Dumping Amazon

Recently, I came into a large number of Star Wars collectibles. I listed all small action figures on eBay and some of the large 12 inch action figures on Amazon. I noticed that my Amazon listings were being blocked. When I inquired I was told that because I had not previously sold toys on Amazon. I could not sell toys on Amazon during the holiday season. I could sell the toys starting the second week of January. I have previously sold a lot of books, CDs and video games on Amazon and had no customer complaints. So I made the decision to deal with eBay exclusively.

Secondly, I ordered some Christmas gifts on November 29th and was told that I should expect delivery between December 21-January 6th. Fearing I would have nothing to give on Christmas morning, I cancelled my order. I bought everything on eBay.

I am not sure why Amazon is alienating their Marketplace sellers. It begs the question: Have they gotten too big?

Last Weekend's incredible finds

So last Friday, my son Phillip and I decided to hit the garage sales early. We usually go on Saturdays but there were a whole lot of sales with potential so we set out. The very first sale we stopped at had opened about a half hour earlier and already the Zelda games that were pictured in the craigslist ad were gone. The second sale we stopped at had just opened. She had many gamecube games and I asked her how much they were. She said 2 dollars unless otherwise marked. So I grabbed this:

This game is extremely hard to find. I also picked up Wind Waker, all in the Zelda series, but that one has already been sold. Along with a few other gamecube games, my son Phil decided he wanted this:

This game is hard to find on the Nintendo 64 platform. It is even harder to find with the box and instructions included. He picked it up for 4 dollars but it is easily worth 30-50 dollars.

Finally, She had a Nintendo 64 still in the box with instructions and all the cords, etc. I asked her how much for it and she said 20 dollars. I scooped it up.

I had no idea the Nintendo 64 was worth over $100 and that the goldeneye car was worth 30-50 dollars. I never haggle with people, especially if I know the value of an item. If I feel it is too much for me to make a profit on, I just decline.

I was already to put the Zelda promotional disc up when Phil made me an offer I couldn't refuse. He traded me 2 Zelda Nintendo 64 games (Majora's mask and Ocarina of Time) and the goldeneye cartridge for the disc. I told him that his games were probably worth more and that he didn't have to give me so much but he insisted. The Zelda N64 cartridges went immediately.

I also picked up the Warriors PS2 game. It is relatively hard to find.