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[psumner74]

I'm looking at selling video games on either Ebay or Amazon marketplace,just wondering what profit margins should i be aiming for?

[DSC]

Depends what age the game is and where you buy them from, you may average out at £1 a unit. Don't except to make a fortune, but look at ways of increasing your profit through sundries and added value etc.

[alistar d]

there is alot of people selling video games on ebay so the profit margin might be slim i am not to sure about amazon your profit margin on there might be better.

if there is local market around where you stay you should try setting up a stall.i sell at a local market myself and make a better profit margin selling products there than i do selling them on ebay.

[OQuixotic]

avoid ebay for selling games
I sold a couple of games through ads in my local paper
made good profit but just run out of supply

[psumner74]

Thanks for all your advice Especially OQuixotic thats sounds like a good idea as Ebay take a big chunk of commission.

[psumner74]

What about Mens and Womens Fragrences would they produce a bigger profit margin.

[RUmossy]

I do the same as OQuixotic. More profit that way.

[awinner.au]

Originally Posted by psumner74

What about Mens and Womens Fragrences would they produce a bigger profit margin.

Fragrances are a pretty tough market too. I should add though profit margin itself can be misleading, you can sell a lot of small margin items and get to the same place as selling fewer high margin items.

[mrsweet]

Originally Posted by psumner74

I'm looking at selling video games on either Ebay or Amazon marketplace,just wondering what profit margins should i be aiming for?

Tip

I used to deal in classic Arcade games/boards and machines

Look at Neo Geo games, they sell for 250+ and you can make money.

Used to ship machines all over the globe, and still have a full arcade at home :-)

But I did this for the love of it etc, but some machines cost 5k+ Stars Wars sit down etc, R-type 1/2/3, Double Dragon, Defender table's in mint condition cost $$$


All good fun

Customs was a pain tho...

Thanks

Andy