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I have a trio of identical printers I want to sell. I posted them on Craigslist and got literally no response.

I posted them on eBay and sold one but for 1/4 the asking price. It also cost me a fortune to ship it.

Does anyone here have experience doing this and mind sharing your knowledge?

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[–] technomad@slrpnk.net 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

For ebay you always want to take pictures first, package item properly with reinforcement/packaging material, weigh and measure the package. The shipping estimates are based on these metrics, so you need to do them ahead of time.

[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

100% this. However, if these are budget printers shipping will eat into what you can charge for them.

[–] technomad@slrpnk.net 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Probably better to sell them locally if possible.

[–] mortalic@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think so too. But just isn't working. I'll try again

[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] mortalic@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Ah. I can't help there, but I figure if you keep trying, you'll find someone local.

[–] mortalic@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Yes, and printers with 300x300x400 build area are large and heavy