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Originally Posted by kathyspear
I've been selling on eBay for 20+ years and used to teach "How to Sell on eBay classes". I still use it for certain things but the fees have gone through the roof. You pay a small fee to list an item, a "final value fee" when you sell something (which can be 10% of the price), and then you pay Paypal to process the transaction. Plan on about 20% in fees. Also, when you check the listings on eBay to determine what your item might bring be sure to click the "Sold Items" box in the left hand pane. (It doesn't matter what someone is currently listing an item for, just what people have been willing to pay for one.) Keep in mind, also, that you need to package things well and schlep them to the post office or UPS. Lots of work involved in eBaying if you do it properly.
For items like yours I would definitely go with eBay because it is such a huge global marketplace. You might find some buyers who collect but are missing one or more of yours. Depending on your tax situation, you might come out about the same if you donate them and take a tax write off for what you think they are worth.
kathy
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The only way you will come out the same by donating them is to cheat on your taxes. Legally, you are only allowed to deduct the actual market value, not what you think something is worth.