Hey, Cy. When Paul Jr. and I were doing uprights, we put them on eBay, and had god luck. Paul did the computer work and did get a PayPal account. (Since then, I set up my own.) It does take a little time, but I still use it for purchases. I/we feel it offers a bit of security for you, the buyer has to have the money or ability to charge it, and show that to PayPal before the transaction. We sold units to Florida, Utah, etc. The prospects liked pictures and a brief technical report, but it was the photos that would sell them. The buyer pays the freight. Art cases sold right away. I have found articles on eBay that I have purchased and used PayPal with great success...hope this helps. Paul C -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Cy Shuster Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 12:43 PM To: Pianotech Subject: Selling a piano on eBay I've been asked by a customer to help sell a piano. I've taken ads in several papers, with few results. I'm thinking of putting it on eBay. Several concerns come to mind, namely the overseas overpayment scams and so on, but those can happen from newspaper ads, too. I asked eBay if it would be OK for me to auction an item I don't own, and they said it would (the customer is not very computer literate). Ideally I would walk him through setting up his own account, but it takes time, especially with the PayPal part. What advice do you have about the listing: number of days, starting price, reserve, forms of payment accepted? Or don't do it? --Cy-- ABQ, NM
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