Do you have some items you’re thinking about selling on your own? Many people turn to sites like Craigslist and eBay when selling anything from furniture to cars. These sites have remained
Here are just a few of the many advantages an auction house provides over these do-it-yourself sites.
When selling items on your own, you often have to deal with the back-and-forth process of haggling with a potential buyer. This is something most people are not exactly comfortable with, and if you encounter someone who is good at this sort of thing, you may find yourself agreeing to a price you had no intention of dropping down to.
The haggling and negotiating process is typically something most sellers would like to avoid, hoping they can merely list an item for sale on a site like Craigslist, and things will just take care of themselves — with minimal interaction. That’s not usually how it ends up going.
Fortunately, when using an auction house to sell your items, you’ll never have to deal with this, since you can set a reserve (minimum) price, and then let the auction handle the rest.
When listing items on Craigslist and eBay, there’s never a guarantee of when your item will be sold. Even though eBay has auction end times, and the “Buy it Now” option, you still don’t know if it’s going to happen, or when.
Auction houses have a set date, so you have a much better idea when the item will actually be sold, rather than constantly checking your email or waiting on a notification from other sites.
There’s no doubt sites like eBay and Craigslist are popular, but they have millions of listings between the two of them, while also leaving the actual marketing aspect to you. The amount of views of your items depends on how you word the listing, any tags used, and perhaps social media shares on your end.
Auction houses are much more aggressive with their marketing tactics, and know how to reach the audiences most interested in what you’re selling. They use their expertise and experience, doing all the work for you — and with better results.
If you’ve ever sold something on eBay or Craigslist, you’re probably aware of how sketchy the situation can sometimes be. For instance, when someone buys your item on eBay, you need to wait for their payment, and then handle the shipping part, with the possibility of dealing with some unfounded complaint from the buyer down the road.
With Craigslist, you have to deal with rendezvous, flaky buyers who will act like they’re going to buy your item and then disappear, and sometimes even danger from a “buyer” who may be looking to rob you or steal the item from you.
None of these situations are present when relying on auctioneers like Dakil to handle it for you.
At Dakil Auctioneers, we have years of experience with a variety of auction types, including auto auctions, gun auctions, business liquidations, estate auctions, and more. If you have items you would like to sell, we’d love to handle the process for you.
Contact us today or call (405) 751-6179. We’ll take on all the work, while ensuring you get the money you deserve for your items.
