Need Advice on selling my K3.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by jswinden

I would put it on the Flea Market here first. It is free, unlike eBay, and you can better negotiate via the Flea Market. I would suggest listing it as shipped CONUSA only. International shipping is a pain, depending on which country it is shipped to, and there can be hidden fees you don't learn about until you ship. I got badly burned once on shipping fees so I never ship international unless I know it is okay to ship to a certain country, like Canada. But be aware that even if you list it as ship to CONUSA only, there will be offers from eastern Europe where shipping fees can eat your profit. I think it is difficult for them to get Kindles so they will try to talk you into shipping there. I always tell them find a friend or family member in the USA to whom I can ship, or no deal--period!

Also, do NOT go through one of those international shipping companies that allow you to ship to their USA address then ship it themselves to the foreign customer. Those look very suspect from what I've seen and read.

Bottom line is this. If a person in a foreign country tries to sweet talk you into shipping international just say NO and say it firmly!

When I sold my Pocket Pro on here I got a ton of those PMs. I just couldn't ship outside the U.S. So I am prepared for that. I agree shipping anywhere else is just too much of a risk.

[TimW]

Originally Posted by Blossom

I think I'll ask $100 for it. I want a quick sell. I'm going to get a new K4 with some of it. I'll be getting a PW for my birthday and possibly the latest Kindle Fire non HD. The old K4 will go upstairs and I will use the new one down here where the lighting isn't so good. I will give hubby the old Kindle Fire to watch his movies on.

$100 for a like-new K3/3G with a lighted cover? Yeah, that will sell super quick. I'd buy it myself if I hadn't already bought one a few months ago.

Originally Posted by TimW

$100 for a like-new K3/3G with a lighted cover? Yeah, that will sell super quick. I'd buy it myself if I hadn't already bought one a few months ago.

I agree. The K3, especially the K3 3G without SO has a huge following of loyal owners and want to be owners. It should sell fast. Good luck!

[Blossom]

Thank you everyone! It's look like it's staying in the family.

I told hubby I was going to sell it. When he saw how serious after I took pictures he said I give you $69 for it so I don't have to go the post office and deal with the hassle. Of course I said DEAL!

So I did a factory reset, put it on his account and loaded a few books on it for him. He is the totally opposite of me. He is a non fiction reader. The last fiction he read was Harry Potter which he loved but since then no luck getting him to read anything fiction. I need to get him using it.

Any Ideas? Maybe features he might like to use? I'm a purely fiction reader myself.

Oh I ordered the K4B tonight. The PW I will get later towards my birthday.

[Kumabjorn]

Originally Posted by jswinden

I would put it on the Flea Market here first. It is free, unlike eBay, and you can better negotiate via the Flea Market. I would suggest listing it as shipped CONUSA only. International shipping is a pain, depending on which country it is shipped to, and there can be hidden fees you don't learn about until you ship. I got badly burned once on shipping fees so I never ship international unless I know it is okay to ship to a certain country, like Canada. But be aware that even if you list it as ship to CONUSA only, there will be offers from eastern Europe where shipping fees can eat your profit. I think it is difficult for them to get Kindles so they will try to talk you into shipping there. I always tell them find a friend or family member in the USA to whom I can ship, or no deal--period!

Also, do NOT go through one of those international shipping companies that allow you to ship to their USA address then ship it themselves to the foreign customer. Those look very suspect from what I've seen and read.

Bottom line is this. If a person in a foreign country tries to sweet talk you into shipping international just say NO and say it firmly!

I don't get why that should be a hassle. You pay postage on your side, end of story. Whatever happens on the receiver's side is their problem. You can advertise it for $100 (say) + S&H to be determined. There might be some person in Nepal or Bhutan who loves reading but can't afford a new Kindle including Amazon's exorbitant shipping costs. This is a unique opportunity for them, don't deny them the happiness of reading.

[HarryT]

I always sell on eBay. I list at £1 and let it sell for whatever it goes for. In every case the reader has sold for much more than I anticipated. I've never had a problem with eBay, either as a buyer or a seller.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

I don't get why that should be a hassle. You pay postage on your side, end of story. Whatever happens on the receiver's side is their problem. You can advertise it for $100 (say) + S&H to be determined. There might be some person in Nepal or Bhutan who loves reading but can't afford a new Kindle including Amazon's exorbitant shipping costs. This is a unique opportunity for them, don't deny them the happiness of reading.

Totally agree. The only extra thing you have to do as a seller when shipping internationally is to fill in a customs declaration. There's really very little extra work involved - I often buy and sell internationally.

