eBay Quick Drop Sites
I went to one of a QuikDrop eBay storefronts (where they will take the stuff you want to sell on eBay, photograph it, list it, collect the money and ship it for you) just to get more information about their service and the fees, etc. What I found was:
• they only want to list items worth $50 or more.
• They get a whopping 38% of your purchase price on the first $200 you sell
• Those fees do not include the regular eBay fees
• Items not sold within 15 days and not picked up are donated to charity or thrown away.
To me, it’s not worth it. If I have a valuable item, it’s worth my time to list it myself. My problem is I have a bunch of smaller items I’d like to see what I could get for, but after talking with the owners of this store, I realize I’m better off having a yard sale and then donating what doesn’t sell to charity.
People who could benefit from using this service are those who:
• Don’t have a digital camera
• Have a valuable or large item like furniture for pickup
• Aren’t familiar with how to use eBay
• Have a poor feedback on eBay
If you are interested in using this kind of service, here are items they say are hot on eBay right now:
• Cars, boats, watercrafts, motorcycles
• Pottery, china and porcelain (Roseville, Royal Doulton, Hull, Herend)
• Figurines (Goebel Hummel, Lladro, Limoges tricket boxes, Chintz)
• Musical Instruments (any)
• Antiques
• Anything Disney related
• Golf Clubs
• Cameras
• Cell phones less than 18 months old
• Real Estate books, audio books, etc.
• Sports memorabilia
• Surfing, diving and skiing equipment
• Motivational tapes, CDs (i.e. Tony Robbins)
• Medical Equipment
• Vintage Toys
• College Textbooks (fairly new)
Comments
I've done this and there are other places that only charge a 30% fee. Not quite as bad as 38%.
Posted by: Kyle | January 18, 2006 10:03 PM
Do you expect them to list for free???? They have rent, insurance, employees etc. People like you should just list it yourself, to me 30-45% isn't bad for all the work they have to do.
You don't work for free do you? Do you have free housing and free heat, food, insurance????
Posted by: Michele | December 7, 2006 02:58 PM
I agree with Michele. I am an eBay seller. Small items are not worth my time to sell on eBay unless they are bundled. Taking the pictures, downloading them, and monitoring the sale is very time consuming. Quick Drop is a business, not a non-profit organization.
Posted by: Carol | January 21, 2007 08:25 PM
My co-worker and good friend listed a gold watch at a Quick Drop in Plano, Texas and when he went to collect his money they kept stalling him and he finally got mad and went up to the store and there was a sign saying that the store had gone bankrupt. He is out over $3600.00. I think all of these quick drop places are rip-offs.
Posted by: Terry M. | March 10, 2007 12:46 PM
I sold collectible plates and only 2 sold. Still waiting for my money after 2 months.
Posted by: Tessa | May 10, 2007 11:35 AM