It ’s the holidays , which means shoppers get themselves worked into a frenzy looking for “ hot ” product that will prove to their minor that they love them despite the 11 old months of shoddy parenting . Looking to take vantage of some masses less net - savvy than yourself this time of year ? Take a gander at the top products that are amaze fashion above their retail value on eBay right now , plus some free tips on getting the highest dictation potential with the fewest moral sense potential :
Nintendo Wii
Retail Price : $ 250
eBay terms : $ 300-$450
Yes , yet again the Wii is the hottest talent this year . If you have one and do n’t bear in mind parting with it for a month or so , you could always pack it up in the original box , off it on eBay for a $ 150 profit , then buy one in January when it ’ll be easy to come by .
Rock Band
Retail Price : $ 170
eBay Prices : $ 170-$250
The profits are n’t as gamey for Rock Band as they are for the Wii , but if you creatively make your itemisation wait like it ’s more than it is ( “ Rock Band Special Edition PLUS Guitar PLUS Drums PLUS Microphone PLUS USB Hub ! ! ! ! ” ) you could eek out a nice profit .
Guitar Hero3
Retail Price : $ 100
eBay Prices : $ 100-$150
Like Rock Band , you ’ll need to make a pretty prissy auction page to get a whole lot high than retail here , but it could be worth making a go of it if you want to take a lot of pictures .
Amazon Kindle
Retail Price : $ 399
eBay price : $ 450-$700
The Amazon Kindle deal out almost immediately , and if you were smart you purchased one and did n’t open it . If so , you ’ve got a little pile of gold , with confused eBay purchasers unforced to expend and arm and a leg on the eBook reader . Even open Kindles are sell for above retail , so if you ’re unimpressed with yours now is the fourth dimension to get rid of it .
Unlocked iPhone
Retail price : $ 399
eBay prices : $ 450-$750
If you have the technical know - how to unlock an iPhone for use of goods and services on common carrier other than AT&T ( and really , it is n’t arugula science ) , you could make a healthy profit selling an unlatched telephone on eBay . There are few things that would be easier to do than go to your local Apple store , snagging a duet of iPhones , unlocking them , and cast out them up for auction . Just say yourself you ’re providing a valuable service .
If you ’re not afraid of getting ember in your stocking for being a bastard , bump up the Price by jack up the shipping rate , and hope the buyers do n’t notice that you ’re charging $ 150 to embark a Wii . Mention in small print that you ’re including a Guitar Hero 2 comptroller in place of the Guitar Hero 3 comptroller , or that it ’s just the game and not the pile . Sell a Wii box and hope no one notice .
There are plenty of way to be as dreadfully sleazy as humanly potential on eBay , so get creative ! A guy just sell a written matter of Rock Band for a whopping $ 9,000 by tell a sob story about finding his Logos smoking Mary Jane . Try making an auction selling the same game saying you need money to grease one’s palms weed for your tiddler and want to see if you could get more money than that guy . Even if you do n’t , it ’ll get more publicity than a standard auction bridge .
Really , at the end of the day , it ’s about the spirit of the holiday : ruining other masses ’s Christmas so yours is better . Do n’t ever allow that head for the hills you . It ’s the genuine feeling of the season .
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