fergyboi » amazon payments http://fergus-macdonald.com Life and Times of Fergus S. Macdonald Thu, 20 May 2010 12:23:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Amazon Payments Update http://fergus-macdonald.com/2007/10/08/amazon-payments-update/ http://fergus-macdonald.com/2007/10/08/amazon-payments-update/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:07:08 +0000 Fergy http://fergus-macdonald.com/2007/10/08/amazon-payments-update/ Since i last posted about this, i’ve sold two books! The first was within 4 hours of listing it on Amazon, the other came over the weekend.

In my opinion, when selling books second hand, Amazon Payments far outweighs eBay as the top marketplace for:

  • ease of listing your item
  • simplicity
  • speed of sale (when compared to 7 or 10 day auctions, and if you have a competitive price).

The downsides are that the cost is around 17.5% of sale price, which is higher than eBay (even including PayPal fees). The other is that you only get the standard Amazon charge for postage (minus their administration fee) which, for books, is £2.75, leaving you £2.38 for postage. Try wrapping and posting a 2kg textbook for £2.38!

However, overall verdict – definitely worth it!

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