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

I don't get why that should be a hassle. You pay postage on your side, end of story. Whatever happens on the receiver's side is their problem. You can advertise it for $100 (say) + S&H to be determined. There might be some person in Nepal or Bhutan who loves reading but can't afford a new Kindle including Amazon's exorbitant shipping costs. This is a unique opportunity for them, don't deny them the happiness of reading.

BTW, My "no international shipping rule" has nothing to do with people or prejudice. I would gladly sell to almost anyone from almost any country if it was easy to ship to them. Indeed I've got a very short list of countries to which I will ship. However, I rarely find that I get accurate cost quotes online when checking international shipping costs. I go to the USPS.com (or some other shipping carrier's web page) get a quote, add a bit to it to make the hassle worth while, give that quote to the buyer, the buyer agrees and pays, I go to the shipping carrier and find it actually costs more, often a lot more, so I lose money on the shipping plus I have to stand in line filling out forms. So my "no international shipping rule" is not based on any prejudice, it is based on not wanting to lose money or have to hassle with the whole international shipping process. Basically, shipping internationally is a royal PITA.

[Kumabjorn]

Wonder why they can't provide an adequate price quote? If I check our postal service's web site that is exactly what I will pay unless I haven't calculated the weight properly.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

Wonder why they can't provide an adequate price quote? If I check our postal service's web site that is exactly what I will pay unless I haven't calculated the weight properly.

It varies by Post office location. This can be a scale issue to just local stuff and rules It's a real hassle to ship to certain countries via USPS. They don't provide tracking for the lower price services or even insurance. So it's a big risk to the buyer if it gets lost or broken in transit. USA shipping you can have both of those option for a very low fee. I never ship anything valuable without those two services.

When I sold my last reader though plenty of non USA PMs came my way and I priced the shipping just to Canada was outrageous! Hubby said no way. Luckily a Florida buyer bought it for a young boy who was too poor to have one of his own.

The USPS is really poorly run and managed. They are running deep in the RED currently. They cannot seem to compete against the big carriers anymore. If you choose to ship internationally through FedEx or UPS you can be very competent that their price quote is accurate, however it will cost 2 or 3 times more, which is probably one of the many reasons why the USPS is losing money! Domestic shipping fees are about the same between the major carriers with the USPS usually the least expensive but only by a small percentage. I'm not sure why there is such a huge difference between USPS and the others on international shipping, but there is.

Another thing to consider is that time is indeed valuable. To ship domestically via USPS you can go online and pay then print the shipping label. Then all you have to do is drop off the package or let the mail carrier pick it up. Fairly quick and easy. However, with international shipping you would be ill advised to do that. You have to go wait in line at the PO while one or two of the slowest, most easily distracted USPS workers take forever waiting on the two dozen or more customers who are in line before you. It can take an hour or more to mail something internationally. USPS PO employees are widely known for being sloths, and they never have enough lanes open to handle the number of customers.

We joke that grass grow faster than PO employees move. I guess they have a good union! Any job I ever had that kind of slothfulness would have resulted in employment termination.

[Kumabjorn]

I had no idea. I always thought USPS was a paragon of efficiency and customer service, personified by Newman on Seinfeld.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by jswinden

Another thing to consider is that time is indeed valuable. To ship domestically via USPS you can go online and pay then print the shipping label. Then all you have to do is drop off the package or let the mail carrier pick it up. Fairly quick and easy. However, with international shipping you would be ill advised to do that. You have to go wait in line at the PO while one or two of the slowest, most easily distracted USPS workers take forever waiting on the two dozen or more customers who are in line before you. It can take an hour or more to mail something internationally. USPS PO employees are widely known for being sloths, and they never have enough lanes open to handle the number of customers.

We joke that grass grow faster than PO employees move. I guess they have a good union! Any job I ever had that kind of slothfulness would have resulted in employment termination.

So true! My FIL worked there for 20 years and is now retired. The stories I've heard... My hubby hates going to the post office other than to get mail. This is why he bought my Kindle to keep from doing that.

[TimW]

Originally Posted by Blossom

So true! My FIL worked there for 20 years and is now retired. The stories I've heard... My hubby hates going to the post office other than to get mail. This is why he bought my Kindle to keep from doing that.

Hey, he got an even better deal considering it just updated.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by TimW

Hey, he got an even better deal considering it just updated.

Yeah I am going to wait for the feedback then update it for him. I'm the tech of the family. If he had to do it... I leave the hooking up of the TV and players to him but anything PC he is lost and that's my job.

Do you guys know if I hook up the Kindle to my account to put my games on it then put it back on his if they will work? I wish I could transfer them over to his account permanently. I have no interests in playing games on eInk.