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Advice on where to sell
- Thread starter Drewdrew65
- Start date
You are in the lost and stolen gear section. Did you steal that bass?
But in case you didn’t steal your bass, the best place to sell your base is actually right here. Your advertisement will be seen almost exclusively by other bass players. A quick look around will show you that most prices are fair and reasonable, and if you look at the feedback scores of the sellers, you will notice that almost everyone has a history of reliability.
If this sounds like a route you might want to pursue, you will first have to become a supporting member. This is just a small fee. Free membership does not allow you to post in the classifieds. Did you list your item for sale like you would on any online classified listing, except, you will find that the listing criteria and categories are bass specific.
If this sounds like a route you might want to pursue, you will first have to become a supporting member. This is just a small fee. Free membership does not allow you to post in the classifieds. Did you list your item for sale like you would on any online classified listing, except, you will find that the listing criteria and categories are bass specific.
Over the last couple of months I sold 6 basses. Here's where I listed them:
TalkBass (sold 2)
Reverb (sold 3)
Sweetwater Gear Exchange (sold 0)
Facebook Marketplace (sold 0, but I have had success in the past)
Craigslist (sold 0, but I have had success in the past)
The last one I sold to a friend.
Might as well put as many hooks in the water as you can.
TalkBass (sold 2)
Reverb (sold 3)
Sweetwater Gear Exchange (sold 0)
Facebook Marketplace (sold 0, but I have had success in the past)
Craigslist (sold 0, but I have had success in the past)
The last one I sold to a friend.
Might as well put as many hooks in the water as you can.
How do you sell on here I'm not go with computers I'm try to buy a Ibanez Premium SR Series SR2605
Well, I just told you how in the second paragraph of post number three.
I don't know if there is a "best". I have sold basses and related gear successfully here on TB, on Reverb and on FB Marketplace.
Selling here requires you to buy a Supporting membership and to pay the paypal commission (currently about 3.7% here in Canada)
Selling on Reverb results in fees and charges of about 9.5%
Selling on FB Marketplace is free.
Just FYI this is not always the case. If you accept payments through Facebook (I think this is only applicable for items you ship and people can buy it right from the posting), Facebook does charge a fee. I sold Airpods recently and after the buyer paid 109.25 including shipping, I paid a $5.46 fee.
Thanks for correcting that. I have only sold on FB locally for pickup at my door or meet up at a public place.
Curiously, I thought a couple of items I had posted on FB would take forever and a day to sell. They were sold within a week.
Also, you can get some very strange offers on FB. I have a 10-string classical guitar listed there at the moment. I guy messaged me to ask if I was interested in trading for some custom made gongs
I loved Talkbass classifieds and made some nice sales here and bought WAY TOO MUCH stuff...haha
Now I cannot browse the classifieds and drool over the basses etc ....it takes forever to load the pictures on the pages and the description covers the picture and disguises the look....so I click to see more...and it slowly loads again.
I give up.
My bank account thanks me.....But if I cannot browse Classifieds....so doubt anyone else will who might buy my gear to downsize.
So lately I have put many basses on consignment
I guess I missed selling everything here before the format change!
Now...What to do?
Now I cannot browse the classifieds and drool over the basses etc ....it takes forever to load the pictures on the pages and the description covers the picture and disguises the look....so I click to see more...and it slowly loads again.
I give up.
My bank account thanks me.....But if I cannot browse Classifieds....so doubt anyone else will who might buy my gear to downsize.
So lately I have put many basses on consignment
I guess I missed selling everything here before the format change!
Now...What to do?
I definitely browse TB differently now....
Try this link for Bass classifieds... I don't know what the "filters" are - it's a favorite I had saved on by Firefox Bookmark Toolbar and it still work....
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BobDeRosa
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- May 16, 2012
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Here and Sweetwater. If you don't want to worry about shipping, how about a local music store that might take it on consignment?
I sold three basses in 2 weeks in early February on Sweetwater Gear Exchange. I had had zero inquires on CL in the month before that.
I was pleased.
I was pleased.
I recently sold two basses on Craigslist but it seemed to take a long time. However, I think they sold within 45 days. Which is not truly a long time, it just seemed like that. I priced them right by doing some research and I sold them for exactly what I was asking. They were both in very good to excellent condition. Pricing, condition and providing full, honest information about the instrument go a long way. If you are not in a well-populated area or there isn't much demand in your area, try to do one of the national sites like Reverb, Sweetwater, Guitar center etc. Just be aware that fees and shipping can reduce the amount you will net. Good luck and remember that patience is essential.
