more eyes on them and if somebody local winds up buying it you won't have to deal with shipping them. Just an idea.

[Jar Jar Stinks]

Originally Posted by Zecter

You could also put the lot up for sale on your local craigslist. Just a few more eyes on them and if somebody local winds up buying it you won't have to deal with shipping them. Just an idea.

Thank you! I would, but I've had some bad experiences with Craigslist. I live close to a post office, so that's not a problem.

[VictoryAtNight]

Originally Posted by Icemouth

$3.68

Originally Posted by Jar Jar Stinks

With free shipping?