>>10847712DIDN'T know there was some global rule about EB links till I saw that in another thread - here's the FIRST HALF - PIC is what I bought, EB listing was just to show the only current one is for $150, versus the $25 I paid at auction:
I always do several things - check item price from other listings; and you really need to make sure you found ALL listings).
For example, I collect DC with a preference for older versus the new stuff. I already own a MOC Jimmy Olsen figure I won at an auction about 3 months ago and it's still sitting in the box he shipped in with 2 others I also won (to flip - older Batman figures I'm sure will make me anywhere from $5-$20 of what I spent, and I saved on shipping by getting these extra toys to flip).
I would NOT buy stuff to sell - however - unless you have the patience and money to potentially lose.
I know how cheap the Jimmy Olsen can sell for, loose and new, and I also check regularly so I have an idea of the current prices. Someone was listing it for $20 and I knew I could flip it for more and I wanted something else on that auction and there was a third item I could potentially flip as well. Got the seller to agree to combine ship and discount the postage, which gave me an extra $10-20 to play with, but dropped out to let someone else overpay for this toy once it hit $25, since postage was $11+.
I also lost the other figure, which went past the $$$$ risk amount it was more likely I could lose money after EB fees, trying to sell it, plus I have plenty to sell.
Seller later offered me a 4th item, which no one bid on, we agreed on a $5 hair cut (for them) plus agreed to threw it in the box I already paid postage on. That cost me $17 and I can sell for at least $5-10 profit. Which off-sets the $35 I paid (taxes/shipping) for the DC Superman Robot with Silver Age Super Monkey figure in a sealed package which I think I won (no one else bid on it, even though the other auctions were busy):
