Cheapest way to ship a CD that sells for $4.00

[rocketman_26]

I see a lot of Cd's for sale in the four dollar range on eBay with free shipping. If you buy postage through eBay the media mail option cost is $3.92!

Are these sellers shipping without tracking?

The reason I ask is I have a collection of Cd's i want to sell. Quite a few will have to be priced at $3.50 to $6.00.

Thanks for the help.

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[1786davycrockett · Accepted solution]

@rocketman_26 

Many of those CDs selling for less than $4.00 (with free shipping) were either received free to the seller, or were bulk sales purchased at  auction -- sometimes for less than 1 cent per CD.

Hard to compete with sellers like that -- so try to sell uncommon CDs that those sellers don't have listed.

Or try selling at a garage sale or flea market.

[css2001]

Personally, I don't think sellers made decent profits selling CDs at $4, unless they sell tons of them. I recently purchased a CD that the seller shipped without tracking. They went to the post office and paid $2.41 for a first class postage (I think the listing price was like $5.50 with free shipping). But to me that is risky if you get a buyer that claims they never received their order.

[wastingtime101]

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@rocketman_26 wrote:

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That means if you type the at symbol then a userid, it will tag a member and send them a notification, like this @rocketman_26 .

As for the CDs - numerous things happening here:

- Sellers relying on bulk sales so they can combine into one shipment and see profits.

- Sellers that ditched the cases and are shipping untracked non-machinable flats

- Sellers that are mega sellers and pay basically zero for inventory

And the list goes on ...

[rocketman_26]

Good point, thanks!

[rocketman_26]

Thank you!

I have received Cd's from some big sellers that were sent without tracking. Bulk selling sounds like the way to go

[rocketman_26]

Thank you for the information!

[aeparts1]

I sell some CD's, but not a lot of them.

Generally $5, + I always ship Media Mail for $3.92.

I mention in my listing that I ship in a box, not an envelope, so the CD has a much better chance of arriving with an undamaged case. Buyers seem to be willing to pay a little more when they know it will not arrive damaged like they always do when shipped for "free" in an envelope.

My cost on the CD's is so low ($0.50) I don't mind paying the fee on the higher total.

[iamalwaysright]

Cheapest way to ship a CD that sells for $4.00

Local pickup only. Doesn't get cheaper than that.

[ten_o_nine]

So, I have to drive to meet someone I don't know for $4, like meet me at the police station parking lot, and make sure to alert the police of a $4 transaction in progress.

[tobaccocardyahoo]

Selling a CD for $4 including shipping, and running the risks of a false INR claim might still be cheaper than paying to have a dumpster of worthless CDs disposed of.

[rocketman_26]

I think that is what is being done. Not everyone is a thief.

[onefootflipper1]

The people selling CDs for 4 dollars shipped are media specialists who have a 5 digit media mail presort rate with the post office. Many of them are also charities, which only pay 2 percent ebay fees. Combine both of those factors and they can sell a CD at a profit for about $1.80 less than what it costs you just to break even on mailing it out.

[cardsforauction]

Probably better off selling more than one at a time (selling in lots).  You can create several lots of CDs.  Selling each CD one at a time seems tedious and time consuming.  If you do sell in lots, finding a buyer may be challenging, but at least the buyer will get a bargain instead of purchasing one at time and you will be able to unload many CDs at one time. 

[iamalwaysright]

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@ten_o_nine wrote:

So, I have to drive to meet someone I don't know for $4, like meet me at the police station parking lot, and make sure to alert the police of a $4 transaction in progress.

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No. They come to your house and pickup. Just like the USPS. Free baby! Ain’t nothin better.